All of us have pyaar for Saif Ali Khan [Images], the actor who makes magic on the silver screen these days. Before we get ready for his new film, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, find out how much you actually know him! Take this quiz.
Also see: Showcasing Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic 1. Name Saif's first film.
a. Parampara
b. Aashiq [Images] Awara
c. Yeh Dillagi
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The correct answer is A.
Produced by Firoz Nadiadwala and directed by Yash Chopra [Images], this 1993 film co-starred Aamir Khan [Images] and the story (regarding feudal traditions) was analogous to JP Dutta's Sanjay Dutt-Sunny Deol starrer Kshatriya, which released only a few weeks earlier. Besides similar storylines, the two films had another thing in common. Yes, both of them tanked at the turnstiles. Correct!
Produced by Firoz Nadiadwala and directed by veteran Yash Chopra, this 1993 film co-starred Aamir Khan and the story (regarding feudal traditions) was analogous to JP Dutta's Sanjay Dutt-Sunny Deol starrer Kshatriya, which released only a few weeks earlier. Besides similar storylines, the two films had another thing in common. Yes, both of them tanked at the turnstiles. 2. Which Saif-starrer was loosely based on the Sidney Poitier classic The Defiant Ones?
a. Pehchaan
b. Kachche Dhaage
c. Udaan
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The correct answer is B
Kachche Dhaage also starred Ajay Devgan [Images], Manisha Koirala [Images] and Namrata Shirodkar [Images] and was director Milan Luthria's debut venture. The film, released in 1999, was an average success. Luthria went on to direct Chori Chori, Deewar, Taxi No 9211 and Hattrick while Ajay-Saif starred together again in Omkara [Images]. Correct!
Kachche Dhaage also starred Ajay Devgan, Manisha Koirala and Namrata Shirodkar and was director Milan Luthria's debut venture. The film, released in 1999, was an average success. Luthria went on to direct Chori Chori, Deewar, Taxi No 9211 and Hattrick while Ajay-Saif starred together again in Omkara.
3. Saif and his mother, Sharmila Tagore, have starred in two of the three movies mentioned below. Find the odd one out.
a. Aashiq Awara
b. Aao Pyar Karein
c. Eklavya
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Wrong! The correct answer is B.
This K C Bokadia film starred Saif alongside Shilpa Shetty [Images] and Somy Ali and was released in 1994. It was a remake of the Tamil movie Chembaruthi and disappeared without a trace at the marquee despite having some good music by Aadesh Srivastav. Correct!
This K C Bokadia film starred Saif alongside Shilpa Shetty and Somy Ali and was released in 1994. It was a remake of the Tamil movie Chembaruthi and disappeared without a trace at the marquee despite having some good music by Aadesh Srivastav. 4. Tashan was the sixth time Saif and Akshay Kumar [Images] appeared together onscreen. Who is the only director, who managed to direct this pair in two films?
a. Guddu Dhanoa
b. Naresh Malhotra
c. Sameer Malkan
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Wrong! The correct answer is C.
Sameer Malkan directed the duo first in Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), a potboiler inspired by the Hollywood hit The Hard Way. Malkan repeated his effort four years later with Keemat (1998), a rehashed version of Sholay [Images], that tanked. Correct!
Sameer Malkan directed the duo first in Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), a potboiler inspired by the Hollywood hit The Hard Way. Malkan repeated his effort four years later with Keemat (1998), a rehashed version of Sholay, that tanked. 5. Saif is a regular with Yash Raj Films. But how many of his films have been directed by Yash Chopra himself?
a. None
b. One
c. Two
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Wrong! The correct answer is B.
Parampara, Saif's first release, was the only time when the veteran filmmaker directed the actor. It is sheer coincidence that the film was not produced by Yash Raj. Instead, it was Firoz Nadiadwala's Base Industries Group that produced this expensive turkey. Correct!
Parampara, Saif's first release, was the only time when the veteran filmmaker directed the actor. It is sheer coincidence that the film was not produced by Yash Raj. Instead, it was Firoz Nadiadwala's Base Industries Group that produced this expensive turkey. This quiz is best viewed in Internet Explorer and Netscape above version 6.0
Compiled by Bikash
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