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Know Bollywood's buddies?

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December 20, 2005 20:35 IST

There have been scores of Hindi films celebrating friendship -- like this Friday's release, Dosti, where Akshay Kumar and Bobby Deol play best friends. Think you know the type? Try the quiz:

1. Who plays the blind friend in the 1964 Dosti?
a. Mohan
b. Ramu
c. Shamu

2. What is Shah Rukh's mantra to woo a girl in Kal Ho Naa Ho?
a. Saat din ladki in
b. Che din ladki in
c. Do din ladki in

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is B. Karan Johar and Shah Rukh have long been good friends. Karan does all his movies with Shah Rukh and says all future projects will also have the star. His movie Kaal was co-produced by Shah Rukh, who also did an item number for the title track.
Correct! Karan Johar and Shah Rukh have long been good friends. Karan does all his movies with Shah Rukh and says all future projects will also have the star. His movie Kaal was co-produced by Shah Rukh, who also did an item number for the title track.

3. Who, apart from Aamir Khan, wants to marry Preity Zinta in Dil Chahta Hai?
a. Ayub Khan
b. Saif Ali Khan
c. Akshaye Khanna

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Wrong! The correct answer is A. Sonali Kulkarni's birthday was celebrated on the sets of DCH. She didn't tell anyone it was her birthday and her phone kept ringing. Preity Zinta asked her why, but she just smiled. Then, somebody screamed that it was her birthday, using a loudspeaker, and everybody wished her.
Correct! Sonali Kulkarni's birthday was celebrated on the sets of DCH. She didn't tell anyone it was her birthday and her phone kept ringing. Preity Zinta asked her why, but she just smiled. Then, somebody screamed that it was her birthday, using a loudspeaker, and everybody wished her.

4. From where does Veeru propose to Basanti in Sholay?
a. Top of a roof
b. Top of a hill
c. Top of a water tank

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Wrong! The correct answer is C. Javed Akhtar and Salim, the writers of Sholay, were fast friends. So, when Salim was in love with a girl, he had asked Javed to go and talk to her family members. What Akhtar did was speak to the girl's family in exactly the same way it was shot in the film. Even the tank proposal scene was inspired by a real life incident.
Correct! Javed Akhtar and Salim, the writers of Sholay, were fast friends. So, when Salim was in love with a girl, he had asked Javed to go and talk to her family members. What Akhtar did was speak to the girl's family in exactly the same way it was shot in the film. Even the tank proposal scene was inspired by a real life incident.

5. What are John Abraham and Akshay Kumar's professions in Garam Masala?
a. Photographers
b. Professors
c. Lawyers

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Wrong! The correct answer is A. John Abraham prefers spending time with his male co-stars rather than his female ones. During the shooting of Garam Masala, he treated Akshay as his guru and asked him for acting tips. While shooting for Dhoom, he was friends with Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra.

Correct! John Abraham prefers spending time with his male co-stars rather than his female ones. During the shooting of Garam Masala, he treated Akshay as his guru and asked him for acting tips. While shooting for Dhoom, he was friends with Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra.

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Compiled by Patcy N
Image: Uday Kuckian

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