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GENERAL QUESTIONS ON CINEMA

Q1. The famous Hindi film "Sholay" is an adaptation from?
Flame of the Sun.
Q2. Who are the Tamil Cinema industry personalities to receive the "Dadha Saheb Phalke Award"?
Shivaji Ganesan - Tamil film actor -- 1996 and K. Balachander -- Director -- 2010.
Q3. Who is the only Tamil  film actor to get the honor of French Award "Chevalier"?
Shivaji Ganesan - Tamil film actor, Chennai.
Q4. Who is the only cinema actor to receive Bharat Ratna award?
M.G.Ramachandran.
Q5. Who is the first cinema actor to become the Chief Minister of a state?
M.G.Ramachandran.
Q6. Which is the only sequential film to receive the Oscar?
God Father I & II.
Q7. In which film the character "James Bond" made it's debut?
Casino Royale. Writer Ian Fleming's first novel to be made into a film.
Q8. What is Satyajit Ray's first film?
Pather Panchali.
Q9. In which English film Rajnikanth, the Tamil film super star has acted?
Blood Stone.
Q10. Which is India's first cinemascope film?
Kagaz Ki Pool.
Q11. Who is the first cinema actress to receive Padma Shri Award?
Nargis Dutt - 1958.
Q12. Who are actors to act as James Bond and the names of their first films as James Bond?
1. Barry Nelson in 1954 on the TV.
2. Sean Connery in Cinema in 1962 in the film "Dr.No".
3  David Niven in "Casino Royale" 1967.
4. George Lazenby  in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" - 1969
5. Roger Moore in "Live and Let Die" - 1973
6. Timothy Dalton in "The Living Day Lights" - 1987.
7. Pierce Brosnan in "Golden Eye" in 1995
8. Daniel Craig in "Casino Royale" -- 2006.
These are the first films of these actors as James Bond. They have acted in many other James Bond series of Films.
Q13. Who is the first to receive the first edition of the Dadha Saheb Phalke Award?
Devika Rani Roerich, 1959.
Q14. Who made a film on the most dreaded dacoit of India "Phoolan Devi"?
Sekar Kapoor.
Q15. Who is the author of "the Guide" a novel made into a film by Dev Anand?
R.K Narayanan
Q16. Who produced and directed the film "Gandhi"? Who are all the actors of Gandhi and Nehru?
Sir Richard Attenborough. Gandhi - Ben Kingsley; Nehru - Roshan Seth
Q17. What are the main characters of the films "The Gladiator" which won the Oscar?
Maximus, Decimus, Meridius.
Q18. Which is the only Hindi film to be included in "Time Magazine" 100 best film of all times?
Pyas
Q19. What is unique about the name of the Hindi yesteryear music director Naushad?
Naushad meaning New Happiness and named as such, as he was born in the year 1919 the year in which the World War-II was ended.
Q20. When was the first International film festival held and where?
20.9.1946- Cannes, France.
Q21. What is the "term" for screening a film on a circular screen?
Circorama
Q22. Who is the only Indian actor to receive Pakistan's civilian award "Nishan-e-Imtiaz"?
Dilip Kumar in 1997.
Q23. Richard Gere the famous Hollywood Actor follows which religion?
Buddhism.
Q24. Which is the world's first Cinemascope film?
The Robe in 1954.
Q25. Which is the World's first 3D film?
House of Wax - in 1953.
Q26. Where is "Kara Film Festival"  held?
Karachi, Pakistan.
Q27. What is the real name of Rajnikanth, the Tamil Superstar? Earlier profession?
Shivaji Rao Patil, Bus Conductor.
Q28. During the shooting of which film Amitabh Bachan got seriously injured?
Coolie
Q29. Which two famous Hollywood comedians insured against any disagreement between them for 5 years?
Bud Abbot and Lou Costello.
Q30. What is the first film in Gujarati?
Narashim Mehta in 1932.
Q31. What is the real name of Marylyn Monroe and what was her earlier profession?
Norma Jeanne Mortenson. Aircraft Factory Inspector.
Q32. Which was the first film to get the President's Gold Medal for Best film in the National Film Awards introduced in 1954?
Shyamchi Aai, by P.K.Atre.
Q33. In which year did Bruce Lee die?
1973
Q34. In terms of volume, Bollywood (Mumbai), is the largest film industry. Which are the second and third?
Hollywood (USA), the second and "Nollywood" of Nigeria is the third.
Q35. Who has the world record of acting as hero in most number of films and also pairing with a heroine in most films?
Prem Nazir - acted as hero in more than 700 films. The heroine was Sheela with whom he acted as hero the most.
Q36. Which is the oldest film festival?
Venice - started in 1932.
Q37. Uttam Kumar, Prosenjit (Bengali Actors), Anil Kapoor (Hindi) and Rajinikanth (Tamil) - all these have one thing in common. What is it?
All of them have a film titled "Nayak".
Q38. Which film festival is held annually in the Saharawi Refugee camps of Algeria?
International Sahara Film Festival.
Q39. What is the famous Hindi film witnessed by Dr. S.Radhakrishnan, When he was President, despite as eye ailment?
Haqueqat - 31.12.1964 - a patriotic film.
Q40. Which is the Indian film to be shot partly in NASA, USA (Which is not generally allowed)?
Swades - acted by Shah Rukh Khan, and produced by Ashutosh Gowarikar.
Q41. Which is the only state of India, where the whole process of film making is done digitally?
Manipur.
Q42. Which cinematic path breaking process was invented by George Albert Smith in 1906?
Kinema Color - the first successful color motion picture process used commercially from 1908-1914.
Q43. Who is the shortest recorded film actor in the world?
Fakroo - at 2'10" (Two feet 10 inches) of Kerala holds the Guinness record for being the shortest film actor.
Q44. Where is the World's largest movie theater?
Radio City Music Hall, New York.
Q45. Who is the first to receive the National Award for Best Director?
B.R.Chopra for "Humraaz".
Q46. What is the Special Best Film Award given in Venice film Festival?
Golden Lion.
Q47. What is a "Bounce Card" in cinematic terms?
A white or silver card used for soft indirect lightning of the subject by bouncing light of the card.
Q48. Who remains the only woman actress to win an Oscar for playing a man in a film?
Linda Hunt - played as Billy Kwan in "The Year of Living Dangerously" 1982.
Q49. Where is the Directorate of film festival located?
Delhi.
Q50. What is India's first internet documentary film?
"Dhesai" produced by Mr.Venkatesan, Tamil Nadu.
Q51. "Gladiator" the Academy Award winning film was loosely based on which Roman Emperor?
Commodus.
Q52. Which was the first Indian film to be nominated for Oscar?
Mother India by Mehboob Khan in 1958.
Q53. What was the unfinished film of Bruce Lee?
"Game for Death" due to his death on 20th July 1973.
Q54. What is the full name of Dada Saheb Phalke?
Dhundi Raj Govind Phalke.
Q55. Why the Bengali Kolkata film industry is called "Tollywood"?
Because most studios are centred around Tollygunge of Kolkata.
Q56. Which actor is associated with Pink Panther series?
Peter Sellers.
Q57. Who is the youngest film director in the world?
Kishan - from Bengaluru at the age of 10 years. Film is "Care of Foot Path".
Q58. Who plays role of Nelson Mandela in the film "Goodbye Bafana"?
Dennis Haysbert.