Film, Theatre, and Media

Sharmila Tagore made her film debut in 'Apur Sansar' (1959), the final film of Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy. She played the character Aparna, Apu's wife. This was her first film role, launching her legendary career in Indian cinema.

Soumitra Chatterjee won the National Film Award for Best Actor for 'Podokkhep' (2006), directed by Suman Ghosh. This was his only National Award for Best Actor in a career spanning five decades. While he appeared in 'Sonar Kella' and many other classics, 'Podokkhep' earned him this specific honor.

In the 2008 Bengali film 'Khela,' directed by Ritwik Ghatak, Prosenjit Chatterjee played the character named 'Raja.' The film explores the world of football and its impact on society, with Prosenjit's character being central to the narrative. Other options like Mr. Mitra, Ranjit, and Mahendra are not the character names portrayed by Prosenjit in this film.

Prosenjit Chatterjee's debut film was indeed 'Chhotto Jignasa' (1983), which marked his entry into the Bengali film industry as a child actor before he became a leading star. His first film as an adult lead came later. Films like 'Pratishodh,' 'Pathbhola,' and 'Till Theke Tal' are among his notable works but not his debut.

Rituparno Ghosh's directorial debut was 'Hirer Angti' (1992), which launched his acclaimed career in Bengali cinema. His later films like 'Unishe April' (which won him a National Award), 'Dahan,' 'Bariwali,' and 'Utsab' came after this debut. 'Asukh' is also among his notable works but not his first film as director.

In the film adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's novel 'Chokher Bali,' Aishwarya Rai played the character 'Binodini.' The film, directed by Rituparno Ghosh, features Binodini as a young widow caught in complex emotional relationships. Characters like Ashalata, Aparajita, and Malati are other characters in the story, not Binodini.

'The Japanese Wife' (2010) was directed by Aparna Sen, who is renowned for adapting literary works to film. This Bengali-Japanese romantic drama is based on a novel by Kunal Basu and features Rahul Bose and Raima Sen in lead roles. Directors like Gautam Ghose, Swapan Saha, and Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury were not involved in this film.

In Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Salman Khan played the character Aman Mehra. He made a special appearance in this film as Shah Rukh Khan's character's friend. The other options are not his character names.

In Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Salman Khan played the character Sameer Rafillini (or simply Sameer). He starred alongside Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgn in this romantic drama.

In Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001), Salman Khan played the character Raj Malhotra. This film was a romantic drama about surrogacy.

In Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002), Salman Khan played the character Suraj. This was a multi-starrer film featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit.

In Yeh Hai Jalwa (2002), Salman Khan played the character Raj. This was a comedy film where he starred alongside Amitabh Bachchan.

In Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Salman Khan played the character Sameer Malhotra. He was paired opposite Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra in this comedy.

Shah Rukh Khan studied acting under Barry John at Delhi's Theatre Action Group (TAG), making option D correct. Barry John is a celebrated theatre director who trained several prominent actors. This is a factual question about SRK's early theatrical training before entering films. Options A, B, and C are incorrect.