Film, Theatre, and Media

Anurag Kashyap's directorial career has complexity due to release delays. 'Paanch' (2003) was his first completed film but faced censorship issues and wasn't released until 2023. 'Black Friday' (2004) was actually the first to release theatrically (2007). 'Dev.D' (2009) and 'No Smoking' (2007) came later. If 'debut' means 'first film made' then Paanch is correct; if it means 'first released' then Black Friday should be correct.

Balraj Sahni's brother was Bhisham Sahni, the renowned Hindi author who won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1975 for 'Tamas' - a novel about the Partition of India. Balraj Sahni himself was a celebrated actor in Indian cinema. The other actors listed (Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Guru Dutt) are not related to Sahitya Akademi-winning authors.

Mukul Anand was a prominent Bollywood director in the 1980s-90s known for films like 'Khuda Gawah' and 'Trimurti'. 'DUS' was an ambitious project that was never completed or released due to his untimely death in 1994. The film starred Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan.

Guru Dutt made his directorial debut with 'Baazi' in 1951, starring Dev Anand. This film established his reputation as a promising director. 'C.I.D.' (1956) and 'Mr. & Mrs. '55' (not listed) came later, while 'Kismet' was actually directed by his uncle.

Taare Zameen Par (2007), Aamir Khan's film about dyslexia, has maintained a spot in IMDb's Top 250 with a rating of 8.5/10. The question likely refers to a specific time period when it was the sole Hindi representative, though several Indian films have since made the list.

The Undertaker's iconic nickname in WWE was 'The Deadman'. This persona was central to his character for decades, featuring a dark, supernatural gimmick with gothic aesthetics that became legendary in professional wrestling.

'Ek Ruka Hua Faisla' (1986) is an official Hindi adaptation of '12 Angry Men' (1957). Both films depict the same story of jurors deliberating a murder case. The Hindi version translates the classic courtroom drama to an Indian context while maintaining the core narrative about prejudice, reasonable doubt, and justice.

Cody Rhodes is the son of Dusty Rhodes, the legendary 'American Dream'. Jonty Rhodes is a former South African cricketer, unrelated to Dusty Rhodes.

'A boy's best friend is his mother' is the chilling line spoken by Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 psychological thriller Psycho. This line foreshadows the film's famous twist about Norman's relationship with his mother.

'You talkin' to me?' is an iconic line from Martin Scorsese's 1976 film 'Taxi Driver,' spoken by Robert De Niro's character Travis Bickle. It is not from Godfather, Scarface, or When Harry Met Sally.

Sabyasachi Chakraborty made his debut as Feluda in the film 'Baksho Rohosso' (The Mystery of the Box) in 1996, directed by Sandip Ray. This was the first Feluda film featuring Sabyasachi in the lead role. 'Tintoretto-r-Jishu', 'Koilashe Kelenkari', and 'Ebar Kando Kedarnath-e' are later Feluda films starring Sabyasachi.

Robertsoner Ruby is the Feluda story that contains a reference to Satyajit Ray's film Abhijan (1962). This is a specific detail from Satyajit Ray's works where his detective fiction sometimes cross-referenced his cinematic creations. Hatyapuri and Gangtok-e Gondogol are standalone adventures, while Tintoretto-r-Jishu deals with a painting mystery.

Nayan Rahasya (The Eye Mystery) is the Feluda adventure that takes place in Madras (now Chennai). This story involves a mystery centered on an eye-related crime in South India. Chinnamostar Abhishap is set in a forest, Bombaiyer Bombete is in Mumbai, and Abhijan has a different setting.

Salman Khan appeared in all five films mentioned: Saajan (1991), Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), and Jaan-E-Mann (2006). He was either the protagonist or a key character in each of these love triangle films. Akshay Kumar appeared only in Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Priyanka Chopra was not in any of these, and Madhuri Dixit appeared only in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.