General Awareness
Film, Theatre, and Media
21,709 Questions
Indian cinema, theatre, and mass media form a crucial part of static general knowledge. This section covers national awards, prominent actors, censorship issues, and cinematic themes. These concepts frequently appear in SSC, banking, and state PSC examinations to assess a candidate's cultural awareness.
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Film, Theatre, and Media Questions
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ZOOM
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DHOOM
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BOOM
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GHOOM
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CHOOM
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Boom (2003) was Katrina Kaif's debut Bollywood film, though it was controversial and not successful. It was an ensemble thriller also starring Amitabh Bachchan. The film is often not discussed due to its poor reception.
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HUMKO DEEWANA KAR GAYE
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HUMKO MASTANA KAR GAYE
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HUM DEEWANE HO GAYE
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HUM MASTANE HO GAYE
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Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006) starred Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif as leads. It was a romantic drama about an Indian man who falls in love while in Canada. The title translates to 'They Made Me Crazy.'
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KING IS SINGH
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KING IS KING
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SINGH IS KING
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KHATRI IS KING
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BANIYA IS KING
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PAAJI IS KING
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Singh Is Kinng (2008) starred Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif. It was a comedy about a kind-hearted Punjabi man who becomes a king. The title has the intentional misspelling 'Kinng' which was part of the film's branding.
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NAMASTEY DILLI
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NAMASTEY BHATINDA
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NAMASTEY LONDON
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NAMSTEY MUMBAI
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Namastey London is a 2007 romantic comedy starring Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar. The film was a hit and is one of Katrina's notable early works. The other 'Namastey' variants are not actual film titles.
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RAJA J I
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YUVRAAJ
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RANI SAHIBA
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KUNWAR SA
B
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Yuvvraaj is a 2008 drama film featuring Katrina Kaif, directed by Subhash Ghai. The title refers to a prince. The other options are not valid Katrina Kaif film titles.
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SARKAR
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VOTE DO YAAR
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PEECHA CHODO YAAR
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MAT MAARO YAAR
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Sarkar (2005) is a political thriller directed by Ram Gopal Varma featuring Katrina Kaif in a supporting role alongside Amitabh Bachchan. The other options are not valid film titles.
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Red Chillies
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Dreams Limited
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Dreams Unlimited
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Dreams Productions
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Dreams Unlimited is the production house co-founded by Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla in 2000. Red Chillies is SRK's solo production company started later. The other options are similar but incorrect names.
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3 idiots
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Faana
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Madhoshi
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Ghajjani
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This romantic dialogue about finding sanctuary for one's breath in the beloved, and one's soul being annihilated in their love, is from Fanaa (2006) starring Aamir Khan and Kajol. The title 'Fanaa' means annihilation or destruction, matching the theme of complete surrender in love. The other options are different films.
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Chunibala Devi
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Karuna Banerjee
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Molina Devi
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Chaya Devi
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Chunibala Devi, an elderly amateur actress discovered by Satyajit Ray, played the role of Indir Thakrun, the old aunt, in Pather Panchali (1955). The other named actresses played different roles or appeared in other films.
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Apirichita,Samapti,Nastanirh
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Samapti,Nastanirh,Monihara
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Postmaster,Noukadubi,Apirichita
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Postmaster,Samapti,Monihara
D
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Satyajit Ray's Teen Kanya (Three Daughters, 1961) adapts three Rabindranath Tagore short stories: The Postmaster, Samapti (Conclusion), and Monihara (The Lost Jewels). Option D lists exactly these three.
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Director Ashutosh Gowariker originally approached Shah Rukh Khan for the lead role of Lagaan, but he declined, and the role eventually went to Aamir Khan. So the statement that SRK was the original choice is True.
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Pandit Ravi Sankar
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Ustad Vilayat Khan
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Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
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Satyajit Ray
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The music for Satyajit Ray's Jalsaghar (1958, The Music Room) was composed by sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan. Ravi Shankar scored Ray's earlier films like Pather Panchali, and Ray himself composed music for several later films.
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Fanna
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Hum Tum
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Mujhse Dosti Karoge
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ChakDe India
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Eshwar
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Raghavendra
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Adavi Ramudu
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Varsham
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Prabhas made his acting debut with the film Eshwar (also spelled Eeswar) in 2002, directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee. His subsequent films Raghavendra (2003), Adavi Ramudu (2004), and Varsham (2004) followed afterward.
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Pournami
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Chakram
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Adavi Ramudu
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Chatrapati
C
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Adavi Ramudu was released in 2004, making it the earliest among the options. Chakram and Chatrapathi both came out in 2005, and Pournami was released in 2006, so all three are newer than Adavi Ramudu.