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Michael Holding, the fearsome West Indies fast bowler, was nicknamed 'Whispering Death' for his silent, lethal run-up and devastating pace bowling.

Paul Reiffel, the Australian bowler, was nicknamed 'Pistol' due to his fast, sharp bowling action. Michael Kasprowicz was 'Kasper', Mitchell Johnson had different nicknames, and David Hussey is a batsman.

John Wright, the former New Zealand opener turned Indian coach, was nicknamed 'Shake' (short for Shakespeare) due to his love for literature. Ian Smith and Martin Crowe were his New Zealand contemporaries, while Jeff Crowe was also a New Zealand player. The nickname reflected Wright's intellectual interests beyond cricket.

Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Oscar in 1983 for Best Costume Design for the film 'Gandhi'. She was a renowned costume designer in Indian cinema. Shekhar Kapoor is a director (nominated for Elizabeth but didn't win), Ben Kingsley is British (won Oscar for Gandhi but isn't Indian), and Aamir Khan is an actor/producer who hasn't won an Oscar.

Richard Attenborough portrayed John Hammond, the owner of Jurassic Park who created the dinosaur theme park. Sam Neill played Dr. Alan Grant (the paleontologist), Jeff Goldblum played Dr. Ian Malcolm (the chaos theorist), and the fourth option is incorrect.

Johnny Depp starred in the TV series 21 Jump Street (1987-1990). Pirates of the Caribbean is a film franchise, not a Fox TV program.

Johnny Depp plays Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. This is his most iconic role.

In the 2001 film 'From Hell', Johnny Depp plays Inspector Frederick Abberline, a police officer investigating Jack the Ripper murders in Victorian London.

Johnny Depp's full birth name is John Christopher Depp II. 'John Christopher Depp' is the closest option and represents his actual given names.

River Phoenix died on October 31, 1993, from a drug overdose outside The Viper Room nightclub in Los Angeles. Dwight Eisenhower died in March 1969, Kurt Cobain died in April 1994, and Boris Karloff died in February 1969.

Aamir Khan made his debut as a child artist in 'Yaadon Ki Baaraat' (1973). Though 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak' (1988) was his debut as a leading man, his first appearance was indeed in the 1973 film.

The music director of 'Kantee' was Jatin Lalit (C). This film featured music composed by the duo Jatin-Lalit. A.R. Rahman, Ismail Darbar, and Anu Malik were not the composers for this film.

The music director of the film 'Guzaarish' (2010) is Bhansali himself - Sanjay Leela Bhansali. This is one of the films where he composed the music himself. The options contain misspelled names, but D is the correct answer.