Film, Theatre, and Media

This describes Colonel Hans Landa, the main antagonist from Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' (2009). He's a ruthless SS officer known as the 'Jew Hunter', famously smokes a calabash pipe, and negotiates with the Americans at war's end. Christoph Waltz won an Oscar for this role, including the iconic 'that's a bingo' line.

Vince Russo was the lead writer for WWE (then WWF) during the famous Attitude Era (1997-1999), known for edgy, controversial storylines. He co-created the Mr. McMahon character, worked on Austin vs. McMahon, and helped shift WWE toward adult-oriented content that defeated WCW in ratings. Eric Bischoff worked for WCW, Vince McMahon is the owner, Stephanie McMahon is his daughter.

Eric Bischoff, as WCW Vice President, fired Steve Austin (then 'Stunning' Steve Austin) in 1995 because he didn't see star potential. This firing became legendary as Austin went to WWE, became 'Stone Cold' and helped WWE win the Monday Night Wars against WCW. Bischoff later joined WWE in 2002 as GM of Raw. Hogan, Flair, and Nash were WCW stars but didn't fire Austin.

The Montreal Screwjob (MSJ) was the controversial 1997 Survivor Series main event where referee Earl Hebner reportedly called for the bell early, screwing Bret Hart out of the WWE Championship. Hebner was allegedly instructed by Vince McMahon to end the match prematurely because Hart was leaving for WCW and refused to lose in Canada. Theodore Long, Mike Chioda, and Vince were not the referee.

'To be the man, you have to beat the man' is the famous catchphrase of Ric Flair, one of the most legendary wrestlers in history. He used this phrase throughout his career to establish his dominance.

Mick Foley holds the record for most appearances in a single Royal Rumble match. In the 1998 Royal Rumble, he entered three times as three different personas: Cactus Jack (#1), Mankind (#16), and Dude Love (#28). This unique feat of wrestling as multiple characters in one match has never been duplicated.

Mahesh Mahadevan composed music for Nammavar (1994) starring Kamal Haasan but succumbed to cancer in 2002 at age 38. The film's soundtrack was critically acclaimed, particularly the song 'Sorgam Enbathu'. Ranjith, Ganesh, and Vaidhyanathan were not associated with this film.

After Roja (1992), AR Rahman's second Tamil film was Puthiya Mugam (1993) directed by Suresh Menon. Thiruda Thiruda (1993), Pavithra (1994), and Vandi Cholai Sinarasu (1994) came after Puthiya Mugam in his filmography.

Kadhal (2004), directed by Balaji Sakthivel, had music composed by Joshua Sridhar. The soundtrack was highly successful, particularly 'Dhavani Pottu' and 'Kannum Kannum'. G.V. Prakash, Vijay Anthony, and Ranjith were not involved in this cult romance film.

Kamal Haasan lent his voice for the song 'Ulagam Vitruthalaam' in Ulaasam (1997) with music by Karthik Raja. This wasn't unusual as Kamal Haasan has sung for many films. Ajith Kumar, Vikram, and Joseph Vijay did not contribute vocals to this Karthik Raja soundtrack.

Mani Ratnam's directorial debut was Pallavi Anupallavi (1983), a Kannada film. Pagal Nilavu was his second film, Idhayakovil was a later work, and Mouna Ragam was his breakthrough Tamil film in 1986, establishing his reputation.

Aishwarya Rai made her acting debut in the 1997 Tamil film "Iruvar" directed by Mani Ratnam. While "Taal" (1999) and "Devdas" (2002) were among her early Bollywood films, they came after her debut. "Jeans" (1998) was another early film but not her first.

Rajinikanth debuted in K. Balachander's 1975 Tamil film "Aboorva Ragangal". While "16 vayadhiniley" and "Ilamai Oonjaladugiradhu" are among his early works, "Moondru mudichu" came later. His collaboration with Balachander marked his breakthrough in Tamil cinema.