Two weeks ago, in a quiz designed by Pavan Jha, we had posed a few questions on veteran actor Dilip Kumar to The Hindu readers. As promised, here are the answers:
01. Which Dilip Kumar-starrer was an adaption of Emily Bronte’s classic novel Wuthering Heights? Certain portions of the film were supposedly directed by him without credits.
Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966). The official director was A.R. Kardar.
02. Which film initially had Jayalalithaa cast opposite Dilip Kumar, only for her to be replaced subsequently by another heroine?
B.R. Chopra’s Dastaan (1972). Jayalalithaa was replaced by Bindu.
03. A big star of the ’60s, known for idolising Dilip Kumar and aping his acting style, made his debut playing the uncredited role of Dilip saab’s friend. Who is the star and which Dilip Kumar film is it?
Rajendra Kumar in Jogan (1950).
04. We see Dilip saab shooting for a film in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Guddi. Which film is it?
Phir Kab Milogi (1974), which had Dilip Kumar in a guest appearance.
05. A remarkable moment in his career. What’s so special about the occasion? Name the film and its director.
With Lata Mangeshkar at the recording of the song Laagi nahin chhoote ram from Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Musafir (1957). This was Dilip saab’s only full-fledged attempt at singing in a film
06. In which film produced by Madhubala was Dilip Kumar replaced by Kishore Kumar? All because their personal and professional relationship had taken an ugly turn.
Dhake Ki Malmal (1956).
07. Dilip Kumar and Nutan never worked together in their prime, only later in the '80s. However, there was one film starring them which was shelved in the '50s. Identify the film.
Ramesh Saigal’s Shikwa (1954). In this shelved film, Dilip saab played an undertrial Army officer.
08. Dilip Kumar’s eldest brother Ayub Sarwar started a film starring him in an unusual title role but it never got completed. Which film is it?
Kala Aadmi
And the winner is…
No one! Most people mistook Gopi (1970) to be the film in which Jayalalithaa had been cast opposite Dilip Kumar. No one got all the answers right. The maximum correct responses were six out of eight and they came from: Seshagiri Row Karry (srkarry@yahoo.com), Unnikrishnan Menon (unnikrishnanmenon8@gmail.com), Sowmya Divyanathan (sowmyadivyanathan1980@gmail.com), Kumar Shashi (kushana007@gmail.com), Smitha V. (smithav1986@yahoo.com), Rajeev (rajeevmarcz@rediffmail.com), Sohrab Alam (sohrabalam15@gmail.com), Dhananjay Jha (desiringdj@gmail.com) and Rajeev Malhotra (gm.finance@mriu.edu.in). Congratulations and better luck with our next quiz.
