Bollywood Dialogues Quiz

Fifty kos around Ramgarh, mothers hush crying babies with his name. Name the dacoit Amjad Khan played in Sholay.

• Shakaal
• Mogambo
• Kancha Cheena
• Gabbar Singh

Answer: Gabbar Singh. 'So ja, warna Gabbar aa jayega.' Salim-Javed built the legend before he fires a shot.

Barack Obama drew loud cheers in Delhi in 2015 by quoting Raj: 'Senorita, bade bade deshon mein aisi chhoti chhoti baatein...'. Which film?

• Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
• Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
• Dil To Pagal Hai
• Pardes

Answer: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). Obama used Shah Rukh's line in his Siri Fort speech in January 2015.

Bank balance, bungalow, car. His brother replies 'Mere paas maa hai'. Which film?

• Deewaar
• Trishul
• Don
• Zanjeer

Answer: Deewaar. Shashi Kapoor's cop floors Amitabh's smuggler with four words in Yash Chopra's Deewaar (1975).

'Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost.' Shah Rukh says it in a 2007 film about a junior artist reborn as a star. Name it.

• Main Hoon Na
• Billu
• Om Shanti Om
• Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Answer: Om Shanti Om. Om Shanti Om (2007), directed by Farah Khan. The line is now everyday shorthand for "it isn't over yet".

A village bets triple tax on a cricket match. Which Aamir film made the Oscar final five?

• Swades
• Rang De Basanti
• Lagaan
• Dil Chahta Hai

Answer: Lagaan. Lagaan literally means land tax, and it made the final five for Best Foreign Language Film.

'Main apni favourite hoon!' A chatterbox says it on a train journey with a heartbroken businessman. Name her character.

• Geet
• Poo
• Naina
• Veronica

Answer: Geet. Geet, played by Kareena Kapoor in Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met (2007). She says it when Aditya asks if she likes herself a lot.

In January 2019 the Prime Minister asked a hall full of film stars a question from that month's hit war film, and they shouted back 'High, sir!' What did he ask?

• Kitne aadmi the?
• All is well?
• Kya bolti public?
• How's the josh?

Answer: How's the josh?. Uri: The Surgical Strike, where Vicky Kaushal's Major Vihaan asks his commandos. Modi used it at the opening of the National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai.

Munna's 'jaadu ki jhappi' had a loyal right hand. Who played Circuit?

• Jimmy Shergill
• Arshad Warsi
• Paresh Rawal
• Boman Irani

Answer: Arshad Warsi. Arshad Warsi played Circuit in both Munna Bhai films, and won the Filmfare award for a comic role for the second one, Lage Raho Munna Bhai.

'Rishte mein toh hum tumhare baap lagte hain...' A cop who acts corrupt by day and fights crime at night ends this 1988 line with his alias. Name the film.

• Shahenshah
• Agneepath
• Coolie
• Toofan

Answer: Shahenshah. Shahenshah (1988). The line ends 'naam hai Shahenshah', and Amitabh Bachchan's alias is the film's title.

Mostly black and white in 1960, this epic came back to theatres fully colourised in 2004. Name it.

• Pakeezah
• Naya Daur
• Mughal-e-Azam
• Mother India

Answer: Mughal-e-Azam. Mughal-e-Azam. Only a few sequences, like 'Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya' in the Sheesh Mahal, were in colour in 1960; the colour version released in November 2004.

'Mere Karan Arjun aayenge.' Who played the mother who keeps saying it until her sons come back, reborn?

• Nirupa Roy
• Waheeda Rehman
• Reema Lagoo
• Rakhee

Answer: Rakhee. Rakhee Gulzar played Durga in Rakesh Roshan's Karan Arjun (1995), with Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan as her sons.

'Tareekh pe tareekh, tareekh pe tareekh...' A drunk lawyer explodes in court, and Sunny Deol wins a National Award. Name the 1993 film.

• Ghayal
• Damini
• Ghatak
• Gadar

Answer: Damini. Damini (1993), directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. Sunny Deol won the Filmfare and National awards for Best Supporting Actor.

'Babumoshai, zindagi badi honi chahiye, lambi nahi.' A dying man says it to his doctor friend, played by a young Amitabh. Name the 1971 film.

• Safar
• Namak Haraam
• Anand
• Bawarchi

Answer: Anand. Anand (1971), directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, with dialogues by Gulzar and Rajesh Khanna in the title role.

Japani shoes, Englishtani trousers, Russian cap, Hindustani dil. Which Raj Kapoor film?

• Shree 420
• Awaara
• Barsaat
• Mera Naam Joker

Answer: Shree 420. 'Mera Joota Hai Japani', sung by Mukesh, is from Shree 420 (1955). Raj Kapoor's films were hits as far away as the Soviet Union.

Sharmila Tagore was away shooting for Satyajit Ray, so her shots for 'Mere Sapno Ki Rani' were filmed separately. Which film?

• Amar Prem
• Kati Patang
• Anand
• Aradhana

Answer: Aradhana. Aradhana (1969). Rajesh Khanna sings to her from a jeep beside the Darjeeling toy train, and her train-window shots were cut in later.