Kuch Kuch Funda Hain - Weekender Set

Kuch Kuch Funda Hain - Weekender Set
Aabhaas Dasgupta
30/10/2022

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Acknowledgements
● Srihari Raju for guinea pigging the questions.
● Amartya Saha for ideas regarding the presentation.
● BCQC, for the technical support. You can check them out on Facebook @THE
BCQC aka Boat Club Quiz Club,Pune
● Most importantly, QSOC VIT Pune for asking me to host the quiz

Rules and Info
● 32 questions, sir 32 questions hain tumhare paas!
● For all the questions, either the question or the answer will have some
Bollywood connect. Many are general but around Bollywood
● No negatives, so take a guess everywhere
● Part points applicable everywhere
● Every question has hints. Read the bold parts carefully. Subtle hints in
framing in some questions
● Most questions are easy
● Blanks are indicative everywhere
● Question numbers are helpful in most cases

Question 1
Cafe GoodLuck is a popular Irani cafe on the Fergusson College Road, Pune. It got
wider recognition when the protagonist of a 2018 movie crosses the cafe while
walking. The basic concept of the movie was inspired by the music video shown.
In one of the pivotal scenes of the movie, when his life comes crashing down due
to him accidentally knowing a secret, an imagery from the 19th century is seen in
the background.
Which movie is this? What is the imagery mentioned? Video follows.

Question 2
This actor’s first acting role in a sports movie was this year, with the biopic - of a
famous Indian - not doing as well as initially expected.
However, this is not their first tryst with sports - having served in the catering
department of a famous European ‘organisation’ while doing masters.
Interestingly, both their career and the fortunes of the said organisation have
been devilishly poor since the last few years.
Who is this? What is this ‘organisation’?

Question 3
The Economic and Political Weekly is a weekly journal that provides informed
commentary on the important issues of the day as well as research papers on a
wide range of social science disciplines.
One of the articles talks about how serious gender issues exist in films. She gives
the example of the usage of a certain word in a film released in 2009, and tells
how the movie trivialised the issue by showing an atmosphere of widespread
laughter when that word was uttered 21 times in a context. A similarly
problematic word was uttered 4 times.
What is this context being talked about?

Question 4
Roughly a decade back, this piece of fabric went on auction on 27th August and
stayed till 30th August, and fetched nearly 1.5 lakhs.
Where did we see this fabric in 2004? How was its claim to fame reflected in the
auction process?

Question 5
One of the most popular songs in the movie Raees was a rendition of Laila Main
Laila. In the movie, as the song progresses, the initially jovial mood turns grim, as
a bloodbath occurs,and SRK’s character goes to the residence of his former boss,
an underworld Don, killing him and his gang members in this process.
This is probably the reason why this song was used in an extremely famous and
heart-rendering pop-culture sequence from late 2018 .The fact that SRK used a
shotgun in the movie also gives fuel to this theory. The pop-culture phenomenon
came back last year to great acclaim.
What is this scene being talked about, which became an internet meme due to the
actions of another character?

Question 6
According to an interview, he copied this practice from Elvis Presley. He told
“Elvis used to <do this> in Hollywood and I loved it very much. During that time I
used to think that when I will be successful, I will celebrate my different image
and after that, I was able to <do this>. It is lucky for me”. Some people might say
its a portrayal of his success.
What habit- a regular of this person- is being talked about here?

Question 7
Here are some of the numbers shown in this 2016 movie
● The room numbers of the protagonist were 304 and 106
● The number of his courier is 106
It is fair to say these numbers have an untold connection.
Which movie am I talking about? What is the significance of these numbers?

Question 8
The producer choose Bejoy Nambiar as the director of this movie from last
decade after watching his performance in the movie David, especially the black
and white scenes. This is quite fitting, as this colour combination was
thematically connected to the activity around which the plot of the movie
revolves.
Which movie is this?

Question 9
The video for the song showed in the next slide was inspired by a similar song in
one of the director’s earlier works.
The action performed here more often than not involves a lamp source/light. One
of the origin stories for the usage of the light is linked to the etymology of the
action itself.
What is the older song? What does the light represent, in reference to the
etymological origins? Video follows.

Question 10
Bollywood Kitchen is a cookbook by Sri Rao where she has paired up many
classical bollywood movies with recipes that are in some way connected to the
movie. Examples include pairing dosas with Dil Se because of the south Indian
connection, and the burfi for Barfi.
One Anushka Sharma starrer was paired with palak chicken because one might
find this in a north Indian roadside dhaba. Another movie from the last decade
was paired with masoor daal because it is a fiber rich stew and useful for a
certain health problem that people face.
What are these two movies?

Question 11
One story for this name says that it was inspired by the nickname given to
Hrishikesh Mukherjee by the ‘showman’- as a mark of respect. This story is
given more credence from the fact that the ‘showman’ was ill in the early 1970s.
This name also lead to the naming of a Nawazuddin Siddiqui movie from a few
years back. According to the plot of the movie though, the name came up
because the protagonist was taught how to use guns by a Bengali.
What name am I talking about?

Question 12
The plot of Badla revolves around a lawyer trying to
find the truth about the exact circumstances of a
murder among many alternate stories by
conversations
This is referenced with an easter egg, with one of the
scenes containing the poster of an iconic late 1950s
Hollywood movie.
Which movie am I talking about?

Question 13
This film from last year has received wide acclaim by fans and critics alike for its
hard-hitting story and its highly relevant themes.
Inspired by it, the police department of a certain state launched a helpline
number to report domestic abuse. They shared the poster of the movie in their
tweet, along with the caption translated here- (blank is name of the movie)
Domestic violence is a _______
Mental torture is a _______
Which movie is being talked about here?

Question 14
The opening credits of Gupt - an action-thriller movie- is very similar to
something existing in pop-culture from a long time, with the silhouettes of the
dancing women a direct reference .
What is this title sequence inspired by? Video follows.

Question 15
In Blackmail, Irrfan Khan’s character finds out that his wife is cheating on it and
gets exploited by her. This is referenced by the constant use of an object-
regularly seen everywhere outdoors- throughout the movie, with the text on it
summing Irrfan’s condition.
The movie then deals with how 4 different blackmailers try to dupe money from
him, and how he escapes from them by running around. This fact is hinted at in
the beginning, with Irrfan indulging in a passtime of his.
What is the object being talked about? What action does Irrfan do at the start of
the movie?

Question 16
Something seen in the video for this song is a reference to a historic legend
associated with the venue of the shoot. This tale became much more popular due
to a 2018 Bollywood film, which had its fair share of controvers’i’es.
What is the legend about?(Part points for mentioning the new Bollywood movie).
Video follows.

Question 17
The 1960s movie starring Guru Dutt and Mala Sinha is about a man whose
marriage cannot be consummated and who is forced to be celibate.
In a scene, his mother discovers him reading a book Brahmacharya by this
famous Indian about his thoughts on celibacy (and his ‘experiments’ with it).
Who is the author of this book- someone not so much well known for his writing
skills but for something else.

Question 18
The train shown in the song in the next slide is the same one used in an iconic
‘dreamy’ song from roughly half a century back.
Similar to this movie, the director of the previous movie was Bengali, and it is apt
that the actor is the one making his entry on this train.
What is the older song being talked about? Video follows

Question 19
The next slide shows a letter written about a movie from the beginning of this
century.
What is this much-awarded movie mentioned? Image follows.

Question 20
This trope has been very common in many Bollywood movies- especially those
belonging to a certain genre- and is generally used to provide a happy ending as
a consequence of this trope.
This was famously a part of the climax of a 2008 movie which chronicled the
story of a certain year.
The same trope also appears in this famous song
What is this trope? What is the 2008 movie being talked about? Video follows.

Question 21
A significant subplot in this 2008 movie- the first of a trilogy whose last movie
was panned by critics- takes place in the Scottsville Racecourse in Durban, being
an apt setting given the name of the trilogy.
The name of the protagonist’s horse in the movie- which also competed in the
venue- was _____ _________ was an indication of its thunderous speed, and was a
clear indication to the nickname of a person who was active in his profession
from 1991 from 2003, and was known for his speed too. In his case, the nickname
was a reference to his skin colour too.
Which movie trilogy is this? Who is the person/What nickname is it?

Question 22
Seengh nei tobu naam taar singha(It has no seengh(horns) but it is still called
singha(lion)) is a popular Bengali song which is well known for its nonsensical
lyrics- where the lyricist has made a song by linking words which have no
similarity in meaning, but are similarly alliterative.
Who is the singer of this song? How did it inspire Amitabh Bhattacharya to create
something ‘unruly’ in 2013? Audio follows.

Question 23
In Ra-One, this famous location in London served as the site where Ra-One(the
villain) and G-One(the hero) - two powerful characters- having their first fight
scene. This location is apt since both the characters are robots.
Which location, immortalised in pop culture for multiple reasons, is this?

Question 24
The following music video is shot in the backdrop of a sports match. The home
team has earned plaudits this year for their performance against a foreign team.
One of the major plot point of the movie is the fact that the events occur during
Christmas, and the antagonist calls ‘Merry Christmas’ as ‘Happy ________’,
which is the term by which many old Christian families of the area call it. The
blank is a work we have encountered in our science/geography textbooks, and is
derived from the Latin for sun and standing still.
Which sports team is the home team playing in the background? What is the
blanked word? Video follows.

Question 25
Koochie Koochie Hota Hai is an animated remake of Kuch Kuch Hota Hain,with an
anthropomorphic animal cast.
The movie is co-produced by a famous 3D animated studio based in Mumbai.
Their biggest claim to fame lie in designing for an international project which
was active in the last decade. Their main contribution in that project was the
creation of a set of 3- an integral part of the project.
Which project am I talking about? What is this ‘fiery’ set of three mentioned?

Question 26
The following song is by a Asian band formerly known as _____ ___. They took
their alliterative name from a famous fictional character from the early 20th
century.
What is the name of the band? Which Bollywood song ripped off the tune of this
song? Video follows.

Question 27
In an article title “_________- an all-weather friend”, the author talked about how
these objects, apart from being functionally important in human life, have
served an important role in Bollywood movies over the years. He argues that
these useful devices in particular kinds of photography to adjust brightness and
shade-levels. Also, coloured variants of these objects are useful for aesthetic
purposes in carnivals.
The author uses an example from a 1950s classic as his main example for this.
What object is being talked about? What is the 1950s context?

Question 28
This tree is famous for its sweet-smelling flowers, and applications in
woodworking. The abundance of these trees gives a certain area in India its
name, which was in news around a century ago due to a certain ‘activity’
happening here.
According to a theory, this name served as one the inspiration for the fictional
location of an iconic movie from around 20 years ago.
What is the name of the real-life area? What is the fictional location? Image
follows.

Question 29
This 2015 movie was the first collaboration since 1999 between this director and
this actor(with the previous 3 being iconic hits). The first movie of this
collaboration also started an iconic naming convention in Bollywood. That
naming convention is reflected in the 2015 movie name too.
The movie plot revolves around a double role by the actor, with one of them being
the resident of a city in Uttar Pradesh, and the other one a crown prince, who is
engaged to the crown princess of a nearby area. This whole plot-referencing a
well known Indian ‘story’- is reflected in the name of the lady’s role too.
What is this naming condition being talked about? What is the name of the lady’s
character/What is the significance of the name?

Question 30
An article in the website about innovation talks about how the two concepts of
design-thinking and innovation are inseparable, but two different aspects. To
clarify the concept, they compare this with something from nearly 50 years ago
and explain how the current scenario is different from the older one.
What do they use in this comparison- an example often used in questions of
Probability too?

Question 31
Kamathipura is a neighbourhood in Mumbai, India. Initially known as Lal
Bazaar,it is historically occupied by a certain ‘group’ of people, whose population
from the area have been dwindling since the 1990s due to a global issue.
According to the in-charge of a famous establishment in Mumbai, this group of
people is the one who visit that place the most. “They [have a tough life] at night,
so they come here during the day to find happiness", he mentions. This has been
going on from the mid-1990s.
What is this group of people being talked about? What is this activity/What is the
place they go?

Question 32
An article in a newspaper titled What’s in a Name talked about how names often
lead people to trouble, and also help them at times- an example given was
changing the name Yusuf Khan to Dileep Kumar.
One of the real-life story the author shares was that of her friend, who had to
change her name because of two unsavoury contexts. One was from 70s
Bollywood, and the other was a real life controversy from the mid-90s.
What is the Bollywood context(a helpful song in the next slide)? What is the 90s
controversy? Video follows.

Andhadhun was inspired by the blind pianist in Raabta

A variation of The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai!

Question 2
This actor’s first acting role in a sports movie was this year, with the biopic - of a
famous Indian - not doing as well as initially expected.
However, this is not their first tryst with sports - having served in the catering
department of a famous European ‘organisation’ while doing masters.
Interestingly, both their career and the fortunes of the said organisation have
been devilishly poor since the last few years.
Who is this actor? What is this ‘organisation’?

She worked in Manchester United!

Question 3
The Economic and Political Weekly is a weekly journal that provides informed
commentary on the important issues of the day as well as research papers on a
wide range of social science disciplines.
One of the articles from 2010 talks about how serious gender issues exist in
Bollywood. She gives the example of the usage of a certain word in a film released
in 2009, and tells how the movie trivialised the issue by showing an atmosphere
of widespread laughter when that word was uttered 21 times in a context. A
similarly problematic word was uttered 4 times.
What is this context being talked about?

Question 4
Roughly a decade back (not relevant), this piece of fabric went on auction on 27th
August and stayed till 30th August, and fetched nearly 1.5 lakhs.
Where did we see this fabric originally in 2004?
How was its claim to fame reflected in the auction process?

The towel used in Jeene Ke Hain Chaar Din by Salman. The auction
process lasted 4 days!

Question 5
One of the most popular songs in the movie Raees was a rendition of Laila Main
Laila. In the movie, as the song progresses, the initially jovial mood turns grim, as
a bloodbath occurs,and SRK’s character goes to the residence of his former boss,
an underworld Don, killing him and his gang members in this process.
This is probably the reason why this song was used in an extremely famous and
heart-rendering pop-culture sequence from late 2018 .
The fact that SRK used a shotgun in the movie also gives fuel to this theory.
What is this scene being talked about, which became an internet meme due to the
actions of another character?

The finale of season 1 of Mirzapur!

Question 6
According to an interview, he copied this practice from Elvis Presley. He told
“Elvis used to <do/have this> in Hollywood and I loved it very much. During that
time I used to think that when I will be successful, I will celebrate my different
image and after that, I was able to <do/have this>. It is lucky for me”.
What habit- a regular of this person- is being talked about here?

All these numbers add up to 7- Dhoni’s jersey number

Black and white are the colours on the chessboard

Question 9
The video for the song showed in the next slide was inspired by a similar song in
one of the director’s earlier works.
The action performed here more often than not involves a lamp source/light. One
of the origin stories for the usage of the light is linked to the etymology of the
action itself.
What is the older song?
How is the light represent, in reference to the etymological origins? Video
follows.

Dholi Taaro from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

The light in the centre represents the foetus in the mother’s womb!
The etymology of Garba is from ‘Garbha’(womb)

Question 10
Bollywood Kitchen is a cookbook by Sri Rao where she has paired up many
classical bollywood movies with recipes that are in some way connected to the
movie. Examples include pairing dosas with Dil Se because of the south Indian
connection, and the burfi for Barfi.
One Anushka Sharma starrer was paired with palak chicken because one might
find this in a north Indian roadside dhaba. Another Amitabh Bachchan starrer
was paired with masoor daal because it is a fiber rich stew and useful for a
certain health problem that people face.
What are these two movies?

NH10 because the recipe ‘can be found in dhabas along NH10’ and
Piku because the meal is useful to treat constipation

Question 11
One story for this name says that it was inspired by the nickname given to
Hrishikesh Mukherjee by Raj Kapoor- as a mark of respect. This story is given
more credence from the fact that Raj Kapoor was ill in the early 1970s.
This name also lead to the naming of a Nawazuddin Siddiqui movie from a few
years back. According to the plot of the movie though, the name came up
because the protagonist was taught how to use guns by a Bengali.
What name am I talking about?

Babumoshai in Anand
The Nawaz movie is Babumoshai Bandookbaaz

Question 12
The plot of Badla revolves around a lawyer trying to
find the truth about the exact circumstances of a
murder among many alternate stories by
conversations
This is referenced with an easter egg, with one of the
scenes containing the poster of an iconic 1957
Hollywood movie.
Which movie am I talking about?

Question 13
This 2020 film has received wide acclaim by fans and critics alike for its hard-
hitting story and its highly relevant themes.
Inspired by it, the police department of a certain state launched a helpline
number to report domestic abuse. They shared the poster of the movie in their
tweet, along with the caption translated here- (blank is name of the movie)
Domestic violence is a _______
Mental torture is a _______
Which movie is being talked about here?

Title sequences of Bond movies!

Question 15
In Blackmail, Irrfan Khan’s character finds out that his wife is cheating on it and
gets exploited by her. This is referenced by the constant use of an object-
regularly seen everywhere outdoors- throughout the movie, with the text on it
summing Irrfan’s condition.
The movie then deals with how 4 different blackmailers try to dupe money from
him, and how he escapes from them by running around. This fact is hinted at in
the start of the movie, with Irrfan indulging in a pastime of his.
What is the object being talked about?
What action does Irrfan do at the start of the movie?

Question 16
Something seen in the video for this song is a reference to a historic legend
associated with the venue of the shoot.
This tale became much more popular due to a 2018 Bollywood film, which had its
fair share of controversies.
What is the legend about?(Part points for mentioning the new Bollywood movie).
Video follows.

Watching reflection in mirror(similar to Alauddin watching
Padmavati’s reflection)

Question 17
The 1964 movie Suhaagan- starring Guru Dutt and Mala Sinha- is about a man
whose marriage cannot be consummated and who is forced to be celibate.
In a scene, his mother- played by Leela Chitnis- discovers him reading a book
Brahmacharya by this famous Indian about his thoughts on celibacy (and his
‘experiments’ with it).
Who is the author of this book- someone not so much well known for his writing
skills but for something else?

Mahatma Gandhi. His autobiography is called ‘My Experiments
with truth’

The train boarded by Sharmila Tagore in Mere Sapno Ki Raani

Question 20
This trope has been very common in many Bollywood movies- especially those
belonging to a certain genre- and is generally used to provide a emotional relief/
happy ending as a consequence of this trope.
This was famously a part of the climax of a 2008 movie which chronicled the
story of a certain year pre-Indian Independence.
The same trope also appears in this famous song.
What is this trope?
What is the 2008 movie being talked about? Video follows.

Question 21
A significant subplot in this 2008 movie- the first of a trilogy whose last movie
was panned by critics- takes place in the Scottsville Racecourse in Durban, being
an apt setting given the name of the trilogy.
The name of the protagonist’s horse in the movie- which also competed in the
venue- was _____ _________ was an indication of its thunderous speed, and was a
clear indication to the nickname of a person who was active in his profession
from 1991 from 2003, and was known for his speed too. In his case, the nickname
has a reference to his skin colour too.
Which movie trilogy is this? Who is the person/What nickname is it?

Saif’s horse in the movie was named ‘White Lightning’, the
nickname for Allan Donald

Question 22
Seengh nei tobu naam taar singha(It has no seengh(horns) but it is still called
singha(lion)) is a popular Bengali song which is well known for its nonsensical
lyrics- where the lyricist has made a song by linking words which have no
similarity in meaning, but are similarly alliterative.
Who is the singer of this song?
How did it inspire Amitabh Bhattacharya to create something ‘unruly’ in 2013?
Audio follows.

Kishore Kumar, whose real name was Aabhaas Kumar Ganguly

Battersea Power Station
Famous for its appearance on the cover of Pink Floyd’s Animals, The Dark Knight,
Sherlock,etc

Question 28
This tree is known for its fragrant flowers (Image follows), and its timber used in
woodworking. The abundance of these trees gives a certain area in India its
name, which was in news around a century ago due to a certain activity
happening here.
According to a theory, this name served as one the inspiration for the fictional
location of an iconic movie from around 20 years ago.
What is the name of the real-life area?
What is the fictional location?

The name of Champaner in Lagaan was supposedly inspired by
Champaran

Question 29
This 2015 movie was the first collaboration since 1999 between this director and
this actor(with the previous 3 being iconic hits). The first movie of this
collaboration also started an iconic naming convention in Bollywood. That
naming convention is reflected in the 2015 movie name too.
The movie plot revolves around a double role by the actor, with one of them being
the resident of a city in Uttar Pradesh, and the other one a crown prince, who is
engaged to the crown princess of a nearby area. This whole plot-referencing a
well known Indian ‘story’- is reflected in the name of the lady’s role too.
What is this naming condition being talked about?
What is the name of the lady’s character/What is the significance of the name?

Salman Khan’s character having the name Prem
The director is Sooraj Barjatya.

Sonam Kapoor’s character is named Maithili, which is another
name of Sita
Salman’s character was from Ayodhya

Question 30
An article in the website Making Innovations Happen talks about how the two
concepts of design-thinking and innovation are inseparable, but two different
aspects. To clarify the concept, they compare this with something from nearly 50
years ago and explain how the current scenario is different from the older one.
What do they use in this comparison- an example often used in questions of
Probability too?

Question 31
Kamathipura is a neighbourhood in Mumbai, India. Initially known as Lal
Bazaar,it is historically occupied by a certain ‘group’ of people, whose population
from the area have been dwindling since the 1990s due to a global issue.
According to the in-charge of a famous establishment in Mumbai, this group of
people is the one who visit that place the most. “They [have a tough life] at night,
so they come here during the day to find happiness", he mentions. This has been
going on from the mid-1990s.
What is this group of people being talked about?
What is this activity/What is the place they go?

Sex workers are the most frequent visitors at Maratha Mandir to
watch DDLJ!

Monica Oh My Darling in the song Piya tu ab toh aaja

Monica Lewinsky- Bill Clinton scandal

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