Path: netnews.CC.Lehigh.EDU!netnews.upenn.edu!dsinc!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!athena.mit.edu!rvh From: rvh@athena.mit.edu (Rahul V. Herwadkar) Newsgroups: rec.music.indian.misc Subject: Answers to RJGK-18 on Amitabh Bachchan Date: 2 Mar 1995 02:42:47 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lines: 310 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3j3bb7$olc@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: swordfish.mit.edu Keywords: RJGK, Amitabh Bachchan *** Hi everybody, Here it is- the answers to RJGK-18 on Amitabh Bachchan. Thanks everybody for participating, we tried to acknowledge all replies- sorry if we left anybody out. We hope you had as much fun solving this quiz as we had setting it. Now that the answers are out, it would be fun listening to the songs all over again and pinpointing the lines we used as clues! The undisputed winner of this quiz, with a score of 35/36, is: Surender Mohan . He sent his answers within a week of our posting the RJGK!! Here is the list of people who sent us their entries: [1] Anita Dhir 28/36 [2] Arun Madhwesh 25/36 [3] Atul Bhatia 17/36 [4] Chetan Divekar + R. Mantri + Rajesh Iyengar 31/36 [5] Chetan Vinchhi 24/36 [6] Neeraj Deshmukh 30/36 [7] Neeraj Malhotra 31/36 [8] Nitin Joshi 24/36 [9] Private Eye 28/36 [10] Rajiv Sridhar 20/36 [11] Ramesh Hariharan + Seema Verma + Seema's Mom 25/36 [12] Renu Thamma 34/36 [13] Samiuddin Mohammed 24/36 [14] Sandeep Joshi 31/36 [15] Sheshraj Tulshibagwale 26/36 [16] Surender Mohan 35/36 [17] Vallury Prabhakar 30/36 Once again, thanx for participating, hope everybody enjoyed it! *** ---------------- GENERAL SECTION: ---------------- [G1] Har taraf husna hai jawani hai Aaj ki raat kya suhani hai CLUE: The song definitely involves BigB, although this line is voiced by a co-star. ANS: "Mohabbat bade kaam ki cheez hai..." - TRISHUL COMMENTS: These lines are sung by Shashi Kapoor, although the song is picturised on both Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor. [G2] Jiski dhun mein tu khoya rahta hai ANS: "Aye tum yaad mujhe..." - MILI COMMENTS: A soul-stirring song sung by Kishore Kumar. Amitabh has fallen in love with a seriously ill Jaya Bhaduri. Amitabh sings this song and Jaya thinks it's coming from the radio! [G3] Katke vahi haat Gira badan se ANS: "Jahan teri ye nazar hai..." - KAALIA COMMENTS: Fun song from Kaalia with Amitabh and Amjad Khan trying to steal the diamond necklace. A Chaya Geet regular. [G4] Pyaar se jite dilon ko Woh jhuka de asmaan CLUE: BigB was (literally) king in this movie! ANS: "Rote hue aate hai sub..." - MUQADDAR KA SIKANDER COMMENTS: Title song from the blockbuster movie, "Sikander" means king! [G5] Uthegi meri taraf pyaar ki najar yuhin ANS: "Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein..." - KABHIE KABHIE COMMENTS: Sahir's poetry, Khaiyyam's music and Mukesh's voice for Amitabh. What a song! [G6] Band thi mutthi Khuli jo mutthi Ho gayi chutti ANS: "Kaali ram ka..." - BARSAAT KI EK RAAT COMMENTS: Amitabh has just beaten Amjad Khan in a "dhol" playing contest, then freaks out on him by singing this song. Interestingly, this proved to be the toughest song to crack in this RJGK. The song continues like this: Band thi mutthi Khuli jo mutthi Ho gayi chutti ha.. ha.. ha.. Bina tikat ke muft mein humne Dekha khel ye sara Pikar bhang kisi chuhe ne haa Sher ko ja lalkara Jiski aji ijjat gayi Uska raha kya mol.... [G7] Kaise baat matlab ki Samjhaun diwaanon ko ANS: "Anhoni ko honi kar de..." - AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY CONTEST: The start of the Manmohan Desai formula. This trio became the most famous one in the Bollywood history of song picturisation. Fun final song from the movie! [G8] Chillaogi tab gori Jab ulat dega tori ANS: "Mach gaya shor sari nagari re..." - KHUDDAR COMMENTS: The well known "govinda-gopala" song sequence from Khuddar [G9] Tu jiski woh tere bin kyu Kisika naam le ANS: "Janoo meri jaan..." - SHAAN COMMENTS: Another popular song, the movie had great songs and a strong cast, yet it didn't do well at the box-office! [G10] Bada tadafaya mera Dil kisi naam ne ANS: "Yaar ki khabar mil gayi gayi..." - RAM BALRAM COMMENTS: Sensational song, foot-tapping music! RDB rules!! [G11] Mere dil ki yeh dua hai Kabhi door tu na jaye ANS: "Tere jaisa yaar kahan..." - YARANA COMMENTS: Rajesh Roshan's soothing melody done full justice to by the ever-reliable Amitabh. One of those rare movies where Amjad Khan is NOT the villain, in fact he plays Amitabh's mentor... [G12] Bhari mehfil mein tumhe pyaar kare To kya ho CLUE: Turns out that Bachchan has a presence only in the opening bars of this song... ANS: "Janeman tum kamaal karti ho..." - TRISHUL COMMENTS: Actually, this song is filmed on Shashi Kapoor and not Amitabh. However, Amitabh utters the opening bars of this song: "Kitabon mein..." [G13] Dharti pe swarg jo hai to yahin hai ANS: "Aati rahengi bahaaren..." - KASME VADE COMMENTS: That took some effort to choose a line from us too! [G14] Mausam-e-ishq mein machle hue Armaan hai hum CLUE: A "mast" composition from the MD everybody loves to hate! ANS: "Pag ghungroo bandh mira nachi thi..." - NAMAK HALAL COMMENTS: The original "disco-qawwali", music is given by (hold your breath) Bappi Lahiri!! Amitabh tries to woo an alluring Smita Patil. Incidentally, the same "disco-qawwali" formula was used with remarkable success in the "Tu cheez badi hai.." number from Mohra. [G15] Maine kya socha hai Kya khwab hai meri aankhon mein ANS: "Are deewanon mujhe pehchano..." - DON COMMENTS: Amitabh in double-role! Recently when DON was shown on Doordarshan, it attracted record advertising time! [G16] Tumne hume bebas kiya Dil ne hume dhoka diya ANS: "Jane kaise kab kahan..." - SHAKTI COMMENTS: What a cast! Amitabh, Dilip Kumar, Raakhe, Smita Patil!! And to top it two wonderful songs (the other being 'Humne Sanam Ko Khat Likha'). [G17] Mar ke bhi chain na mile To jayenge yaaron kahan ANS: "Dekha na hay re socha na hay re..." - BOMBAY TO GOA COMMENTS: Possibly the jewel in the movie! Concept picturisation with Amitabh all over the bus!! [G18] Woh nahi aayega man nahin paun ANS: "Meet na mila mila re man ka..." - ABHIMAAN COMMENTS: The only solo Kishore in Abhimaan. SDB rules and adds another feather to his cap! Hats off Filmfare award winner! [G19] Tune yeh kya kiya Bewafa ban gaya Wada tod ke CLUE: This verse echoes the thoughts of his co-star, but Bachchan maintains a powerful presence throughout this song. ANS: "Yeh dosti...(sad version)" - SHOLAY COMMENTS: Amitabh dies fighting Gabbar's henchmen. Dharmendra sings these lines when he discovers the fake two-head coin that Amitabh used to sacrifice his life. [G20] Sachha pyaar garibon ka Baki hai khel nasibon ka ANS: "My name is Anthony Gonsalves..." - AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY COMMENTS: The famous in-the-egg Mr. Gonsalves (Roop Mahal, Prem Galli, Kholi number 420)!! -------------- THEME SECTION: -------------- [T1] Dhadkanon mein tere geet hai mile hue ANS: "Dekha ek khwab to ye silsile hue..." - SILSILA COMMENTS: Remember the field of lush roses red, yellow,... [T2] Nashe mein kaun nahin hain Mujhe bataaon zara ANS: "Mujhe naulakha manga de..." - SAHARABI COMMENTS: KK rules in those lines between the Asha song. Bachchan has his golden moment as usual. [T3] Aandhiyon mein bhi Umeedon ka diya jalta hai ANS: "Jiska koi nahi uska to khuda hai yaro..." - LAWAARIS COMMENTS: This song is repeated many times in the movie, but Bachhan gets to lip it once. [T4] Sun mere lamboo re Sun mere mitwa Sun mere saathi re CLUE: The song is picturised on BigB, although this line is sung by the MD of this film. ANS: "Tu maike mat jaiyo mat jaiyo meri jaan..." - PUKAR COMMENTS: RDB sings this part in the full Amitabh song. [T5] Taal yeh kaisi sum kaisa CLUE: Grand finale song from a masala blockbuster. ANS: "Rang jamake jayenge..." - NASEEB COMMENTS: Final song from Naseeb, another hit Manmohan Desai/Amitabh film. [T6] Aangan mein daude woh Kothe pe bhage ANS: "Padosi apani murgi ko rakhna sambhaal..." - JADUGAR COMMENTS: Another complete Bachchan song. This one was a double entendre!! [T7] Aap bhi meri tarah Insaan ki aulad hain ANS: "Apani to jaise taise..." - LAWARIS COMMENTS: Who can forget Amitabh dancing to this song!! Are we getting swet too much in this Bachchan mania? ;-) [T8] Hawa ka geet madhyam hai Samay ki chaal bhi kam hai ANS: "Neela asmaa so gaya..." - SILSILA COMMENTS: Amitabh sings a difficult song to with remarkable success! [T9] Angrezi ho yaa desi Filme sabhi maine dekhi ANS: "John jaani janardan..." - NASEEB COMMENTS: The most expensive song to date!! Apparently Manmohan Desai had to pay a large some of money for the many actors who were filmed in that party song! [T10] Mai aage woh peeche Bachaao bachaao bachaao ANS: "Mere paas aao mere dosto..." - MR. NATWARLAL COMMENTS: The well-known kid song, with Bachchan's antics and words with verse! [T11] Phir bistar pe hongi baate Bade pyaar se katengi raate ANS: "Jahan chaar yaar mil jaye..." - SAHARABI COMMENTS: The opening number in Sharaabi. Bachchan's words and KKs voice are remarkably close in this song. One up KKKlan!!! [T12] Tu kamal hai bemisaal hai Teri to hirni jaisi chaal hai ANS: "Agar jane jigar..." - PUKAR COMMENTS: A relatively unknown number. RD Burman claimed that this movie took the maximum toll on his future career as the consistent best. [T13] Tu jaaneman hai jaanejigar hai Tere liye jaan bhi haazir hai ANS: "Chal chal mere bhai..." - NASEEB COMMENTS: Is this one of the rare Rafi songs with Big B's voice in the middle?? Amitabh acts out some very funny "drunk" scenes in this song, e.g. trying desperately to chase his hat, sitting on a statue with a whip in his hand... vintage Bachchan!! [T14] Baat jo hai usme baat Woh yaha kahi nahi kisi mein ANS: "Intaha ho gayi intajar ki..." - SAHARABI COMMENTS: The party song, building up to a crescendo and some cool effect!! [T15] Khaye gori ka yaar balam tarse ANS: "Rang barse..." - SILSILA COMMENTS: A sure thing on Chayageet/Chitrahaar during Holi season! -------------------------- GRAND TIE-BREAKER QUESTION -------------------------- o What is so special about the "Theme" section? ANS: Amitabh Bachchan has *himself* sung at least one song for the movies featured in the "Theme" section. Thus we have songs from the foll. movies (with songs sung by Amitabh): [1] "Neela asmaa so gaya..." - SILSILA [2] "Jahan chaar yaar..." - SHARAABI [3] "Tu maike mat jaiyo..." - PUKAR [4] "Chal chal mere bhai..." - NASEEB [5] "Padosi apani murgi..." - JADUGAR [6] "Mere angane mein..." - LAWAARIS [7] "Mere paas aao..." - MR. NATWARLAL -Ajay Divekar Rahul Herwadkar