The Online Quiz - SIMCinema 2011

Rules & Guidelines
The Quiz comprises of 14 Questions to be answered in 20 Minutes. Any submission after the deadline will be rejected.
There is only one correct answer to each question
The Response Sheet comprises of certain mandatory fields asking for team information. Please ensure you enter these details same as those entered during the registration process.
A team is to submit only one entry. For the team submitting multiple entries, only the last submission will be evaluated.
In the case of a tie, Star Marked Questions (Question Number 1, 2 , 7 , 11 ,14) shall be used to resolve the tie. In case the deadlock still prevails, the team submitting the answer first shall take the lead.
TAS Altius| 2011 Confluence | Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Question 1*
Inspired from an unusual social experiment which existed as a practice in a princely state during colonial India, the film went on to set newer records across world cinema and is today regarded as one of best films ever made in its language category. In an unfortunate incident, one of the leading members of the crew (who happens to be an iconic figure today) was rendered partially disabled/handicapped during the shoot of a famous scene of the film.
Which film ?
The Online Film Quiz | SIMCinema 2011 | Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Pune
Answer 1
Do Aankhen,Barah Haath
The film was inspired by the story of an 'open prison' experiment at Swatantrapur in the princely state of Aundh near Satara. During the shooting, the legendary V. Shantaram battled with a bull while filming the bull fight scene and he hurt his one eye during the stunt and partially lost his eyesight
Question 2*
A novel written in an Indian language derives its name from what is shown in the adjacent image. The image (and thus the name of the novel) also indicates the location where the novel is set.
This novel has served as the inspiration for two extremely popular productions on Indian Screen, one being a television show and the other being a film. Both of them became increasingly popular in their times.
Name either of the two.
Answer 2
Mr. Yogi (on Doordarshan) / Whats Your Rashi ?
The image is of the Brown Line of the Chicago Rapid Transit System. Before CTA lines were color-coded in 1993, the Brown Line was known as the Ravenswood Route; specifically, the series of stations from Belmont to Kimball were called the Kimball Ravenswood branch. The movie What's Your Rashi ? and the Doordarshan tele serial Mr Yogi were both based on a Gujarati novel Kimball Ravenswood by Madhu Rye. The novel is set partially in Chicago and derives its name from the element mentioned above.
Question 3
On the bonus DVD of this film (snapshot shown above) , it is revealed that other than just one professional actor, the remaining cast were not trained actors but organized crime gang men from the place X itself.
X is consistently ranked as one of the best films of World Cinema and has won huge critical acclaim. Identify X.
Answer 3
City of God / Cidade De Deus (Portugese)
The neighbourhood of Cidade de Deus (City of God) is part of the borough of Jacarepagu, in the Western Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is also known as CDD among their inhabitants. The neighbourhood was founded in 1960, planned and executed by the state government of Guanabara as part of the policy to systematically remove favelas from the center of Rio de Janeiro and settling their inhabitants in the suburbs. It is portrayed in the 2002 film City of God.
Question 4
Name this collective, which came together to produce international films revolving around a certain setting/theme.
Answer 4
Merchant Ivory Productions
Merchant Ivory Productions is a film company founded in 1961 by producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory along with writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. The goal of the company was "to make English-language films in India aimed at the international market" It produced films like The Guru, Bombay Talkie, The Ballad of the Sad Caf etc.
Question 5
Shown above is a well remembered sequence from X , one of the most acclaimed New Wave Films . The sequence shown above has a certain name. Later, the same sequence was used in an immensely popular Hollywood release Y. Not just in terms of this sequence, but Y is also linked to X in the manner that the director of Y has his production company name inspired by X/the title of X.
Identify X & Y
Answer 5
X: Band of Outsiders (Bande part ) Y: Pulp Fiction
The sequence is called the Madison dance. This scene influenced the dance scene with Uma Thurman and John Travolta in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. A further Tarantino connection is in the name of his film production company, A Band Apart inspired by Bande part.
Question 6
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Complete this exhaustive list . All of them are Hindi films.
Answer 6
Saawariya
Manmohan Desai (Chhalia), Shivam Nair (Ahista Ahista), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Saawariya) are all adaptations of White Nights, a short story by noted Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Question 7*
However disregarded by the makers, which popular 2009 Bollywood release is said to have been inspired by the Kannada movie shown above ?
Answer 7
Wake Up Sid is said to have been inspired by Eddelu Manjunatha (English: Wake Up Manjunatha)
Question 8
In a unique promotion (or gimmick) activity for this Japanese film X, the object shown in the adjacent image (with certain details blanked) were handed international film festivals to those attending the midnight screening of this X. Reportedly, watching the movie caused some person to show severe symptoms.
Identify X
Answer 8
Ichi The Killer

Ichi the Killer is a 2001 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike, based on Hideo Yamamoto's manga series of the same name.As a publicity gimmick, vomit bags were handed out at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to those attending the midnight screening of this film. Similar bags were handed out during the Stockholm International Film Festival. Reportedly, watching the movie caused one person to throw up and another to faint
Question 9
Which film ?
Answer 9
Sal, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Question 10
Which famous film character was inspired by this rather unheard movie ?
Answer 10
Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver)
The protagonist Narasingh (played by Soumitra Chatterjee) was identified by Martin Scorsese as a prototype for the character of the cynical cab driver Travis Bickle (played by Robert De Niro) in Taxi Driver (1976)
Question 11*
Mention the Indian connect.
Answer 11
Paul Robeson: Tribute to An Artist won the Academy Award in 1980 for Short Subject Documentary. The award was presented by Persis Khambatta. This was thus the first instance of an Indian presenting an Academy award.
Question 12
Owing to a connection with an iconic film, what is this place now popularly called ?
Answer 12
Rocky Steps The 72 stone steps before the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania have become known as the "Rocky Steps" as a result of their appearance in the triple-Oscar-winning film Rocky and four of its sequels, Rocky II, III, V and Rocky Balboa, in which the eponymous character runs up the steps to the song Gonna Fly Now
Question 13
Connect the above images. (The leftmost is a cover of the single released by a band)
Answer 13
Almost Famous The Beatles single Penny Lane. The lady Penny Lane in the film was the head of the groupies called Band Aids Lester Bangs , the rock journalist Still Waters album by Bee Gees. The fictional band in the film was called Still Waters
Question 14*
Shown above are the two stalwarts of Iranian New Wave. Which internationally acclaimed film connect the two ?
Answer 14
The Wind Will Carry Us

The Wind Will Carry Us (Persian: Bd m r khhad bord) is a 1999 Iranian film by Abbas Kiarostami and the title is a reference to a poem written by the famous modern Iranian woman poet Forough Farrokhzad.
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TAS Altius| 2011 Confluence | Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Name either of the two.

Mr. Yogi (on Doordarshan) / Whats Your Rashi ?

City of God / Cidade De Deus (Portugese)

Merchant Ivory Productions

X: Band of Outsiders (Bande part ) Y: Pulp Fiction

Ichi The Killer

Sal, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver)

Mention the Indian connect.

The Wind Will Carry Us

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