A Quiz on the Shahenshah of Bollywood
10 Questions on the legendary roles of Amitabh Bachchan
If you grew up before the 90’s, chances are you watched everything that was churned out by Amitabh Bachchan. If you were born later, chances are you have caught up. So here’s a quiz testing you on AB’s filmy avatars.
SET your AB quotient to Max!
Ff Venkatesh : Harischandra Prasad (Telugu)
Sarath Kumar : Sakthivel Gounder (Tamil),
AB : _________ (Hindi)?For which song did AB wear a costume controlled by a switch in his hand?
With which song did AB make his singing debut in Bollywood?
In which film did the great AB play a triple role, including one character called Amit?
Besides Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan, in which other film did AB star along with Govinda?
In which film will you see AB playing the game of Buzkashi?
Which Rahul Bose film that also starred Kapil Dev took its name from a line spoken by AB in Satte Pe Satta?
Who wrote the story of the film Shahenshah?
For which film did fate bring AB and Raj Kapoor together on screen - the only time?
In which film did Rakhee play AB's mother's role - just after playing his romantic lead in their earlier film?
Before we go on to the answers, a small bit of trivia for you.
Amitabh Bachchan plays a character named Amit Shrivastav in the movie Benaam. What is so special about this name?
That’s his real name. At least it’s very close to his real name. Amitabh’s family surname is Srivastava, though his father, a famous poet, signed all his poems as Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Amitabh was initially named Inquilaab, later changed by his father at the behest of a friend. Imagine - does Inquilaab Srivastava have the same ring to it as AB?
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Answers
Thakur Bhanupratap Singh (all remakes of the movie Suryavansham)
Sara Zamana from Yaarana
Mere paas aao mere Doston from Mr. Natwarlal
Mahaan
Hum
Khuda Gawah
Chain Kuli Ki Main Kuli
Jaya Bachchan
Naseeb
Shakti