12 quiz questions on movies: 1. Who is the director of famous movie "Guide"? Answer: Vijay Anand. This movie was released in 1965 and is still considered as one of the best Hindi movies ever made. 2. Asha Bhosle sang her first film song for which movie? Answer: Majha Bal (1943) – Maratha movie. 3. What is the original name of A.R. Rahman? Answer: A.S. Dileep Kumar. 4. What is India's first stereoscopic 3D movie? Answer: Haunted. 5. First screening of a 3D film took place at? Answer: Astor Theatre, New York, on June 10, 1915. 6. What was the first 3D feature film? Answer: The Power of Love by Nat Deverich (1922). 7. What was the first 3D film with stereophonic sound? Answer: House of Wax by Warner Brothers (1953). 8. India's first 3D movie? Answer: Chotta Chetan (My Dear Kuttichathan in Malayalam) 9. What was Mani Ratnam's first movie? Answer: Pallavi anu Pallavi (Kannada) in 1983. 10. Who produced the first full-length motion picture in India? Answer: Dadasaheb Phalke. 11. India's first talking film? Answer: Alam Ara (1931). 12. Who was the first recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke award? Answer: Actress Devika Rani in 1969. … [Read more...]
Live: 2011 Oscar awards
James Franco and Anne Hathaway are hosting the 83rd Oscar awards ceremony. The Social Network was nominated in 8 categories. A.R. Rahman was nominated in the original music score category (127 hours) & music (original song) categories. The King's Speech bagged Oscars in the Best pictire, Best actor, Director and also in the original Screenplay categories. "The King's speech & "Inception" won Oscars in 4 categories each while "The Social network" won in 3 categories. Alice in Wonderland, Toy Story 3 and The Fighter bagged 2 Oscars each. And the Oscar goes to: Best picture: The King's Speech Actor in a leading role: Colin Firth (The King's Speech) Actress in a leading role: Natalie Portman (Black Swan) Actor in a supporting role: Christian Bale (The Fighter) Actress in a supporting role: Melissa Leo (The Fighter) Direction: Tom Hooper (The King's speech) Best Documentary (Feature): Inside Job (Charles Ferguson & Audrey Marrs) Documentary (Short subject): Strangers No More (Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon) Live action (Short Film): God of Love (Luke Matheny) Music (Original song): We Belong Together (Toy Story 3 - Music and Lyric by Randy Newman) Music (Original score): Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (The Social Network) Sound (Mixing): Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick (Inception) Sound editing: Richard King (Inception) Foreign language film: In a Better World (Denmark) Original screenplay: David Seidler (The King's speech) Adapted screenplay: Aaron … [Read more...]
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