Trivial Pursuit 104

Question Courtesy : Mr. Devendra Prabhune

An album titled ‘Bhav Muke’ was released at the Mumbai Cricket Association on 25th January, 2011.

The album features the voice of singers like Suresh Wadkar, Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Swapnil Bandodkar, Mandar Apte & Dr. Ajit Deval.

The idea of the album was suggested by noted sports writer-commentator Dwarkanath Sanzgiri.

The songs in the album are about various moods -- happy, sad and also about nature. Composed by Music Director Ashok Patki, the songs are the work of someone who was a professor at Kirti College and a well known literary figure.


Identify him.

Trivial Pursuit 103

Identify the lead Actor shown on the cover of this film poster.

Even IMDB/Wikipedia do not show this film in his Filmography as an Actor.

He’s someone we’ve all heard of !!

Trivial Pursuit 102

Question Courtesy : Mr. Devendra Prabhune

“Kahin Ek Gaon” was a 13 part Television serial aired on Doordarshan.

Ram Singh (Pankaj Kapur), a truck driver in the army, returns to his village after 20 years. His village ‘Bihad Lateri’ is located on the border of Haryana and Rajasthan.

On arriving at the village, Ram Singh encounters Lahiri (Rajendra Gupta) a good hearted drunk and Ganga (Neena Gupta), who had become a widow on her wedding night.

Through them Ram Singh discovers that the old forest has disappeared, the land has become barren and the whole village has been taken over by the liquor business.

Ram Singh remembers an incident during his career in the army. The convoy of which he was a part, was attacked by the enemy’s air force and he was one of the few survivors. It was at this point that he had decided to dedicate his life to the service of others starting with his own village.

He dedicates his life to the people and ultimately, over the years, is begun to be called Baba Ram Singh.


On whose life was the serial based ?