Trivial Pursuit 11 : Grand Connect - Answers

A (1 & 2 have different connects but are connected to the Grand Connect)
B (1, 2 & 3 have a connect which is connected to the Grand Connect)
C, D & E have a connect which is connected to the Grand Connect.

A)
1.
a.Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor, Prithviraj Kapoor's father, was a retired Sub Inspector in Peshawar.
He appeared as a judge, a cameo role, in his grandson Raj Kapoor's 1951 film,
Awaara.

b.Kim (1984)
Directed By : John Howard Davies
Produced by : David Conroy, Jean Walter

Raj Kapoor's last acting role was a cameo appearance, as a Policeman, in the 1984
release, British made-for-television film titled 'Kim'.

Trivia : Anupam Kher, before making it big with Saaransh (1984), appeared in an
uncredited role of a servant in Kim (1984).

Desh Mukherjee, Director of the Amitabh Bachchan starrer 'Imaan Dharam' (1977),
was the Production Designer of Kim (1984).

c.'Maare Gaye Gulfam' is a short story by Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'.
This story was adapted into the film 'Teesri Kasam' (1966) starring Raj Kapoor and
Waheeda Rehman.
Directed by Basu Bhattacharya, this film was produced by the famous poet and
lyricist Shailendra.

Connect : Raj Kapoor

2.
a.Goddess Mumbadevi, the patron Goddess of the Koli fishermen believed to be the
original inhabitants of Mumbai.
The present name of the city is derived from the Goddess Mumbadevi, where the word
Devi translates into the word 'Aai', which means mother in Marathi.

b.Proceeding roughly south to north :
Colaba, Old Woman's Island, Bombay (the main harbour), Mazagaon, Worli, Parel and
Mahim.
These are the 7 islands ceded by the Portuguese to the British, that formed the
present city of Mumbai.

c.In a cavern, in a canyon,
Excavating for a mine
Dwelt a miner forty niner,
And his daughter Clementine

"Oh My Darling, Clementine", is an American western folk ballad.

This song was the 'inspiration' for the C.I.D. (1956) classic, "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Jeena Yahan".
Rare instance of a song being better in the copy, than in the original :)

Immortalised by Johnny Walker, when he crooned it on Mumbai's Marine Drive,
this song was composed by O.P. Nayyar, written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and sung by
Mohd. Rafi and Geeta Dutt.

It's indeed a song that epitomizes the Mumbai spirit.

d.'Maximum City : Bombay Lost and Found', a 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist, is a
narrative nonfiction book by Suketu Mehta, published in 2004, about the Indian city of Mumbai.

Danny Boyle has reportedly acquired the rights to develop a film, based on this
book.

Connect : The city of Bombay

B)
1.
a.Baazi (1951)
Directed by : Guru Dutt
Produced by : Navketan (Dev Anand's Production House)

Trivia : Guru Dutt makes a cameo appearance in the very first scene of the movie.

b.Faraar (Alias Dev Anand In Goa) (1955)
Directed by : Phani Majumdar
Produced by : Tara Anand, Pradeep Maitra

c.C.I.D. (1956)
Directed by : Raj Khosla
Produced by : Guru Dutt

Trivia : The costumes were credited to a debutante, Bhanumati, who is better known
as Bhanu Athaiya.

d.Nau Do Gyarah (1957)
Directed by : Vijay Anand
Produced by : Dev Anand

Trivia : Nau Do Gyarah is a remake of the Frank Capra classic 'It Happened One
Night' (1934).

Connect : The choreography of all the above mentioned films was done by Zohra Sehgal.

2.
a.A still from Devdas (1936)
Directed by : P.C. Barua

K.L. Saigal played Devdas in the film.

Trivia : Bimal Roy was the cinematographer of this film.

b.Persian poet and philosopher Omar Khayyam

K.L. Saigal played Omar Khaiyyam in Mohan Sinha's Omar Khaiyyam (1946)

c.Mughal Emperor Shahjehan

K.L. Saigal played the role of Sohail in Abdul Rashid Kardar's Shahjehan (1946)
Rehman played the title role in this film.

Trivia : Kamal Amrohi was the story writer of this film.

d.Miyan Tansen a.k.a. Ramtanu Pandey, Musician - Composer in Hindustani classical
music.
He was among the 'Navratnas' at the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar.

K.L. Saigal played the title role in Jayant Desai's Tansen (1943)

e.Surdas, Indian Saint and Composer who was born blind.

K.L. Saigal played Surdas in Chaturbhuj Doshi's Bhakt Surdas (1942)

Trivia : Surdas is the subject of a question asked in the film Slumdog Millionaire
(2008).

3.
a.Rokkk (2010)
Directed by : Rajesh Ranshinge
Produced by : Krishan Choudhary, Vipin Jain and Sumeet Saigal

b.Adrian Lyne's 'Indecent Proposal' (1993), was remade in hindi as Sauda (1995)
Directed by : Ramesh Modi
Produced by : Sudhakar Bokade

Sumeet Saigal played the main lead, along with Neelam and Vikas Bhalla.

c.Aayee Milan Ki Raat (1991)
Directed by : K. Pappu
Produced by : Gulshan Kumar

Avinash Wadhavan and Shaheen Banu essayed the main lead roles.
Shaheen is the niece of famous actress Saira Banu.
She made her debut in Mukul Anand's Maha-Sangram (1990) which was produced by
Nitin Manmohan.

She was once married to Sumeet Saigal (1997-Jan 2000) (now divorced)

Trivia : K. Pappu was the elder brother of Director Raj Kanwar.

Connect : Saigal

C)
a.A case of 'Lymphosarcoma of the intestine'.

b.Return Of Jewel Thief (1996)
Directed by : Ashok Tyagi
Produced by : T.P. Aggarwal

This film has a star cast which includes legends like Ashok Kumar, Dev Anand,
Dharmendra and Prem Chopra :)
And has a plot that spins off the original Jewel Thief.

In the film, Sadashiv Amrapurkar plays a character named 'Jukaso', a gangster of
international repute, who comes from 'Costa Rica' and suffers from "Lymphosarcoma of the Intestine'.

c.Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
Directed by : Rajkumar Hirani
Produced by : Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Vir Chopra

In the film, when Hari Prasad and Parvati Sharma reach their son Dr. Murli Prasad
Sharma's hospital, he is shown to be busy with his patients. The following scene
ensues right before Murli meets his parents.

(Murli is shown to be studying the X-Ray of a skull)
Murli : Jis baat ka darr tha wohi hua, "Lymphosarcoma of the Intestines"
Patient 1 : Dr saab, main bach to jaoonga na ?
Patient 2 : "Kahin aur jaate to mushkil tha, kyunki is bimaari ka ilaaj sirf
Dr. Murli Prasad Sharma ke paas hai."
Patient 1 : Achcha..

Connect : Lymphosarcoma of the Intestine

D)
a.Achanak (1973)
Directed by : Gulzar
Produced by : Raj N. Sippy, Romu N. Sippy

b.Zindagi (1976)
Directed by : Ravi Tandon
Produced by : Romu N. Sippy, V.K. Sood

c.Sadma (1983)
Directed by : Balu Mahendra
Produced by : Raj N. Sippy, Romu N. Sippy

Connect : Hrishikesh Mukherjee and N.C. Sippy (They are credited as 'Presenters' of these films.)


E)
a.Prabhunath Garg a.k.a. Kaka Hathrasi (1906-95), Poet
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Hindi satirists.

b.A Cockatoo a.k.a. Kakatua
It is any of the 21 species belonging to the bird family Cacatuidae.

c.A still from Sholay (1975)
Director : Ramesh Sippy
Producer : G.P. Sippy

The still shows Thakur Baldev Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) with his trusted aide Ramlal
(Satyen Kappu).
Radha (Jaya Bhaduri) calls him Ramu Kaka in the film.

d.Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká,
is a Brazilian football midfielder who currently plays for Real Madrid C.F. and
the Brazilian national team.

Connect : Kaka


Connects :

A 1. Raj Kapoor
2. The city of Bombay

B Saigal

C Lymphosarcoma Of The Intestine

D Hrishikesh Mukherjee and N.C. Sippy

E Kaka

The Grand Connect is the movie 'Anand' (1970)


1. The film is dedicated to Raj Kapoor and the city of Bombay.

2. In the film, Anand's full name is Anand Saigal.

3. Anand Saigal is a cancer patient suffering from 'Lymphosarcoma of the Intestine',
who despite knowing this fact, believes in living his life to the fullest.

4. Anand was Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and was Produced by Hrishikesh
Mukherjee and N.C. Sippy.

5. Rajesh Khanna, affectionately known as 'Kaka', played the role of Anand Saigal.