Bengali and Marathi cinema quiz
Two regional cinemas that have produced some of India's most acclaimed films.
10 multiple-choice questions, with the answer explained after each one.
Answer each question, see why, and beat your best score.
All 10 questions and answers
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- Pather Panchali (1955) is the first film of which trilogy?
- The Kolkata Trilogy
- The Feluda Trilogy
- The Apu Trilogy
- The Calcutta Trilogy
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The Apu Trilogy. Satyajit Ray followed it with Aparajito and Apur Sansar.
- Pather Panchali is based on a novel by…
- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
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Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. Satyajit Ray adapted Bibhutibhushan's novel.
- Which fictional detective did Satyajit Ray create?
- Karamchand
- Feluda
- Kiriti Roy
- Byomkesh Bakshi
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Feluda. Feluda first appeared in 1965. Byomkesh Bakshi was created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.
- Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960) was directed by whom?
- Satyajit Ray
- Ritwik Ghatak
- Tapan Sinha
- Mrinal Sen
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Ritwik Ghatak. It's widely regarded as Ritwik Ghatak's masterpiece.
- Which actor, a Bengali matinee idol, often starred with Suchitra Sen?
- Uttam Kumar
- Prosenjit Chatterjee
- Chhabi Biswas
- Soumitra Chatterjee
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Uttam Kumar. Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen were a legendary screen pair.
- Who directed Bhuvan Shome (1969)?
- Satyajit Ray
- Mrinal Sen
- Basu Chatterjee
- Shyam Benegal
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Mrinal Sen. The film helped launch India's 'New Wave' (parallel cinema).
- Which Marathi film won the first National Film Award for Best Feature Film (1954)?
- Ramshastri
- Sant Tukaram
- Pinjra
- Shyamchi Aai
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Shyamchi Aai. Acharya Atre directed Shyamchi Aai.
- Who directed Sairat (2016)?
- Nagraj Manjule
- Umesh Kulkarni
- Paresh Mokashi
- Ravi Jadhav
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Nagraj Manjule. Nagraj Manjule also made Fandry (2013).
- Court (2014), India's Oscar submission, was directed by whom?
- Avinash Arun
- Sachin Kundalkar
- Nagraj Manjule
- Chaitanya Tamhane
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Chaitanya Tamhane. Chaitanya Tamhane later made The Disciple (2020).
- Harishchandrachi Factory (2009) tells the story of whom?
- The first Marathi talkie
- V. Shantaram's early career
- The founding of Prabhat Studios
- Dadasaheb Phalke making Raja Harishchandra
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Dadasaheb Phalke making Raja Harishchandra. Paresh Mokashi directed this Marathi film.