Bollywood directors quiz
Behind every great film is a director. Can you name them?
10 multiple-choice questions, with the answer explained after each one.
Answer each question, see why, and beat your best score.
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- Which banner did Yash Chopra found in 1970?
- Rajshri Productions
- R.K. Films
- Yash Raj Films
- Dharma Productions
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Yash Raj Films. Yash Raj Films is now run by his son Aditya Chopra.
- R.K. Films was the production company of which legend?
- Shammi Kapoor
- Randhir Kapoor
- Raj Kapoor
- Rishi Kapoor
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Raj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor founded R.K. Films in 1948.
- Vishal Bhardwaj's Maqbool, Omkara and Haider adapt which writer?
- Charles Dickens
- Leo Tolstoy
- Rabindranath Tagore
- William Shakespeare
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William Shakespeare. They adapt Macbeth, Othello and Hamlet.
- Who directed Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)?
- Vishal Bhardwaj
- Dibakar Banerjee
- Anurag Kashyap
- Tigmanshu Dhulia
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Anurag Kashyap. Anurag Kashyap's two-part crime saga is set in Jharkhand.
- Dil Chahta Hai (2001) was whose debut as a director?
- Karan Johar
- Kabir Khan
- Farhan Akhtar
- Zoya Akhtar
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Farhan Akhtar. Farhan Akhtar debuted with this story of three friends.
- Which director made Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. and PK?
- Priyadarshan
- David Dhawan
- Rajkumar Hirani
- Rohit Shetty
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Rajkumar Hirani. Rajkumar Hirani directed both, as well as 3 Idiots.
- Jab We Met (2007) was directed by whom?
- Anurag Basu
- Ayan Mukerji
- Shakun Batra
- Imtiaz Ali
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Imtiaz Ali. Imtiaz Ali directed it, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.
- Which director is known for the Golmaal comedies and Singham?
- Sajid Khan
- Priyadarshan
- Rohit Shetty
- Anees Bazmee
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Rohit Shetty. Rohit Shetty directs the Golmaal series and the Singham films.
- Padmaavat (2018) and Bajirao Mastani (2015) were directed by whom?
- Ashutosh Gowariker
- Om Raut
- J.P. Dutta
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Both are Sanjay Leela Bhansali period dramas.
- Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), often cited as India's first CinemaScope film, was made by whom?
- Guru Dutt
- Raj Kapoor
- V. Shantaram
- Mehboob Khan
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Guru Dutt. Guru Dutt directed and starred in it.