Art and Culture Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 20)

“Kismet” ran for 184 weeks at Kolkata’s Roxy Cinema — a record that still stands.

He was born Kumudlal Ganguly. Dilip Kumar (real name Yusuf Khan) was a different, later Bombay Talkies star, and Devika Rani was Ashok Kumar’s co-star.

“Ayodhyecha Raja” was the first Marathi film made under Prabhat Film Company, which he co-founded in 1929.

He left Prabhat Film Company in 1942 and founded Rajkamal Kalamandir, his own Mumbai studio, named for his parents.

He co-founded Prabhat Film Company in 1929, alongside Vishnupant Damle, K.R. Dhaiber, S. Fatelal, and S.B. Kulkarni.

It won a Silver Bear at the 1958 Berlin International Film Festival, and the Samuel Goldwyn International Award at the 1959 Golden Globes.

He taught briefly at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, in 1966.

“Love and God” originally starred Guru Dutt, who died in 1964. Sanjeev Kumar then replaced him.

The finished film starred Dilip Kumar and Madhubala, replacing the originally cast Chandramohan and Nargis.

Original lead actor Chandramohan died in 1946, and Partition disrupted the film’s financing, stalling production.

Mughal-e-Azam took 16 years from conception in 1944 to its release on 5 August 1960.

Andaz is remembered as one of the first Hindi films to depict a love triangle, starring Nargis, Dilip Kumar, and Raj Kapoor.

He worked as a horseshoe repairer in Bombay before entering films as an assistant and extra.

Mother India lost by a single vote at the final poll, to the Italian film ‘Nights of Cabiria.’

Do Bigha Zamin was directly inspired by Italian Neorealism, especially Vittorio De Sica’s ‘Bicycle Thieves.’

Roy worked as camera assistant on Devdas (1935), directed by P.C. Barua, at New Theatres, Calcutta.

Madhumati’s 9 Filmfare Awards stood as a record for 37 years, until Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge won 10 in 1996.

The GI tag reflects a shift from a craft protected mainly as heritage, to one positioned for export-driven economic growth.

The article highlighted the “One District, One Product” initiative, which helps local crafts gain wider market access while preserving heritage.

PM Modi shared an article by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, arguing that traditional Indian craftsmanship can drive economic growth.

He died from an overdose of sleeping pills and alcohol. Sources differ on whether it was accidental or intentional.

He never directed again after Kaagaz Ke Phool, though he continued acting, including in Chaudhvin Ka Chand and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam.

The Kalamandalam revived Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, and Kudiyattam together, bringing them back from a state of near-extinction in the early 20th century.

He earned the “Mahakavi” title in 1913 after Chitrayogam, an 18-sarga Mahakavya based on a story from the Kathasaritsagara.

The Kavitrayam trio comprises Vallathol, Kumaran Asan, and Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer, regarded as the founding figures of modern Malayalam poetry.