Friends,
Here are the Answers and Results for GQ-01.. This quiz was special
not only because it is first in the series, but also there was a
hidden agenda in this quiz, to discuss a unique aspect of gulzar
saab's work 'Gulzar-Tilism'. 'Gulzar-Tilism' is a 'shabdon ka tilism'
in a song and inviting listeners to fall into the trap of the tilism..
and I thought rather than discussing this gulzar-tilism in an essay
like post, I should come out with a quiz to find out, whether the
listerns are actually falling in the trap... So I included many
questions (not all) based on this..
"Unko Shabdon ka Jaadugar kahoon ya Juggler.. Ek juggler ki tarah
shabdon se khelte hain (aur shayad sun-ne walon se bhi) aur Itni
safaai se tilism rachte hain 'shabdon ke sound' ke saath ki sun-ne
wala apne presumptions ki wajah se galati kar baith-ta hai.."
Do similar sounding words ka ye khel kitna mazedar raha, iska andaza aap
quiz ke results se nikaal sakte hain..
The Participation..
In all, there were 17 participants listed as below. Thanks everyone
for participating in the quiz (even you've not sent an entry I hope
you must have enjoyed the quiz, and I hope the answers will also make
it enjoyable for some of you..)
* Pradeep Kapoor
* Yasharth Sharma
* Saraswathi Punagin
* Anu Arora
* Piyush Mishra
* Saurabh Srivastava
* Dushyant
* Vineet Sharma
* Nitin S
* Talat Hayat Rao
* Abhinn Kumar
* Mohit Kataria
* Manish Kumar
* Vijay Singh
* Amit Kulshreshtha
* George Thomas
* Bheem Sinh
Here is what a few of the participants felt about the quiz..
"I have to say your clues weren't that easy too.. it will be
interesting to know, what were your reasons behind some of the clues"
- Pradeep
"is baar main bhi koshish kar raha hoon lekin shayad kaafi kuchh baaki
hai abhi jaan ne aur sun ne ke liye" - Mohit
"क्विज़ कठिन है पर कठिनाई का इतना स्तर आवश्यक है। मानस मन्थन का एक बहुत
अच्छा अवसर है। " - Bheem
Lets move on to the answers
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Q1. tumse milA thA pyAr, kuchh achchhe nasIb the
ham un dino ____ the, jab tum ____ the
hint : roshan roshan geet..
Answer:[13/17]
tumse milA thA pyAr, kuchh achchhe nasIb the
ham un dino "ameer" the, jab tum "qareeb" the
song : same as above
film : Khatta Meetha [13/17]
* This was easy and as expected, most of you got it right.. Placing
this question on top was primarily to give a comfort level to the
participants.. but still there were a couple of entries answering it
as "gareeb" instead of "qareeb"
* On Hint : roshan roshan geet referes to two roshans associated in
the song, Rakesh Roshan on screen and Rajesh Roshan composing the
song.. and ofc 'roshan roshan' was recently used in once song by
gulzar saab.. guess which one?
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Q2. shahad jeene kA milA karatA hai thoDA thoDA
jaane waalo ke liye ___ ___ ___ karate
hint : memories woven in melody...
Answer:[6/17]
shahad jeene kA milA karatA hai thoDA thoDA
jaane waalo ke liye "dil nahin thoDa" karate
song : haath chhotey bhi to rishtey nahin...
album : Marasim [14/17]
* The tilism worked this time and 11 participants presumed its 'toDa'
instead of 'thoDa' and got it wrong, while answered the album
correctly..
* On hint : this was the punch line of the album 'Marasim'
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Q3. koi rishtA nahIn rahA phir bhI
ek ____ ____ sI hai
hint : Meghna stepping in her father's shoes for this 'four grooms and
a bride' song...
Answer:[13/17]
koi rishtA nahIn rahA phir bhI
ek "tasleem laazami" sI hai
song : shaam se aankh me nami sI hai
album : Marasim [14/17]
* Well done!.. Most of you got it right, but let me tell you that I
got it wrong when I first heard it and had a discussion with one of my
friend a few years back, while watching the video that its 'tasveer
laazami si hai' (as the music video of the song too shows a tasveer in
the stanza but later I came to know I was wrong..
* On Hint : Meghna directed her first music video for this song and
recently in filmfare, gulzar saab refered to this song as a 'four
grooms and a bride' song
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Q4. chhoTe chhoTe shaharo se, ___ ___ se
ham to jholA uthA ke chale
hint : no hint, as hint has already been stolen!
Answer: [8/17]
chhoTe chhoTe shaharo se, "khalI bore dupaharon" se
ham to jholA uthA ke chale
song : same as above
film : Bunty aur Babli [15/17]
* This was a surprise as only 8 of you could got it right eventually..
Most of you still think that its "bhor" not "bore", while "bore" is
correct.
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Q5. laTon pe ____ ____, ik __ huA karatI thI
kabhI kabhI _____ pe vo bhI milA karatI hai
hint : the producer came up with a Train to Pakistan next
Answer:[9/17]
laTon pe "ulajhI lipaTI", ik "raat" huA karatI thI
kabhI kabhI "takiye" pe vo bhI milA karatI hai
song : chhod aaye hum wo galiyaan
film : Maachis [15/17]
* Indeed a few of the participants still hear it as 'ulajhI miTTI' and
a few think its 'raah' in place of 'raat' as results signifies.
* On Hint : R.V. Pandit, noted economist, the producer of Maachis,
made another film 'Train to Pakistan' after 'Maachis'
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Q6. baahar _____ hai, andar ____
hint : can provide you some good hint about this song but....
Answer:[1/17]
baahar 'ujaaDa' hai, andar 'veerAnA'
song: Yaara Seeli Seeli
film : Lekin [10/17]
* Aah, here comes the real challange and only one participant [Piyush
Mishra] could got out of the tilism while all other presumed its
'Ujaala'
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Q7. ___ raho ____ jis tarah
__ __ pairon tale jis tarah
hint : aasmaan ke paar shaayad aur koi aasmaan hoga ? may be..
Answer: [2/17]
"jharate" raho "baadal jhare" jis tarah
"dariya muDe" pairon tale jis tarah
song: AkAsh pe us paar bhi AkAsh hain
album : Mere Watan Ke Logon - Lata [2/17]
* This was tough definately, but then as bheem put it "maanas manthan
ke liye kathnaai ka star zaroori hai" and also some tough questions
will definately give you a chance to discover and rediscover gulzar
saab more.. This was the song penned for the national games held in
maharashtra in early 90s. Lata ji sang this gulzar number live
composed by hridaynath mangeshkar ji at the games. Later this song was
released in an album [name given above] in 1997. Only two of you,
George Thomas and Amit Kulshreshtha got it correct.
* On Hint : Read the hint again...
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Q8.ruk ruk ke chalatA hai ye dil
mujrim sa lagatA hai ye dil
___, ___
hint : barishon ke paani se....
Answer:[9/17]
ruk ruk ke chalatA hai ye dil
mujrim sa lagatA hai ye dil
"nI pA, pA nI"
song : geela geela paani
film : Satya [11/17]
* A beautiful composition and since the character was a singer she
could interpret the sound of rains in terms of music..
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Q9. sajke ____ ____, chaIi ___ ___ ___ ke pAr
hint : lekin, its not lekin....
Answer: [1/17]
sajke "solaa singaar", chaIi "sapano ke sapano" ke pAr
song : chaaya jaagi
film : Maya Memsaab [1/17]
* This one proved out to be the most difficult questions in the quiz
and was decisive in getting a winner. Only George Thomas could got
this song and film right..
* On Hint : Lekin team of 'Hridaynath Mangeshkar-Lata-Gulzar', teamed
up again for this film..
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10. jI me ho jab ___ kI
yA ___ __ __ ho
khatm hoti hai tumhI par
ab kahIn kI bAt ho
hint : a very popular song... gulzar saab did just a couple of films
with this team of legendary music directors.
Answer: [3/17]
jI me ho jab "aasmaan" kI
yA "zameen ki baat" ho
khatm hoti hai tumhI par
ab kahIn kI bAt ho
song: hamsafar mere hamsafar, pankh tum parwaaz ham
film : Poornima [3/17]
* Unexpectedly not many of you got it right even after the clue..
gulzar saab penned just a few songs for KalyanJi-AnandJi and this one
is the most popular of them..
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Now The Winners
Winner : George Thomas
Runners-up : Amit Kulshreshtha [just one answer in Q9 made the difference].
Keep watching your Post Box as I'll be sending you both a special
prize very soon..
Thats it folks for this time, I hope you've enjoyed the quiz.. would love to receive comments and suggestions on the format of the quiz.. and get ready for the next quiz..
just another gulzar fan
Pavan Jha