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Mirch Masala

The ultimate Bollywood fan poll -- <i >Outlook</i> C<i >fore</i> survey

Kitne aadmi the? Well, 1,456 actually, aadmis and aurats, above the age of 16, in six cities—Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Bangalore and Lucknow, avid Hindi film watchers, all of them. They were randomly selected by the enumerators of market research agency C fore and handed an extensive questionnaire that sought to shed light on many burning issues concerning Bollywood films.

The real issues. Like:

And dozens of other momentous and vital questions that are now answered, once and for all, so you can sleep in peace in the cinema hall.

We’ve done all your work for you. All Bollywood mysteries are now solved and set to rest. Everyone can stop arguing and live in harmony and peace ever after. 
Pass the popcorn.

THE STARS

1. Which of these heroines has the best body in Bollywood?

1. Urmila Matondkar

20.00

2. Shilpa Shetty

21.00

3. Antara Mali

03.00

4. Bipasha Basu

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30.00

5. Raveena Tandon

07.00

6. Sushmita Sen

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05.00

7. Kareena Kapoor

14.00

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2. Which of these men has the best body in Bollywood?

1. Salman Khan

32.00

2. Sanjay Dutt

28.00

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3. Arjun Rampal

15.00

4. Hrithik Roshan

14.00

5. Shah Rukh Khan

04.00

6. Akshay Kumar

07.00

3. Which of these has been the funkiest style statement made by Bollywood?

1. Sadhana cut (hairstyle)

20.00

2. Bobby frock

09.00

3. Dil Chahta Hai goatee

39.00

4. Saira Banu buns and bouffant

07.00

5. Dev Anand's puff

14.00

6. Bachchan's hairstyle

11.00

4. Who is the best actor of all time?

1. Dilip Kumar

17.00

2. Sanjeev Kumar

11.00

3. Aamir Khan

07.00

4. Amitabh Bachchan

56.00

5. Naseeruddin Shah

03.00

6. Om Puri

04.00

7. Balraj Sahani

02.00

5. Aamir Khan says he never goes for award functions, but went to Hollywood for the Oscars.
Should he have done that?

1. Yes, there's nothing
wrong with what he did

67.00

2. No, he just proved
he is a hypocrite

33.00

6. Govinda is ...

1. A fool

29.00

2. A genius

71.00

7. Who is the biggest over-actor of all time?

1. Nana Patekar

24.00

2. Raj Kumar

34.00

3. Shatrughan Sinha

15.00

4. Dev Anand

27.00

8. Who's the best actress?

1. Madhuri Dixit

65.00

2. Tabu

20.00

3. Nandita Das

05.00

4. Raveena Tandon

06.00

5. Manisha Koirala

04.00

9. Do you want Kajol to come back out of retirement?

1. Yes

74.00

2. No

26.00

10. Who's the best among the relatives?

1. Nutan

21.00

2. Tanuja

16.00

3. Kajol

40.00

4. Rani Mukherjee

23.00

11. Does Shah Rukh Khan play Shah Rukh Khan in every film, or does he really act?

1. He plays Shah Rukh in every film

38.00

2. He does act

62.00

12. Does Alshwarya Rai play Miss World in every film, or does she really act?

1. She plays Miss World in every film

22.00

2. She does act

78.00

13. Should Dev Anand retire ?

1. Yes, it's high time he gave up making films

70.00

2. No, he should keep making films till the day he dies

30.00

14. Which of the Deols do you like the most ?

1. Dharmendra

25.00

2. Sunny Deol

37.00

3. Bobby Deol

12.00

4. Esha Deol

05.00

5. Hema Malini

21.00

15. Who is the worst dressed ?

1. Govinda

28.00

2. Bhappi Lahiri

48.00

3. Salman Khan

24.00

16. Who makes the best politician ?

1. Shatrughan Sinha

59.00

2. Vinod Khanna

28.00

3. Jayaprada

13.00

17. If you could make a film star the Prime Minister of India, who would you choose ?

1. Amitabh Bachchan

54.00

2. Shah Rukh Khan

03.00

3. Dharmendra

06.00

4. Aamir Khan

12.00

5. Dev Anand

06.00

6. Naseeruddin Shah

19.00

18. Which film had the best Helen number ?

1. Sholay (Mehbooba Mehbooba)

35.00

2. Caravan (Piya Tu Ab To Aa Jaa)

38.00

3. Don (Ai Mera Dil)

08.00

4. Teesri Manzil (O.Haseena Zulfowali)

19.00

19. Do you think children of film stars should think of professions other than acting?

1. Yes, because most of them
can't even act

72.00

2. No, because they have
acting in their genes

28.00

20. Which of these stars are overhyped ?

 

Overhyped

Not Overhyped

1. Hrithik Roshan

54.00

46.00

2. Kareena Kapoor

55.00

45.00

3. Vivek Oberoi

28.00

72.00

4. Bipasha Basu

42.00

58.00

21. Will you watch Kamalhasan in a normal role, when he is not a dwarf, old man, woman, psycho with shaved head?

1. No, I prefer him weird

16.00

2. Yes, I would watch him anyway

59.00

3. I wouldn’t like to watch Kamalhasan
whether he is normal or weird

25.00

22. Which pair is the best?

1. Shah Rukh - Kajol

35.00

2. Raj Kapoor - Nargis

20.00

3. Rajesh Khanna - Sharmila Tagore

12.00

4. Amitabh Bachchan - Rekha

33.00

23. Is Johnny Lever Funny?

1. Yes, he makes me laugh till I cry

91.00

2. No, he only makes me cry

09.00

24. Who fights best ? That is, who is our greatest action star?

1. Akshay Kumar

36.00

2. Sunil Shetty

16.00

3. Sanjay Dutt

20.00

4. Sunny Deol

28.00

25. Should Amitabh Bachchan call it quits?

1. Yes, he’s become a bore

13.00

2. No, he’s the greatest star we have

87.00

26. Which is your favorite Amitabh Bachchan performance?

1. Muqaddar Ka Sikander

23.00

2. Deewar

28.00

3. Amar Akbar Anthony

20.00

4. Agneepath

17.00

5. Zanzeer

10.00

6. Main Azaad Hoon

02.00

27. Which is the worst Amitabh Bachchan Film?

1. AKS

19.00

2. Mrityudaata

13.00

3. Lal Badshah

34.00

4. Toofan

09.00

5. Jadugar

12.00

6. Ajooba

13.00

28. Are they just dumb hunks, or are there sensitive souls beating in their chests ?
(Response needed to each name)

 
Dumb Hunk
Secret Sensitive

1. Sunil Shetty

46.00

54.00

2. Sanjay Dutt

43.00

57.00

3. Sunny Deol

38.00

62.00

29. Which do you think is the best wet scene in Hindi Films?

1. Sridevi in Mr. India

22.00

2. Smita Patil in Namak Halal

11.00

3. Zeenat Aman in Satyam Shivam Sundaram

34.00

4. Mandakini in Ram Teri Ganga Maili

27.00

5. Nagma in Yalgaar

06.00

30. Who is your favorite Villain?

1. Gabbar in Sholay

60.00

2. Shakaal in Shaan

08.00

3. Mogambo in Mr. India

21.00

4. Lion in Kalicharran

04.00

5. Dr. Dang in Karma

07.00

31. Who is better?

1. Paresh Rawal

57.00

2. Anupam Kher

43.00

THE FILMS

32. How do you decide which film you want to see?

1. Based on who the stars of the film are

22.00

2. Based on who the director of the film is

18.00

3. Based on reviews in the media

16.00

4. Based on the trailer of the film

15.00

5. Based on the quality of the film’s music

17.00

6. Based on what friends tell you about the film

12.00

33. Which of these films deserves a sequel?

1. Sholay

34.00

2. Dil Chahta Hail

31.00

3. Awaara

10.00

4. Kabhi Kabhie

16.00

5. Rangeela

09.00

34. Which film made you cry more?

1. Devdas

52.00

2. Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham

48.00

35. Which did you enjoy more ?

1. Lagaan

63.00

2. Gadar

37.00

36. Which is the best Hollywood remake done by Bollywood?

1. Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin
(It happened one Night)

19.00

2. Manoranjan (Irma La Douce)

08.00

3. Rafoo Chakkar (Some Like it Hot)

08.00

4. Kaante (Reservoir Dogs)

29.00

5. Satte Pe Satta
(Seven Brides for Seven Brothers )

36.00

37. Which is better?

1. Satya

64.00

2. Parinda

36.00

38. Which is better?

1. Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

38.00

2. Padosan

62.00

39. Which is better?

1. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge

52.00

2. Hum Aapke Hain Kaun

48.00

40. Which is better?

1. Border

59.00

2. Gadar

41.00

41. Would you watch a Bollywood film that had no songs and no dances ?

1. Of course no

44.00

2. Absolutely. Someone should have the guts to make this film

56.00

42. Which is the best film you have seen in the last few years?

1. Lagaan

33.00

2. Gadar

21.00

3. Devdas

18.00

4. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

15.00

5. Mohabbatein

13.00

43. Which of these Bollywood flops deserve to be hits ?
(Multiple responses allowed)

1. Ashoka

22.00

2. Hey Ram
24.00
3. Aks
18.00

4. Lajja

30.00

5. Raju Chacha

22.00

44. How many times have you seen Sholay ?

1. Never

04.00

2. Less than five times

50.00

3. 5-10 times

23.00

4. More than 10 times

12.00

5. Countless times

11.00

45. Which is the best lost and found film?

1. Waqt

24.00

2. Amar Akbar Anthony

36.00

3. Yaadon Ki Baraat

26.00

4. Suhaag

08.00

5. Parvarish

06.00

DIRECTORS, MUSIC, DIALOGUE

46. Ram Gopal Verma

1. Is one of India's most talented directors

68.00

2. Has made a career out of flicking
ideas from foreign films

32.00

47. Which of these directors' next film would you definitely want to see ?

1. Farhan Akhtar

20.00

2. Ram Gopal Verma

14.00

3. Sooraj Barjatya

05.00

4. Karan Johar

23.00

5. Rakesh Roshan

11.00

6. J.P. Dutta

13.00

7. Aditya chopra

05.00

8. Ashutosh Gowarikar

09.00

48. Have you ever seen a film by any of these directors ?
(Multiple responses allowed)

1. Guru Dutt

42.00

 

2. Govind Nihalani

30.00

3. Shyam Benegal

43.00

4. Mani Kaul

18.00

5. Rakesh Roshan

11.00

49. Which Is the most memorable line in Hindi films?

1. Kitne
aadmi
t
he ?

48.00

2. K..K..K..Kiran

12.00

3. Mere paas maa hai...

17.00

4. Agar maa ka dhoodh piya hai to
saamne aa..

14.00

5. Kutte Kamine
!

09.00

50. What's your favourite love song from Hindi films in the last decade?

1. Kuch kuch hota hai...

18.00

2. Dil to pagal hai...

20.00

3. Ishq bina
...
(Taal)

15.00

4. Jaane kyon log pyar karte hain...
(Dil Chahta Hai)

28.00

5. Na tum jaano na hum
(Kaho Na Pyar Hai)

10.00

6. You are my Sonia
(Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham)

09.00

51. Do you think the quality of Hindi film music has dropped in recent years, or improved?

1. Dropped

56.00

2. Improved

44.00

52. Bollywood's greatest living director?

1. Yash Chopra

60.00

2. Subhash Ghai

30.00

3. Ramesh Sippy

10.00

53. Who is the greatest male playback singer of all time?

1. Manna Dey

02.00

2. Kishore Kumar

55.00

3. Mohammad Rafi

26.00

4. Mukesh

08.00

5. Kumar Sanu

04.00

6. Udit Narayan

05.00

54. Who is the greatest female playback singer of all time?

1. Geeta Dutt

08.00

2. Lata Mangeshkar

61.00

3. Asha Bhonsle

24.00

4. Alka Yagnik

04.00

5. Kavita Krishnamurthy

03.00

55. Who is better?

1. R.D. Burman

66.00

2. A.R. Rahman

34.00

THE EXPERIENCE

56. What is the greatest distraction in cinemas today?

1. Mobile phones

47.00

2. Bawling kids

17.00

3. Rustling pop corn packets
Audience babble

08.00

4. Front row catcalls

28.00

57. Do you want the national anthem restored at the end of a movie?

1. Yes

31.00

2. No

69.00

58. Do you think your movie viewing experience in a theatre is value for money?

1. Yes, seeing a film on the big screen
is worth it

65.00

2. No, I'd settle for hiring a CD and
seeing it in the comfort of my home

35.00

59. Do you think our cineplex ticket prices are overpriced ?

1. Yes, Rs 150 film tickets are a scandal

72.00

2. No, it's a fair price to pay

28.00

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