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
30.00
5. Raveena Tandon
07.00
6. Sushmita Sen
05.00
7. Kareena Kapoor
14.00
2. Which of these men has the best body in Bollywood?
1. Salman Khan |
32.00
2. Sanjay Dutt
28.00
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 |
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 |
72.00
2. No, because they have
acting in their genes
28.00
20. Which of these stars are overhyped ?
Overhyped |
1. Hrithik Roshan
54.00
46.00
2. Kareena Kapoor
45.00
3. Vivek Oberoi
72.00
4. Bipasha Basu
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 |
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
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 |
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
