Legends Of Indian Cinema

Question 1

Considered as one of the greatest film-makers of the 20th century, was a Bengali writer and director who brought Indian cinema to world recognition. He holds the record for receiving 32 National Film Awards. He won an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement in 1992.

Answer 1

Satyajit Ray

Question 2

Has won four National Awards for Best Actor, most by any actor. He has been honoured with the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 2019, he won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Answer 2

Amitabh Bachan

Question 3

A legendary actor of Hindi cinema, ____ is fondly known as the ‘king of tragedy. His birth name is Yusuf Khan. He has won a record eight Filmfare Best Actor Awards and received the Dadasaheb Phalke award in 1995.

Answer 3

Dilip Kumar

Question 4

A leading director of non-mainstream Hindi cinema, considered one of the founders of the movement of realistic and issue-based film-making, also known as parallel cinema. He received two of the highest civilian awards offered by the Indian government, the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 1991.

Answer 4

Shyam Bengal

Question 5

A legendary figure in the Indian film industry, ____ won three National Film Awards and a record 19 Filmfare awards in five languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. He received the Padma Shri in 1990 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.

Answer 5

Kamal Hassan

Question 6

One of the leading figures of the New Indian cinema movement of issue-based filmmaking of the 1970s, _____ révolutionizedMalayalam cinema. His best known works are Elippathayam (1982), Mathilukal (1990), and Nizhalkkuthu (2002). He has won five National Film Awards for Best Director and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2004.

Answer 6

Adoor Gopalakrishnan