From Twitter 12-18-2010

• 14:01:26: ok closing..
  
• 14:02:31: Giving @siddev18 a perfact 10 for cracking it first! @gauravsabnis gets 7 (5+2) not awarding full bonus for partial correct answer
  
• 14:03:31: A4. Bodyline series.. This specific scene is introduction of Harold Larwood played by birtish actor Jim Holt
  
• 14:04:42: q5. coming up.. its a multiple clue question and you can score max 20 points.. points will be reduced with time and clues!
  
• 14:05:46: Q5. Time to remember a heart throb of mid 80s a handsome hunk who recently turned film director (you can start answering as clues coming up)
  
• 14:06:19: when I said heartthrob, it was for TV audience.. not related to film.. yes he was a model too!
  
• 14:07:03: Sanjay Dutt could have called him 'Saalaa!', as he was somehow realted in that way to Sanjay Dutt!
  
• 14:07:27: next clue will reveal more but scoring would reduce to 10 points!
  
• 14:09:08: He was not seen in the films.. though was part of very few serials too. was part of a very popular serial! & played one of the central char
  
• 14:09:59: Kumar Gaurav can call Sanjay dutt a Saala not the other way.. He is Sanjay Dutts Jeeja btw!
  
• 14:10:29: Next clue coming up.. He belong to a Royal family of Hyderabad!
  
• 14:12:00: The character he played can be considered a very popular character of english literature!. as the serial was based on a classic of eng lit
  
• 14:12:53: another clue? Pictorial?
  
• 14:14:10: so final clue coming up.. but now only 5 and 2 points will be awarded to first two
  
• 14:14:22: Here is his image http://p1j.posterous.com/private/ICunEECwfC
  
• 14:17:23: closing the question! got one correct answer! can some one name the serial?
  
• 14:18:11: Giving @amradhika 10 for identifying the actor before pictorial clue!
  
• 14:18:48: The serial was very popular Trishna based on Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice.. Tarun played Mr. Darcy!
  
• 14:19:49: Tarun Dhanrajgiri was a famous model of 70s before appearing in Trishna.. hailed from Royal Dhanrajgiri family of Hyderabad!
  
• 14:20:18: Tarun is a cousin of Rhea Pillai, Sanjay Dutt's wife earlier!
  
• 14:20:53: He later appeared in the serial directed by Hema Malini Terha Panne.. no he wasn't there in Hum Log!
  
• 14:21:27: He could not make it big in TV or Films as he opted for a film instead of TV and the film got shelved years later!
  
• 14:22:46: Q6. Time for another serial based on English Novel (a clue already).. an audio coming up!
  
• 14:24:17: Q6. This was not title track http://p1j.posterous.com/private/mvGudlduma but sung at mushayara organised at preclimax of a serial!
  
• 14:25:10: The comic serial is known for great ensemble of comedians and artists!
  
• 14:27:45: The serial was based on PG Woodhouse's work!
  
• 14:28:52: The comic ensamble worked like a group and appeared in many serials!
  
• 14:30:08: Closing the question! The answer is Anand Mahendru's Isi Bahane featuring Supriya Pathak, RatnaPathak, Liliput,SushmitaMukherjee,MazharKhan
  
• 14:30:44: Correct answers by @piesauce 10 and @anuragbakshi 5
  
• 14:31:11: The serial was based on Leave it to Psmith comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse
  
• 14:32:55: Find the connect in the exclusive group of four! Name them in one tweet for 10 points 10 points for connect.. and 10 more points for...
  
• 14:33:24: q7. http://p1j.posterous.com/private/JICypzvzhJ Name them and find the connect in the four
  
• 14:33:56: Find the connect in the exclusive group of four! Name them in one tweet for 10 points 10 points for connect.. and 10 more points for..
  
• 14:34:37: One of them is odd one out!..
  
• 14:35:33: Yes... all news readers on dd/air but looking for a bigger connect!
  
• 14:36:19: Looking of bigger connect!
  
• 14:37:15: will give 5 points for identifying the name correct!
  
• 14:38:37: more specific will get bonus points?
  
• 14:39:09: the odd man / old man was a legendary voice.. you know his son, a popular actor too!
  
• 14:42:56: ok closing the question!
  
• 14:44:07: Giving @chitraraj 15 (10+5) points for correct connect and naming three out of four! and @vivekratnam 5 for connect!
  
• 14:46:08: Now the answer: the four people are Newsreaders of DD/AIR.. and the people are DevkiNandan Pandey, SmitaPatil, TajeshwarSingh & ShammiNarang
  
• 14:47:14: All four of the news readers later acted in films.. DevkiNandanPandey in Adharshila, Tajeshwar Singh in Jalwa and Shammi in Maqbool
  
• 14:47:37: @qzmaster checking
  
• 14:48:10: Incidentally all four of them had negative characters in their respective debute films!
  
• 14:48:51: ok giving 5 points to @QZMaster ... @chitraraj now has 10 from this question
  
• 14:50:24: @qzmaster yes..
  
• 14:51:32: q8.a couple of qyuickies after this.. Identiy the serial name and name of director! http://p1j.posterous.com/private/FtBkrFleFC
  
• 14:52:22: Sudheer Pandey (character artist, Buniyad, Agnipath) is the son of Devki Nandan Pandey!
  
• 14:53:30: Devki Nandan Pandey wwas prominently an All India Radio newsreader.. Ye Akashwani hai, ab aap Devki Nandan Pandey se Samachaar suniye!
  
• 14:54:10: a couple of more questions after this.. have many more questions but then we can have DD Quiz part 2 some time later next year!
  
• 14:55:20: Speaking of Q8.. anyuone got it? the title track sung by Bhupendra?.. the serial was directed by a lady you all know!
  
• 14:57:06: The lady went on to direct many serials in 90s for different channels! mostly on marital issues!
  
• 14:57:47: remember the audio is a "TITLE" track.. does that rings a bell?
  
• 14:58:46: identify serial and director both!
  
• 14:59:26: I was not aware if Mandira Bedi had directed any or many serials..
  
• 15:00:14: ok closing it.! giving 5 points to @vivekratnam
  
• 15:00:52: The serial was Dard, directed by Neena Gupta.. she later directed many like Saans, Palchhin, Hichki
  
• 15:01:42: giving 5 to @mehmitali too
  
• 15:02:48: Q9. Bade shahar ki ek gali me basa hua hai nukkad, nukkad ke saare bashinde takdeeeron se fakkad.. remember the title song of Nukkad.. cont
  
• 15:03:46: Q9. Nukkad featured a theme instrumental tune based on a very popular song of 50s at many important junctures.. do you remember the song?
  
• 15:05:04: more hints.. Original song was composed for a classic film of Bimal Roy
  
• 15:05:37: no audio..
  
• 15:06:42: If you've seen Nukkad, you can easily remember the tune... as they used to play in gham, khushi, crisis, climax of an episode many a times!
  
• 15:07:41: yes.. a few people closing in! great job guys!
  
• 15:08:13: @kaurvaki yes.. many a times on screen and sometimes in background!
  
• 15:08:44: Closing Q9.. Its Dharti kahe pukar ke, Mausam beeta jaaye from Do Beegha Zameen..
  
• 15:09:19: First one to crack @vivekratnam gets 10 for it and @anuragbakshi gets 5
  
• 15:11:07: Q10. an easy one.. Pancham composed music for serial Subah.. Who presented the serial to national audience and who was the director!
  
• 15:12:35: name two persons in one tweet please!
  
• 15:13:20: ok.. closing.. Bharat Rungachari directed it.. and yes Amitabh Bachchan presented it to the audience!
  
• 15:13:44: giving 10 points to @QZMaster and 5 to @kaurvaki
  
• 15:15:25: Q11. Identify three persons in the DD studio, including the anchor!
  
• 15:17:11: Q11. http://p1j.posterous.com/private/hipuitjrjc
  
• 15:18:32: Q11 link is there... one last question after this.. easy, moderate or difficult?
  
• 15:20:30: ok closing the question!
  
• 15:21:24: A. Noted anchor and critic Amita Malik interviewing Marlon Brando and Satyajit Ray when Brando visited India in 1967
  
• 15:22:07: first one to crack all correct is @vivekratnam gets 10 and @qzmaster gets 5
  
• 15:23:10: Amita Malik died last year... She was hailed as India's most prominent film and television critic by Time magazine
  
• 15:23:48: Read more on that interview at http://8ate.blogspot.com/2009/08/amita-malik-and-lost-archives.html
  
• 16:07:49: checking!
  
• 16:09:08: Ok! the account is restored...apologies for inconvenience due to twitter's hourly limits!
  
• 16:09:15: this is your quiz host @p1j to announce winners of the Doordarshan quiz!
  
• 16:09:40: Test
  
• 16:10:04: Alrite so the hourly tweet limit screwed our happiness. Apologies.
  
• 16:10:10: The winner is @vivekratnam (30 points).. The runners up spot is tied up between two people @siddev18 and @qzmaster both at 20 points!
  
• 16:10:42: RT @p1j: @kweezzz The winner is @vivekratnam (30 points)..runners up spot is tied up between @qzmaster and @siddev18 (20).will have a ti ...
  
• 16:11:33: Would love to know if @siddev18 and @qzmaster both are available for a tie breaker to decide second and third spot?
  
• 16:13:38: If any of @siddev18 and @qzmaster are not available today, can schedule it tomorrow at a time convenient to them..
  
• 16:14:38: Thanks everyone for playing #Doordarshan Quiz.. Hope you all enjoyed it! Will have Part 2 sometime soon in next year!
  
• 16:15:33: This is your quiz master @p1j signing off from Kweezzz.. Leaving you all with an audience question #QOTD on DD
  
• 16:17:10: #QOTD When DD started Morning Transmission.The morning sabha featured some fantastic anchors One of the anchors was big favorite of audience
  
• 16:18:02: #QOTD The anchor was later supported by a very popular puppet. The comments and remarks worked big times with audience..
  
• 16:18:46: #QOTD but one fine day a satirical comment by the puppet was too much for the govt and both anchor and puppet were banned from transmission!
  
• 16:19:20: #QOTD Name the anchor and the puppet (by what name he was called)
  
• 16:20:09: Send in #QOTD answers by tomorrow afternoon with hashtag #QOTD.. Happy Kweezzzing!
  
• 16:23:43: some exciting quizzes lined up for tomorrow! @hatrikk presents Scrabble quiz (jumbled words) at 9PM followed qz by @pifactor Summer Olympics
  
• 16:24:23: some exciting quizzes lined up for tomorrow! @hatrikk presents Scrabble quiz (jumbled words) at 9PM followed by @pifactor Summer Olympics qz
  

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