Ganesh's Life
On this day Ganesh's favourite son was born.
What is 17th September 2007?
13th September 1975
What is Ganesh's Birthday?
He starred as the ‘angry young man’ in Bollywood films of the 1970s, and is one of India’s most celebrated actors.
Who is Amitabh Bachchan?
This type of camera, popular in the 1970s, allowed you to take a photo and have it develop instantly.
What is a polaroid camera?
Steven Spielberg’s 1975 thriller about a giant man-eating shark terrorizing a beach town
What is Jaws?
In this year, Ganesh visited Australia for the first time.
What is 2003?
On April 30, 1975, this city fell to North Vietnamese forces, marking the end of the Vietnam War.
What is Saigon?
This popular Indian street food from Mumbai consists of a spicy vegetable mash served with buttered bread rolls
What is Pav Bhaji?
Before CDs and streaming, this magnetic tape format became popular in the 1970s for listening to music at home.
What is a cassette tape?
This 1975 Bollywood crime drama starring Amitabh Bachchan is famous for the line ‘Mere paas maa hai'
What is Deewar?
This special day marks when Atharva’s mom and dad became officially married
What is 11th May?
The first ever cricket World Cup was held in this country in 1975.
What is England?
This 1975 Bollywood blockbuster, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra, is considered one of India’s greatest films and is famous for its action and memorable dialogues.
What is Sholay?
These digital devices, first appearing in the 1970s, were worn on the wrist and could display the time using electronic numbers.
What is a digital watch?
This playback singer, known as the ‘Nightingale of India,’ sang countless Bollywood hits in the 1970s and 1980s.
Who is Lata Mangeshkar?
In this year, Ganesh began an 11 year long stand at ANZ.
What is 2011?
This company, founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975, would go on to become one of the world’s biggest software companies.
What is Microsoft?
Born in 1930, this billionaire investor became one of the richest people in the world and one of Ganesh's heroes through his value investing philosophy and leadership of Berkshire Hathaway.
Who is Warren Buffett?
This first commercially successful arcade game, released in the 1970s, featured a simple table-tennis style gameplay.
What is Pong?
This low-budget 1975 devotional Bollywood film, which became a cult hit, was released in theaters on the same day as the blockbuster Sholay
What is Jai Santoshi Ma?
In this year, Ganesh became a Chartered Accountant for the first time.
What is 1998?
The title of this super-hit song composed by RD Burman and released in this year roughly translates to 'Should I Tell You, or Stay Quiet?' What is its name in Hindi?
What is Kehdoon Tumhe?
Born Abhas Ganguly in 1929, this Bollywood legend was a playback singer, actor, composer, and director, known for his quirky singing style in several 1970s hits.
Who is Kishore Kumar?
This company, founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, created one of the first commercially successful personal computers.
What is Apple?
Although widely celebrated today, this Amitabh Bachchan classic Sholay was originally released in theaters on this date in 1975.
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