Tamil-connection
The movie Ponniyan Selvam, also known as PS-1 tells the story of this great southern dynasty
Chola dynasty
This ad had the memorable jingle - Har ek friend zaroori hota hai
Airtel
This word for a crazy person comes from the Latin word for the Moon, because madness was thought to be caused by it.
Lunatic
This cricketer scored the first century in IPL
Brendon McCullum - 158* in the inaugral match
Rukhne ka nahi
Thakne ka nahi
Life mein chalte rehneka
Phatela Jeb from Aankhein
This popular actor is originally named Shivaji Rao Gaikwad
Rajnikanth
This ad showed people’s white teeth lighting up a palace
Happydent
This modern item used frequently derives from the Hindi word for head massage - ‘champoo’
Shampoo
This Indian hit a last-ball six in to win the nail-biting MI vs RR match in 14.3 overs
Aditya Tare
Jab kahi pe kuch nahi bhi nahi tha
Wahi tha, wahi tha
Wahi tha, wahi tha
Kun Faya Kun from Rockstar
This Indian born in T-Nagar, Chennai went onto become the CEO of Pepsi and also won a Padma Bhushan in 2007
Indra Nooyi
This ad had a famous tagline - Kuch Khaas Hai - featuring a girl dancing freely on a cricket field
This word refers to bad calamities and is derived from Latin from ‘bad star’ rooted in the belief that in celestial alignments
Disaster
Dis-astra (star)
This batsman holds the record for the most runs in a single season? Which year?
Virat Kohli with 973 runs in 2016
"And when the broken-hearted people living in the world agree / There will be an answer, let it be”
This Indian composer, originally named A.S Dileep Kumar, has won a Grammy
A R Rahman
The ad with the jingle
Jab ghar ki raunak badhani ho
Deewaro ko jab sajana ho
Nerolac
This common phrase meaning “a secret has been revealed” traces back to medieval Turkish markets, where dishonest traders would sell a sack supposedly containing a pig — but when the buyer got home and opened it, they find a __ and discover they had been cheated
Cat’s out of the bag
This team had their jersey confidently colored orange and purple for a season
Kochi Tuskers Kerala
"Jo mil gaya usi ko muqaddar samajh liya / jo kho gaya main usko bhulata chala gaya"
Main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya
This word which means a person rejected or shunned by society as an outcast comes from the word for a past untouchables community in Tamil Nadu
Hint: Starts with the letter P
Pariah
This is an iconic yesteryear ad with the tagline
Baaratiyon as swaagat ____ se kijiye
Paan Parag
This phrase meaning “the center of attention” comes from a real type of stage lighting used in 19th century theatres, where burning Calcium-oxide (quicklime) produced a bright white glow.
Being in the limelight
He was the first-ever cricketer to captain Mumbai Indians
Harbhajan Singh
(Sachin was injured for the first few matches)
"And then one day you find ten years have got behind you / No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun."
Time by Pink Floyd