Khan Market
The first edition of the movie was released in 2009, while the reboot version was released in 2020. Both movies explore the idea of commitment issues - pehli waali mein papa ko and dusri mein beti ko
Love Aajkal - Saif Ali Khan, Sara Ali Khan
LUNAS ATCAS
Santa Claus
X is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age sports drama film that is one of the only sports films to win the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues. It follows the story of a boy from a remote Indian village who overcomes difficulties, including societal barriers and a lack of parental support, with the help of a former washed-up player, to fulfil his dream of playing for India.
ID X and the sport portrayed.
Iqbal (Cricket)
Josh mein naachti, rangeen shaam hai
Bin peeye jhoomta hai saaman
It's the time to Disco
A line on the ground that teaches history better than textbooks.
Freedom Trail
Friends, Village, Bandits, and Keel Waale Boots
Name the movie exploring these key themes
Sholay (Amjad Khan)
LENS BEG JILL
X is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports film starring a well-established Bollywood actor, who also, through this movie, marked their Hindi playback singing debut, providing vocals for the song "Chaoro," a Meitei Lullaby.
The film also premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, becoming the first Hindi film to be screened on the festival's opening night.
ID X and the sport portrayed
Mary Kom (Boxing)
Ud udke teri zulfein, Karti hain kya ishaare
Dil thaamke khade hain, Aashiq sabhi kanware
Mehendi Laga ke Rakhna
Once polluted, now paddled, these two rivers recall colonisation, industry, and environmental recovery.
Name the two rivers.
Charles, Mystic
This movie was chosen as India’s official Oscar entry in 2005, ahead of another film by the same actor that many felt better captured the ideas of home, identity, and patriotism
Paheli (Shahrukh Khan)
OH NY LIGHT
Holy Night
X is a 2011 American biographical sports drama film based on the 2003 book X: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis. The movie chronicles the story of Billy Beane, the General Manager of the Oakland Athletics, who utilised advanced statistics to identify undervalued players and compete with wealthier teams on a fraction of their budgets, ultimately changing the way teams value players.
ID X and the sport portrayed
Moneyball (Baseball)
Bekhabar Ajnabi mere Dil Ne Jo Ki, Tu Bhi Kar Le Haseen Voh Khata
Dhoom Machale
Name the park where cows, soldiers, protestors, and ice skaters have all coexisted - just not at the same time.
Boston Commons
This movie is an Indian Hindi-language movie starring two Khans, X and Y and directed by Z, another Khan. It received widespread critical acclaim upon release and became a huge commercial success, grossing over INR 900 crores worldwide, and is currently the sixth-highest-grossing Hindi film. It was also the highest-grossing Indian film of the year in which it was released. The movie was nominated for four awards at the 61st Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Story (which it actually won).
The movie also marked the debut of a now young actor, whose critically acclaimed acting earned her a nomination for a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
ID the movie, X, Y and Z.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kabir Khan
SOLE TIME T
Mistletoe
X served in the Indian Army, where his athletic talent was discovered. He represented India at the 1958 Asian Games. X is best (or for the worst) known for his premature retirement from the army and returning to his native village, where he fell into a land feud with his relatives. X sadly passed away in 1981 in a police encounter in Madhya Pradesh, after evading the police for close to 10 years.
ID X, the movie and the specific athletic event shown in the movie
Paan Singh Tomar (3000m Steeplechase)
Chal yahaan se nikhal, tujhe sab laa dunga
Kadamo main tere laake Jag rakh dunga.
Shiela ki Jawani
X and Y are two living museums dedicated to displaying, collecting, studying, and conserving plants. X is affiliated with a university and is specifically designed for the scientific study of trees and plants, while Y is a landscaped garden open to both the living and the dead.
X - Harvard Arboretum
Y - Mt. Auburn Cemetery
This movie has the following key ingredients: Ek russian author, do continents, and a lifetime of identity crisis.
Interestingly, the Director was also recently in the news.
ID the movie
Namesake (Irrfan Khan)
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Rudolph Reindeer
X is a 2009 docudrama sports film directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon, based on the 2008 John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: ______ and the Game That Made The Nation. The movie explores the journey of a national sports team, also known as the Springboks, which was not expected to perform well, having only recently returned to international competition at the 1995 World Cup. The nation was not only hosting the tournament after their prolonged absence from the sport, but also ended up winning it, fulfilling _____'s vision of a united country.
X also means "Unconquered" in Latin, and is also the name of a famous poem by William Ernest Henley about resilience.
ID X, ____ and the sport portrayed.
Invictus (Rugby)
Dard hota hain dard jab chubhta nahi, ho mera gum to kisise bhi chhupta nahi
Kajra Re
Founded by a New York–born collector who studied art history and Italian literature at Harvard, this museum (previously known as Fenway Court) houses over 18,000 objects spanning thousands of years and five continents, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, archives, books, textiles, and more.
Guess the museum.
Isabella Stuart Gardner Musuem