Saturday, March 10, 2012

Trivial Pursuit 114




The Question is in two parts.



Part 'A' :








The title credits of "Kabhi Ajnabi The" (1985), featured the names of three Test Cricketers.

Sandeep Patil played the main lead.

Syed Kirmani played the role of an underworld character and stole the thunder with his bald pate and wicked glint.


Name the famous international cricketer who appeared as himself in a brief role in the film.





Part 'B' :







Smt. Rajlaxmi Vijay Singh Patwardhan with her husband Shri Vijay Singh Patwardhan.




Shrimant Raja Vijaysinghrao Madhavrao Patwardhan is the Maharaja of the former Indian Princely State of Sangli.

Vijay Singh Patwardhan has composed Music and Produced & Directed the films 'Dimple' (1977) and 'Kabhi Ajnabi The' (1985).

He has composed music for 12 films and launched many new singers, including Sharon Prabhakar. He has also introduced lyricist Dev Kohli to the industry.



Here are some of Mr. Vijay Singh's films as a Music Director :




Road To Sikkim (1969)








Khoon Khoon (1973)








Apman (1982)








Hum To Chale Pardes (1988)







Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi (1993)








A picture taken at the launch of 'Kabhi Ajnabi The' (1985).





This picture which was taken at the launch party of the film "Kabhi Ajnabi The", shows choreographer Vijay-Oscar, Producer-Director & Music Composer Vijay Singh Patwardhan in a Nehru jacket and his little daughter standing aside as the lead actors Poonam Dhillon and Sandeep Patil (donning a leather studded skirt, arm bands, wrist bands and a sash around his chest) get ready to cut the cake.

To welcome Sandeep Patil to the industry, the cake had been designed as a Cricket field.




Shri Vijay Singh Patwardhan's daughter Rajkumari 'X' Raje Patwardhan (seen as a little girl in the pic), grew up to be an Actress. She made her feature film debut with a Blockbuster Hindi film of the 80's.


Identify 'X', the daughter of Shrimant Raja Vijaysinghrao Madhavrao Patwardhan of Sangli.







5 comments:

  1. X = Bhagyashree Patwardhan of 'Maine Pyar Kiya' fame; the cricketer is Clive Lloyd!

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  2. Part A
    West Indies cricketer Clive Lloyd
    Part B
    Rajkumari Bhagyashree Raje Patwardhan

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  3. Mr. Meghashyam Shirodkar and Miss Neha, both are absolutely right :)

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  4. Clive Lloyd is the famous international cricketer who appeared as himself in a brief role in the film 'Kabhi Ajnabi The' (1985).

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  5. 'X' is Bhagyashree Patwardhan Dasani, the daughter of Smt. Rajlaxmi and Shrimant Raja Vijaysinghrao Madhavrao Patwardhan of Sangli.

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