Bollywood Quiz Questions with Answers (40, Easy to Hard)

2026-11-02 · 7 min read

These Bollywood quiz questions with answers cover everything a Hindi film fan argues about at family dinners: the stars, the directors, the dialogues everyone quotes and the songs everyone hums. There are 40 questions in five rounds: easy, medium, famous dialogues, songs, and hard questions on old movies. The answer sits in bold under each question with a one-line fact, so cover the answers, keep score and see how filmy you really are. It also works as a ready-made Bollywood quiz for parties: read the questions aloud and let your friends shout the answers.

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Easy Bollywood quiz questions

A warm-up for anyone who has watched a few Hindi films.

  1. In "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" (1995), what is the name of Kajol's character?
    Answer: Simran
    Shah Rukh Khan plays Raj, and the pair became one of Bollywood's best-loved couples.

  2. Which actress played Basanti in "Sholay"?
    Answer: Hema Malini
    Basanti is the talkative tonga driver who dances to save Veeru.

  3. Which actor is popularly known as "Big B"?
    Answer: Amitabh Bachchan
    He is also called the Shahenshah of Bollywood.

  4. Which 2009 film made the phrase "All is well" famous?
    Answer: 3 Idiots
    Rancho uses it to calm his heart whenever life gets scary.

  5. In "PK" (2014), what is Aamir Khan's character?
    Answer: An alien
    He lands in Rajasthan and loses the remote he needs to get home.

  6. "Kal Ho Naa Ho" (2003) is mostly set in which city?
    Answer: New York
    Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Saif Ali Khan lead the cast.

  7. In "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" (2015), Salman Khan helps a lost girl return to which country?
    Answer: Pakistan
    The girl cannot speak, so he has to find her home with almost no clues.

  8. In "Taare Zameen Par" (2007), young Ishaan struggles with which learning difficulty?
    Answer: Dyslexia
    His art teacher, played by Aamir Khan, is the first to notice it.

  9. What is the name of the alien in "Koi... Mil Gaya" (2003)?
    Answer: Jadoo
    Its sequel "Krrish" (2006) turned Hrithik Roshan into a superhero.

  10. In "Jab We Met" (2007), what is the name of Kareena Kapoor's character?
    Answer: Geet
    Shahid Kapoor plays Aditya, the sad businessman she meets on a train.

Medium Bollywood trivia questions

Now the questions need more than a casual watch.

  1. Who played Chandramukhi in "Devdas" (2002)?
    Answer: Madhuri Dixit
    Aishwarya Rai played Paro, and Shah Rukh Khan played Devdas.

  2. Who directed "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" (2011)?
    Answer: Zoya Akhtar
    The road trip of three friends is set in Spain.

  3. In "Swades" (2004), Shah Rukh Khan plays a scientist from which agency?
    Answer: NASA
    His character, Mohan Bhargava, returns to an Indian village and stays.

  4. In "Andhadhun" (2018), Ayushmann Khurrana plays a pianist who pretends to be what?
    Answer: Blind
    Sriram Raghavan directed the thriller.

  5. Who starred in the original "Don" (1978), before Shah Rukh Khan's 2006 remake?
    Answer: Amitabh Bachchan
    He played both the gangster Don and his lookalike Vijay.

  6. Which 1988 film gave Aamir Khan his first lead role?
    Answer: Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
    Juhi Chawla starred opposite him in the love story.

  7. Which 1989 film gave Salman Khan his first lead role?
    Answer: Maine Pyar Kiya
    It was directed by Sooraj Barjatya.

  8. What was Shah Rukh Khan's first released Hindi film?
    Answer: Deewana (1992)
    He entered the film in its second half and won the Filmfare award for Best Male Debut.

Bollywood dialogues quiz

Name the film that made each line famous.

  1. "Kitne aadmi the?"
    Answer: Sholay (1975)
    Gabbar Singh asks it of his men after they return empty-handed.

  2. "Bade bade deshon mein aisi chhoti chhoti baatein hoti rehti hain, Senorita."
    Answer: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
    Raj says it to Simran in Switzerland.

  3. "Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahi, naamumkin hai."
    Answer: Don (1978)
    Shah Rukh Khan repeated it in the 2006 remake.

  4. "Pushpa, I hate tears."
    Answer: Amar Prem (1972)
    Rajesh Khanna's line is still quoted more than 50 years later.

  5. "Thappad se darr nahi lagta sahab, pyaar se lagta hai."
    Answer: Dabangg (2010)
    Sonakshi Sinha says it in her debut film.

  6. "Rishte mein toh hum tumhare baap lagte hain, naam hai Shahenshah."
    Answer: Shahenshah (1988)
    Amitabh Bachchan plays a cop who fights crime in disguise at night.

  7. "Picture abhi baaki hai, mere dost."
    Answer: Om Shanti Om (2007)
    It was Deepika Padukone's first Hindi film.

  8. "How's the josh?"
    Answer: Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
    The reply "High, sir!" became a crowd chant across India.

Bollywood songs quiz

Name the film each song comes from.

  1. "Tujhe Dekha To"
    Answer: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
    Lata Mangeshkar and Kumar Sanu sang the duet set in the mustard fields.

  2. "Tum Hi Ho"
    Answer: Aashiqui 2 (2013)
    Arijit Singh sang it, and Mithoon composed it.

  3. "Kajra Re"
    Answer: Bunty Aur Babli (2005)
    Aishwarya Rai dances with Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan.

  4. "Ek Do Teen"
    Answer: Tezaab (1988)
    The counting song made Madhuri Dixit a star.

  5. "Dola Re Dola"
    Answer: Devdas (2002)
    Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit dance it together.

  6. "Sheila Ki Jawani"
    Answer: Tees Maar Khan (2010)
    Katrina Kaif performs it in the Farah Khan comedy.

Hard Bollywood quiz questions on old movies

For fans of black-and-white classics and the 1970s.

  1. Which film won the first Filmfare Award for Best Film, in 1954?
    Answer: Do Bigha Zamin
    Bimal Roy directed the story of a farmer who pulls a rickshaw in Calcutta.

  2. Who directed "Mother India" (1957)?
    Answer: Mehboob Khan
    It became India's first nominee for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

  3. Who played Prince Salim in "Mughal-e-Azam" (1960)?
    Answer: Dilip Kumar
    Prithviraj Kapoor played Emperor Akbar.

  4. Which 1959 Guru Dutt film is known as India's first film in CinemaScope?
    Answer: Kaagaz Ke Phool
    It failed at the box office but is now seen as a classic.

  5. Who directed and starred in "Awaara" (1951)?
    Answer: Raj Kapoor
    The film also became a huge hit in the Soviet Union.

  6. In "Anand" (1971), who played Babu Moshai, the doctor friend?
    Answer: Amitabh Bachchan
    Rajesh Khanna played Anand.

  7. Which 1973 film made Amitabh Bachchan the "angry young man"?
    Answer: Zanjeer
    Prakash Mehra directed it, and Salim-Javed wrote it.

  8. Who played Thakur Baldev Singh in "Sholay"?
    Answer: Sanjeev Kumar
    The Thakur hires Jai and Veeru to catch Gabbar Singh.

How to score yourself

One point per correct answer. Under 15 means you know the big hits. Between 15 and 30 is a proper film buff who can carry a Bollywood round on quiz night. Above 30 and you probably know the classics as well as the new releases. If you got all 40, test it against a clock.

Bollywood quiz for parties: how to run it

Split the group into two teams and read one question at a time. Give 10 seconds per answer, and count the dialogue and song rounds double for extra noise. For a no-paper version, send everyone a challenge link from the Bollywood quiz: each person plays the same 7 questions on their own phone and the scores are compared at the end. No sign-up or download is needed. If your group also loves Telugu cinema, add a round from the Tollywood quiz.

Ready to play it live?

You have read 40 questions. Now answer them with a timer running. Play the live Bollywood quiz against a real opponent, or challenge a friend to the same 7 questions. Quick match puts you against a random player on any topic, and if nobody is free a clearly labelled practice bot steps in. QuizFaceoff is an independent quiz game and is not affiliated with any film studio, actor or producer.

FAQ

Are these Bollywood quiz questions easy or hard?

Both. The first round is easy enough for casual viewers, the dialogue and song rounds suit most fans, and the last round on old movies is hard even for people who grew up on Hindi cinema.

Can I use these Bollywood quiz questions for a party?

Yes. Read them aloud in rounds, or share a challenge link from the live Bollywood quiz so everyone plays the same questions on their own phone and compares scores.

Is the live Bollywood quiz free?

Yes. The live Bollywood quiz is free with no sign-up. Each match has 7 questions with 10 seconds each, drawn from a bank of 45 questions on films, stars, songs and directors.

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