Neeraj Jain, March 9, 2009
It’s written…Destiny. These were the words that summed up the complete story of the 8-Oscar winning Danny Boyle’s movie “Slumdog Millionaire”.
I also had a similar experience at the Great Indian Place Mall, Noida. Sony Pix was organizing a quiz on Hollywood and I came forward to take part in this quiz. I can count the number of Hollywood films that I have seen on my fingers. I have seen only a few but I just wanted to have fun and give it a chance.
As it usually happens in a mall the quizmaster was a gorgeous lady and my competitor was also a young lady. First turn for answering questions was hers. My competitor was also not good in Hollywood and both of us were playing only on chance. Good for me
First round: Three verbal questions
She guessed 2 of them right and got 20 points
I could guess only 1 and so 10 points
Second round: Five questions pertaining to five different movies. Still images were shown on a Sony TV.
Both could not get any question right. All our guesses went wrong.
I was feeling little uneasy. I was still lagging behind. However, the quizmaster told us that the last question is of 20 points and I still had the chance. I was relieved.
Third round: A video question. Asked to identify the movie
Her turn: She guessed it wrong.
My turn: This was my last and the only chance to beat her. I concentrated hard on movie but was unable to come up with the name of the movie. The quizmaster gave me four options. I looked at the quizmaster amazingly and then at the audience. I wanted someone to prompt. This was a do-or-die battle for me. One of the persons in the audience silently said “d”. I could read his lips. He was looked educated.
I shouted “d”. Guess what? The quizmaster congratulated me and told me that I am the winner. I got a Hancock DVD and the people clapped for me. Wow! So you see, it’s all written.
Just believe in Karma.
I know that some of you must have won a quiz/competition. Please do share your thoughts/comments/opinions. Friends, I would love to hear from you.
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