Quiz: How well-versed are you with Amjad Khan’s filmography?

Q.1
An incident that made a serious dent in Amjad Khan's life was in 1976 when he met with a serious accident on the Mumbai-Goa highway leaving him with broken ribs and a punctured lung. This happened while he was on his way to shoot for a film starring Amitabh Bachchan. Name this movie that was directed by Shakti Samanta.

Q.2
Amjad Khan is best known for his reprisal of Gabbar Singh in the legendary movie Sholay. To prepare for the role, he read a book about dacoits of an area now located in Madhya Pradesh. This book was written by Taroon Kumar Bhaduri, the father of Jaya Bhaduri. Name this region.

Q.3
One of Amjad Khan's appearances in an English movie was in this film directed by Zafar Hai and produced by Merchant-Ivory. The film is based on the 1964 novel by British writer HRF Keating and stars Naseeruddin Shah as Inspector Ghote, the leading character in Keating's novels. Name this movie.

Q.4
Utsav is a 1984 erotic drama film that is based on the play Mrichakatika (The Little Clay Cart) by Śūdraka. The movie is about a courtesan, Vasantasena (played by Rekha), and her chance meeting with a poor man Charudatta (played by Shekhar Suman), in Ujjain. In this movie, Amjad Khan plays the character of an Indian philosopher known to have written one of the most famous ancient Indian texts. Name the philosopher.

Q.5
One of Amjad Khan's unconventional roles was his portrayal of Wajid Ali Shah, the distressed monarch of Avadh in the movie Shatranj Ke Khiladi. The movie is also significant that this was the only movie in which he had dubbed a song. Name the director of this movie.

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