Daily Quiz | On Ameen Sayani
Identify this famous playback singer who is in the photo with Ameen Sayani.
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Binaca Geetmala, hosted by Sayani, was a weekly countdown show of the top songs from Hindi cinema. It was the most popular radio programme during its run of 42 years. Binaca was a popular toothpaste those days. The subsequent incarnations of the show were also renamed after an oral hygiene brand. Name the brand.
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For a long time, Binaca Geetmala was broadcast from which country’s radio, which Sayani’s brother was the producer of? And why was this decision taken?
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In which language did Sayani host Binaca Geetmala?
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Sponsored by Cadbury India, this show began in 1972 and was hugely popular. In 1992, it became a TV show on Zee TV before moving to other channels. Today, most people associate this show with the Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’ Brien. Which show is this, which Sayani also hosted after his brother died?
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This actor once said that he had gone to a commercial broadcasting firm for auditions but they were too busy to attend to him. That is why he didn’t become a broadcaster and became an actor instead, he said. The ‘they’ he was referring to was Ameen Sayani and his wife Rama Mattu. Sayani later said that if he had auditioned this actor, he would have “been on the streets.” Who is this actor known for his baritone?
