MOVIES
10. Paper Chase (1973)
9. Schindler’s List (1993)
8. Hitchcock’s The Birds (1965)
7. Benegal’s Nishant (1975)
6. Ray’s The Hero (Nayak, 1966)
5. The Godfather (1&2) (1972/1974)
4. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
3. Annie Hall (1977)
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
1. Ray’s Charulata (1964)
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MOVIE DIRECTORS
10. Shyam Benegal (India)
9. Oliver Stone (USA)
8. Costa Garvas (Greece)
7. Federico Felini (Italy)
6. Francis Ford Copolla (USA)
5. Alfred Hitchcock (England)
4. Steven Spillberg (USA)
3. Woody Allen (USA)
2. Satyajit Ray (India)
1. Stanley Kubrick (USA)
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WORLD LEADERS
10. FDR (Cured the depression)
9. Vladimir Lenin (For 70 years the Russians did not have to think of anything)
8. Fidel Castro (Outlived 8 American Presidents and still ticking)
7. Abdul Gammel Nasser
6. Abraham Lincoln (At least he signed the Emancipation Proclamation, the rest is for us to solve; I had to bring him from 1800)
5. Jyoti Basu (Oops! Only Kidding)
4. Mikhail Gorbachev (Remember Glasnost and Perestroika, he started it and nobody was there to finish it)
3. Ho Chi Minh (Taught the world how to fight a guerilla war)
2. Nelson Mandela
1. Mao Tse-tung
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INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE
10. Jack Kevorkian (America's first euthanasia proponent)
9. J. Edgar Hoover (he had files on everybody including himself)
8. Che’
7. Karl Marx
6. Mother Teressa Di Kalkutta
5. Greatful Dead (Millions of Dead Head including the VEEP Gore can’t be wrong)
4. The Kennedy’s (Specially the dead ones)
3. Alan Greenspan
2. Bill Gates
1. Steve Jobs
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ROCK BANDS
10. The Who
9. Robin Trower Band
8. Santana
7. Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble
6. Jimmy Hendrix Experience
5. The Beatles/Rolling Stones (A tie)
4. Jethro Tull
3. Eric Clapton (The God)
2. Pink Floyd
1. Led Zeppelin
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CRICKETERS
10. Ian Botham
9. Sachin Tendulkar
8. Imran Khan
7. Kapil Dev
6. Dennis Lillie
5. Sunil Gavaskar
4. Brian Lara
3. Vivian Richards
2. Don Bradman
1. Garry Sobers
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FOOTBALLERS
10. Lothar Mathais (Germany)
9. Zico (Brazil)
8. Gerd Muller (Germany)
7. Dino Zoff (Italy)
6. Michele Platini (France)
5. Zedane (France)
4. Beckenbauer (Germany)
3. Johan Cryuff (Holland)
2. Maradona (Argentina)
1. Pele' (Brazil)
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COUNTRIES
10. Sweden (Pay 50% income tax and the Govt. will take care of you from cradle to grave)
9. India (Hey, I was born there)
8. England (Invented Football and Cricket)
7. Italy (Just eat, drink, and argue, all day long and six weeks of vacation in summer)
6. Germany (No speed limits for Benz, Bimmers, and the Porches)
5. USA (What can I say, I live here)
4. China (The progress they made in last 50 years, where did India go wrong?)
3. Brazil (Claimed to have Racial Democracy; don’t forget the GIRLS and the Thongs
2. Australia (Just Chill and Chill; the joke goes, the Aussies flip a coin, if it falls on the ground they don’t go to work)
1. Holland (Euthanasia is legal there)
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HINDI FILM SONGS
10. Kooch to Logo Kahenge – Kishore Kumar(Amar Prem, 1971)
9. Dil Cheez Kya hai – Asha Bhosle(Umrao Jaan, 1981)
8. Hai Apna Dil To Awara – Hemant Kumar (Soolva Saal, 1958)
7. Raat Akeli Hai – Asha Bhosle(Jewel Thief, 1965)
6. Aiyse To na Dekho – Mohd. Rafi (Teen Deviyan, 1965)
5. Diwana Hua Baadal – Asha & Rafi (Kashmir Ki Kali, 1964)
4. Piya Tose Naina Lage Re – Lata (Guide, 1964)
3. Kato Se Khinch Gaya Aanchal – Lata (Guide, 1964)
2. Tere Mere Sapane – Rafi (Guide, 1964)
1. O Sajana – Lata (Parakh, 1965)
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GOOD THINGS IN LIFE
10. Watching Football Match in Italy
9. Creating Useless Web sites (If you have lots of leisure time)
8. Watching a Cricket Match at Lord’s
7. See a Pink Floyd Concert
6. Visiting a Brazilian Pub during the World Cup (Provided Brazil wins)
5. SEX/Watching Woody Allen movies (A tie)
4. Watching a Cricket match at Eden Gardens and create riot
3. Driving a Bimmer on German Autobahn
2. Listening to un-interrupted Pink Floyd during Hurricane Floyd
1. Sleep, sleep, and more sleep
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