THE PROFILE PICK’S FRIENDSHIP DAY SPECIAL: OUR INFLUENCERS GLOW WITH FRIENDS AND FRIENDSHIP

First up, a short quiz on Friendship Day:

1. When is Friendship Day celebrated in India?
2. Friendship Day and the International Day of Friendship declared by UN – are they one and the same?
3. Name Harry Porter’s two best friends.
4. How many seasons did the American sitcom Friends have?
5. Name the directors of Open Tee Bioscope.
6. Which of the four films did NOT have friendship as its central theme?

Dil Chahta Hai; Rang De Basanti; 3 Idiots; Patiala House

7. What is the name of Nemo’s (Finding Nemo) blue friend?

8. Which Hindi film released in 2013 explored the theme of friendship in a political setting and was based on Chetan Bhagat’s ‘The 3 Mistakes of My Life’?

9. Which female character befriends Rani in Queen (2013) and teaches her to let go and have fun in life?

10. What’s so iconic about Sholay’s twomain protagonists?

Answers

1. It is celebrated on the first Sunday of August every year.
2. Nope. They’re different. International Day of Friendship is celebrated on 30^th July each year. Countries like USA celebrate on that day.
3. Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
4. Ten. They planned for successive ones going by the immense popularity but we didn’t get beyond the terrific ten.
5. Anindya Chatterjee and Shoojit Sircar. They’ve beautifully immortalized North Calcutta and adolescent friendship in the late 20^th century here.
6. Patiala House was a sports-based film of the four mentioned.
7. Dory, the blue tang with a bad memory.
8. Kai Po Che.
9. Vijayalakshmi, the feisty girl she meets in Paris.
10. Sholay’s Jai and Veeru depict the ultimate bromance that’s still unparalleled in Indian pop culture.

Your Score:

Give yourself 1 for each correct answer and add up the total.

8 and above – Hey Genius, you know all about Friendship, don’t you? Now, zip out and celebrate this achievement with your best buddy.

5 – 7 – We’re clapping for you. No doubt, you take Friendship quite seriously. Kudos, keep it up!

0 -4 – Chill! This is in no way a barometer for judging anyone’s art of collecting friends. Possibly, you have the best friends but don’t give a damn about on-screen friendships!

We asked some influencers from The Profile Pick questions about friends and friendship. Here’s what theyhad to say:

Lokasree Dutta :

3 Top Things I love about my best friend –
• She’s brutally honest with me. Will never gloss over things to make me happy.
• A wholesome package ofBest Supporter and Worst Critic together.
• Crazy sense of humour. Even in a dead serious situation, she can make you see the lighter side of it.

3 Things I dislike about my best friend – liking EVERYTHING would be so fake
• Way too hyper and can be very short-tempered at times.
• Will stick to her own opinion. Stubborn much? Maybe, just determined!
• Can be very vocal when she’s really mad and quite sarcastic as well!

3 Trips you would love to go together
No, we really haven’t planned anything specific. Just wish to explore every unknown place out there.

Comfort foods you both love to share
We keep eating all the time and caring and sharing. My friend feels hungry so often!

Friendship is…a beautiful home of unconditional love where you can rush in and take shelter at any time without fear of judgement.

Dr. Subhraja Chatterjee :

3 Top Things I love about my best friend
• She’s extremely kind.
• She’s so honest and truthful about anything I ask.
• She’s always been there for me and had my back. Can’t think of a time when I didn’t have her support.

3 Things I dislike about my best friend – liking EVERYTHING would be so fake
• Honestly, there’s nothing to dislike about her. But I do want her to believe in herself and remain consistent.
• Show up, show up, show up for yourself, girl! Every single day.
• Please believe that you (my friend) arethe best. Just as I believe that you are.

3 Trips you would love to go together
We’ve already made plans to go to Miami, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. So looking forward to each of them!

Comfort foods you both love to share
We both love Bengali food, Mexican, and pizza.

Friendship is…what you can turn to when life gets hard, when the going is not so easy;yet you are bonded, supporting one another, showing up for each other along the way.

Archika Gupta :

3 Top Things I love about my best friend

• Bursting with energy.
• He’s caring and shows it.
• Goes out of his way to help others (including me!).

3 Things I dislike about my best friend – liking EVERYTHING would be so fake

Not dislike, really. But I would just want him to more disciplined and sorted about life choices than he is right now.

3 Trips you would love to go together

We would love to do Goa, Bali, and Varanasi together.

Comfort foods you both love to share

Give us Biryani and pizza any day!

Friendship is…the ability to connect without barriers, to speak out your mind and heart without feeling judged, lots of great adda sessions, and making wonderful memories together.

Preeti Paul :

3 Top Things I love about my best friend

• She’s in a different city but takes care to be in touch.
• We vibe excellently in spite of being in different places.
• We laugh at the same things instinctively.

3 Things I dislike about my best friend – liking EVERYTHING would be so fake

Not dislike, really. But I wish we would get the chance to be back in the same city and spend time doing things we love.

3 Trips you would love to go together

I so look forward toGoa, Shimli, Maldives.

Comfort foods you both love to share

Give us Biryaniand pizza any day!

Friendship is…lots of unconditional love and being there for one another through good times and bad.

With inputs by Neha Karmakar