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Basant, a Common card
Basant is a 1942 Indian romantic musical film directed by Amiya Chakrabarty, produced by Bombay Talkies and starring Mumtaz Shanti and Ulhas, along with Madhubala in an uncredited role.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 55
- DEF
- 42
- Power
- 97
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 97 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Basant quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Basant card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Basant marked the Hindi film debut of Mumtaz Shanti, who was already a ______ star in Punjabi film industry.
Answer
celebrated. Basant marked the Hindi film debut of Mumtaz Shanti, who was already a celebrated star in Punjabi film industry. From the Basant article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Basant is a ____ Indian romantic musical film directed by Amiya Chakrabarty, produced by Bombay Talkies and starring Mumtaz Shanti and Ulhas, along with Madhubala in an uncredited role.
Answer
1940s. Basant is a 1942 Indian romantic musical film directed by Amiya Chakrabarty, produced by Bombay Talkies and starring Mumtaz Shanti and Ulhas, along with Madhubala in an uncredited role. From the Basant article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Brian Rolston. Brian Rolston 65 · Puttichai Kasetsin 62 · The Besnard Lakes 58 · Basant 55 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Basant marked the Hindi film debut of Mumtaz Shanti, who was already a celebrated star in Punjabi film industry.
- However, the film is largely remembered as the first screen appearance of Madhubala, who played an uncredited role of Shanti's daughter, Madhubala later became a leading star in the 1950s and early 1960s.
- The film was theatrically released on 29 July 1942 and was praised by critics for the performances of actors, music and direction.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Basant article was read about 12,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 55 and blocks with 42: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Basant
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Basant (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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