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Problem 7 - Entrance Test

The 1971 film ‘Mera Naam Joker’ famously has two intervals. The second intermission card appears exactly after which narrative milestone?

A. After Raju’s trapeze fall in the circusB. After the Russian student Marina returns homeC. After Raju reads Mary’s letter about her marriageD. After the ‘Kehta Hai Joker’ song ends

Correct: C

Raj Kapoor wanted the audience to absorb the pathos of Mary’s wedding news; hence the second intermission card fades in right after the letter sequence, clocking at 3 h 4 min, making the film the longest commercially released Hindi feature until ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ surpassed it in running time (but not in a single screening).