Quiz of the day - 22nd November 2009

Okay...this is one hell of a long question...thank me if u find this interesting and forgive me if u find this boring...and please don't use the support of the net...coz it'll ruin ur fun...

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Identify A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H.

A is an acclaimed Hindi film producer, screenwriter and director whose debut film bagged the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival in 1946.

A's younger brother B, who was born as Dharam Pishorimal is a Bollywood actor who has been nominated for the Filmfare Awards 8 times and won 4 times the most recent being the lifetime achievement award conferred to him in 1991.

B's younger brother C is another acclaimed director with smash hits such as D and Johnny Mera Naam.

Their sister (A,B&C's) Sheel Kanta is the mother of yet another renowned film director E.

E's two films were nominated for the Oscars, the first one being nominated for 7 oscars and its sequel being nominated for 2. In 2000 he won the Padma Shri and in 2006, he along with Richard Branson, F and many others founded Virgin comics.

F is an endocrinologist by profession but is much more popularly known throughout the world as a spirituality guru. He has authored a number of books on spirituality and min-body medicine such as Lords of Light, The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents etc. In 1998, he was awarded the atirical Ig Nobel Prize in physics for "his unique interpretation of quantum physics as it applies to life, liberty, and the pursuit of economic happiness

D was based on a novel written by a very famous Indian author G. G's short story writing style has been compared to that of Guy de Maupassant, as they both have an ability to compress the narrative without losing out on elements of the story. Along with D, G is famous for his other works such as The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher. In 2000, G was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan and was also nominated to the Rajya Sabha.

G's younger brother H is also a Padma Vibhushan awardee. H also received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts. H's autobiography is titled the tunnel of time.