Five different film actors namely Amit, Shahrukh, Anil, Sunil and Akshay are engaged
in the shooting of five different movies with five different actresses Madhuri, Kareena,
Aishwarya, Shilpa, and Juhi not necessarily in the same order, in different studios.
The director of each film decided to set a record by making the films as early as
possible.
(i) Aishwarya’s studio is between Amit’s and Akshay’s studios.
(ii) Shahrukh’s director who doesn’t have Aishwarya as an actress in the shooting
took three fourths as many as the number of days taken by Sunil’s Director.
(iii) Akshay’s studio number is 417.
(iv) Anil’s film took more days than Amit’s, while Amit’s film took more days than
Aishwarya’s to get finalised.
(v) The director from studio number 418 took 16 days lesser then the director from
studio number 415, to complete his film.
(vi) Shilpa’s film took 8 days more than Amit’s and two days more than Juhi’s.
(vii) Madhuri’s studio number is 416.
(viii) Madhuri’s film took 8 day less then Aishwarya’s film and Anil’s films
took maximum number of days for completion.
1. Who is opposite of Kareena in her film ?
(a) Amit
(b) Shahrukh
(c) Akshay
(d) Sunil
2. The director of which studio made the film in the least number of days ?
(a) 415
(b) 416
(c) 417
(d) 418
3. Name of the actress of studio No. 417 ?
(a) Kareena
(b) Aishwarya
(c) Juhi
(d) None
4. Sunil’s film was completed in ?
(a) 44 days
(b) 40 days
(c) 32 days
(d) None
5. Anil’s opposite was ?
(a) Juhi
(b) Shilpa
(c) Aishwarya
(d) Madhuri
To solve this puzzle, we will combine the location of the studios with the logical deduction of the number of days taken for each film.
Step 1: Blank Table Template
We start with the five studio numbers and the categories to be filled.
| Studio | Actor | Actress | Days |
| 415 | |||
| 416 | |||
| 417 | |||
| 418 | |||
| 419 |
Step 2: Assigning Actors and Actresses to Studios
- Akshay is in studio 417 (Clue iii).
- Madhuri is in studio 416 (Clue vii).
- Aishwarya’s studio is between Amit’s and Akshay’s (Clue i). Since Akshay is in 417 and Madhuri is already in 416, the only available “between” sequence is 417 (Akshay), 418 (Aishwarya), and 419 (Amit).
- This leaves studio 415 for Anil.
| Studio | Actor | Actress | Days |
| 415 | Anil | ||
| 416 | Madhuri | ||
| 417 | Akshay | ||
| 418 | Aishwarya | ||
| 419 | Amit |
Step 3: Calculating the Days
We use the mathematical clues to find the duration for each film:
- Anil took the maximum number of days (Clue viii).
- Aishwarya (418) took 16 days less than Anil (415) (Clue v).
- Madhuri took 8 days less than Aishwarya (Clue viii).
- Shilpa’s film took 8 days more than Amit’s and 2 days more than Juhi’s (Clue vi).
- Shahrukh’s director took 3/4 the days of Sunil’s (Clue ii).
Calculations:
- If we set Amit at 40 days, then Shilpa (who must be with Anil to have the maximum) = 40 + 8 = 48 days.
- Aishwarya = 48 (Anil) – 16 = 32 days.
- Madhuri = 32 (Aishwarya) – 8 = 24 days.
- Juhi = 48 (Shilpa) – 2 = 46 days.
- Shahrukh = 3/4 of Sunil. Looking at the remaining actors and days, if Sunil is with Aishwarya (32 days), Shahrukh is 24 days (matching Madhuri).
| Studio | Actor | Actress | Days |
| 415 | Anil | Shilpa | 48 |
| 416 | Shahrukh | Madhuri | 24 |
| 417 | Akshay | Juhi | 46 |
| 418 | Sunil | Aishwarya | 32 |
| 419 | Amit | 40 |
Step 4: Final Table
The only actress remaining for Amit is Kareena.
| Studio | Actor | Actress | Days |
| 415 | Anil | Shilpa | 48 |
| 416 | Shahrukh | Madhuri | 24 |
| 417 | Akshay | Juhi | 46 |
| 418 | Sunil | Aishwarya | 32 |
| 419 | Amit | Kareena | 40 |
