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Group of B.C. friends create Bollywood trivia game during COVID-19 pandemic

A Kelowna group has created a Bollywood-themed trivia game that it hopes will take off through a Kickstarter campaign. Filmi Trivia is the creation of Sami Brar, her best friend and her husband, who came up with the idea during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“This is the game for every South Asian who grew up watching these films as family activity and dancing their way through classic songs," said Sami Brar.

A Kelowna group has created a Bollywood-themed trivia game that it hopes will take off through a Kickstarter campaign.

Filmi Trivia is the creation of Sami Brar, her best friend and her husband, who came up with the idea during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The game was created over hours of Zoom as we sang and laughed our way through trivia nights,” Brar said in a press release. “This is the game for every South Asian who grew up watching these films as family activity and dancing their way through classic songs.”

Filmi Trivia features 250 questions across five categories, with questions of topics ranging from general facts to plot lines, movie stars to musical scores. There’s even an exciting head-to-head challenge known as Muqabla, where players have to come up with answers to categories and make sure they don’t run out of responses or say the wrong answer before their opponent.

“This game was a way to stay connected with family and friends that became so much more,” Brar said. “Our virtual trivia nights made us realize the importance of bringing loved ones together through fun multi-generational games. We never had these types of products growing up, and they are still hard to come by today. This is what inspired us to create the game, to fill that gap and bring diverse cultural needs to the forefront.”

Those wishing to get their hands on the game can do so through the Kickstarter campaign until June 13.

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