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First national Indian film festival goes beyond Bollywood • Mar. 12, 2025, 8:39 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

His Bollywood Spoofs Brought Joy to a Mill Town. Then Bollywood Came Calling. • Mar. 9, 2025, 8:20 PM ET (New York Times)

India’s official Oscar entry, which failed to make the cut, wins big at major Bollywood awards show • Mar. 9, 2025, 6:20 PM ET (ABC News (U.S.))

After a Bollywood-inspired treasure hunt at 15th century M.P. fort, entry banned, probe launched • Mar. 8, 2025, 3:45 AM ET (The Hindu)

Kiara Advani bows out of ‘Don 3’ after pregnancy announcement • Mar. 5, 2025, 5:59 PM ET (The Hindu)

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Date	c. 1930 - present
Areas Of Involvement	film
Related People	A.R. Rahman • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan • Kishore Kumar • Sunil Dutt • Vidya Balan • Amitabh Bachchan • Lata Mangeshkar • Sachin Dev Burman • Mohammad Rafi • Aamir Khan • Akshay Kumar • Guru Dutt • Mani Ratnam • Dilip Kumar • Hrishikesh Mukherjee

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