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Bollywood actors Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda booked for ‘hurting religious sentiments’ in ‘Jaat’ • Apr. 18, 2025, 9:24 AM ET (The Indian Express)

Drive-in cinema event to bring Bollywood to Bradford • Apr. 16, 2025, 8:10 PM ET (BBC)

After respite, heatwave to make a comeback in Delhi NCR; IMD issues ‘yellow’ alert • Apr. 15, 2025, 8:22 AM ET (The Indian Express)

EM Got Talent gives Hong Kong ethnic minority youth chance to shine • Apr. 12, 2025, 4:16 AM ET (South China Morning Post)

Manoj Kumar, Bollywood director whose Independence epic was India’s biggest hit of the 1980s • Apr. 10, 2025, 7:52 PM ET (The Telegraph)

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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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