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towards the end of 1937 and made only three movies with them. From here he moved to Circo
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playing the lead rold with more or less the same cast as in the previous film. This production proved equally appealing but was able to stir noise about this industry in film production circles throughout India. Roop Lal Shori, a resident of
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690:Chandragupta
671:Khooni Katar
641:Husn Ka Daku
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938:As an actor
913:As a writer
874:Mere Sartaj
677:Heer Ranjha
665:Farebi Daku
653:Safdar Jung
629:Filmography
537:Mere Sartaj
512:(1951) and
503:Enchantment
397:Later years
383:Sitara Devi
342:Brave Heart
227:Bhaati Gate
154:Nationality
143:Maharashtra
18:A.R. Kardar
1466:Categories
1207:Hero Vol.1
1162:6 February
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1002:References
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766:Nai Duniya
486:Geeta Bali
419:Following
287:Bhati Gate
246:filmmakers
225:family of
196:Bhati Gate
100:1904-10-02
64:March 2024
802:Shahjehan
790:Pehle Aap
647:Sarfarosh
490:Madhubala
472:Dillagi's
421:partition
412:Shahjehan
346:Gul Hamid
338:Sarfarosh
310:Nur Jahan
176:Bollywood
990:See also
862:Do Phool
540:(1975).
470:(1966).
429:Pakistan
371:Calcutta
306:Jahangir
208:Pakistan
206:(now in
120:Pakistan
933:(story)
922:Baghban
838:Deewana
814:Dillagi
796:Sanyasi
728:Baghban
696:Sultana
558:Suraiya
550:Naushad
515:Deewana
455:Dillagi
450:Naushad
446:Suraiya
407:Naushad
344:, with
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826:Dastan
820:Dulari
784:Sanjog
778:Kanoon
772:Sharda
736:Thokar
714:Mandir
619:Awards
598:Sardar
574:Dulari
497:Dastan
477:Dulari
414:(1946)
379:Tardeo
375:Bombay
351:Lahore
317:tangas
263:Bombay
200:Lahore
182:Spouse
158:Indian
139:Mumbai
112:Punjab
108:Lahore
968:1928
955:1929
949:1929
943:1928
931:Pagal
929:1940
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904:1947
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872:1975
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842:1953
836:1952
832:Jadoo
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748:Pagal
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509:Jadoo
433:India
250:India
220:Arain
147:India
1457:IMDb
1377:ISBN
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1164:2022
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983:Life
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898:Geet
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