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37:Alvi in 2007
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1602:1927 births
1587:2009 deaths
1521:Zoya Akhtar
1479:Sujoy Ghosh
1473:Zoya Akhtar
1467:Karan Johar
1420:Kunal Kohli
1384:Karan Johar
1378:J. P. Dutta
1247:Yash Chopra
1241:Manoj Kumar
1235:Yash Chopra
1203:Yash Chopra
1191:Manoj Kumar
1185:Vijay Anand
1179:Yash Chopra
936:19 December
589:Laila Majnu
469:Laila Majnu
434:Khuda Kasam
428:Patthar Dil
341:that year.
320:controversy
307:(1957) and
194:Maharashtra
156:(1959) and
99:1954 – 1995
73:Maharashtra
53:1 July 1927
1561:Categories
1491:Vikas Bahl
1438:Aamir Khan
1307:Raj Kapoor
1289:Raj Kapoor
1226:Raj Kapoor
1173:Raj Kapoor
1161:Abrar Alvi
1014:Abrar Alvi
976:Abrar Alvi
847:9 December
811:9 December
760:9 December
755:Rediff.com
715:8 December
666:8 December
635:References
595:12 O'Clock
477:Manoranjan
135:Abrar Alvi
49:1927-07-01
25:Abrar Alvi
1329:1991–2010
1213:1971–1990
1167:Bimal Roy
1149:Bimal Roy
1143:Bimal Roy
1137:Bimal Roy
1119:Bimal Roy
1113:Bimal Roy
1107:Bimal Roy
1100:1954–1970
1006:Biography
523:Professor
493:Sunghursh
352:Guru Dutt
331:Guru Dutt
254:Professor
243:Guru Dutt
223:Guru Dutt
142:Guru Dutt
1220:Asit Sen
623:See also
602:Director
571:Aar-Paar
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289:(1954),
286:Aar-Paar
277:Begunaah
208:Aar-Paar
150:(1962),
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461:Bairaag
389:(1962).
1547:(2024)
1541:(2023)
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1523:(2020)
1517:(2019)
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1493:(2015)
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1481:(2013)
1475:(2012)
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1255:(1977)
1253:Gulzar
1249:(1976)
1243:(1975)
1237:(1974)
1228:(1972)
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1199:(1969)
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992:Portal
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612:(1962)
555:Pyaasa
542:(1960)
485:Saathi
407:Writer
379:Won –
363:Won –
358:Awards
339:Oscars
304:Pyaasa
260:Prince
190:Nagpur
164:Pyaasa
159:Pyaasa
128:(1957)
125:Pyaasa
121:(1959)
114:(1962)
69:Mumbai
1572:Alvis
1036:Media
841:(PDF)
830:(PDF)
616:Darar
583:Actor
507:Suraj
415:Guddu
394:Death
383:for:
265:Suraj
87:Film
77:India
1053:Data
980:IMDb
959:ISBN
938:2023
849:2023
813:2023
762:2023
717:2023
668:2023
235:and
202:Baaz
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169:Time
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