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966:Aadharshila
819:10 December
683:India Today
645:13 December
536:Jayas Kumar
355:Development
268:Maharashtra
226:₹31.3 crore
198:117 minutes
165:Zee Studios
151:Zee Studios
78:Produced by
41:Directed by
1531:2018 films
1525:Categories
1492:Meppadiyan
1367:Chittagong
1038:Ekti Jiban
619:References
582:Box office
406:Soundtrack
350:Production
342:Om Bhutkar
238:(English:
219:Box office
182:2018-11-16
143:Production
57:(dialogue)
51:Written by
1289:Eakantham
1277:Parineeta
1235:Patalghar
1215:2001–2020
1146:Rag Birag
1050:Trishagni
958:1981–2000
858:Scroll.in
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1200:Sayahnam
1086:Haladhar
1062:Wosobipo
712:15 April
706:Archived
702:Cinestan
469:Language
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258:trophy.
211:Language
134:Music by
100:Starring
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1469:Mandela
1122:Mogamul
472:Marathi
390:Filming
214:Marathi
203:Country
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1509:(2022)
1497:(2021)
1474:(2020)
1462:(2019)
1450:(2018)
1438:(2017)
1433:Sinjar
1426:(2016)
1414:(2015)
1409:Masaan
1402:(2014)
1390:(2013)
1385:Fandry
1378:(2012)
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1331:Lahore
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1307:Frozen
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1253:Margam
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1241:Prohor
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519:Length
513:Lyrics
453:Length
400:Gondia
377:Sairat
1504:Fouja
1457:Helen
1421:Alifa
1188:Laado
569:07:00
559:03:20
540:03:43
510:Title
478:Label
442:Genre
365:Deool
206:India
1445:Naal
1370:and
1292:and
1238:and
1185:and
1170:Daya
935:1980
887:Naal
881:IMDb
876:Naal
821:2018
736:ISSN
714:2020
647:2023
436:2018
413:Naal
302:Cast
262:Plot
240:Bond
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