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1487:1993 deaths
1482:1905 births
1426:16 February
1367:13 December
1341:16 February
1265:Prem Sethna
1226:P. C. Barua
1192:Khyber Pass
1184:A.R. Kardar
1171:G. R. Sethi
1145:G. R. Sethi
1116:Fram Sethna
1106:J. J. Madan
1073:F. R. Irani
1070:Anokha Prem
1031:J. J. Madan
1028:Zehari Saap
1021:J. J. Madan
999:J. J. Madan
980:J. J. Madan
967:Bilwamangal
959:J. J. Madan
947:Pati Bhakti
925:J. J. Madan
793:Hoor-E-Arab
726:Dharmapatni
677:J. J. Madan
650:J. J. Madan
638:J. J. Madan
624:J. J. Madan
609:Matri Sneha
597:J. J. Madan
585:J. J. Madan
491:J. J. Madan
487:Pati Bhakti
364:Filmography
311:Zehari Saap
288:Pati Bhakti
243:Film career
216:Lanka Dahan
53:30 May 1905
1476:Categories
1274:References
1262:Khan Saheb
1153:Mera Pyara
970:Fram Madan
820:Modhu Bose
646:Turki Hoor
546:C. Legrand
458:C. Legrand
448:C. Legrand
347:Later life
94:Occupation
49:1905-05-30
1292:Cinemaazi
1195:Gul Hamid
906:Jal Ariah
883:Jal Ariah
860:Rajsingha
771:Chandidas
553:Raja Bhoj
477:Ratnavali
357:Gul Hamid
326:Hollywood
175:Bollywood
105:1920–1946
1157:Ezra Mir
1123:Khudadad
962:Fantasy
816:Giribala
706:Prafulla
377:Director
292:JJ Madan
267:(1919).
189:born in
183:Armenian
179:Calcutta
87:Pakistan
803:Bhranti
641:Serial
528:Serial
522:Ramayan
517:Serial
511:Ramayan
162:
154:
150:
137:
129:
125:
110:Spouses
97:Actress
83:Karachi
1308:
1249:Iraada
716:Joydev
444:Behula
380:Notes
337:Hindus
318:Iraada
195:silent
191:Howrah
57:Howrah
333:women
199:sound
156:(
152:
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127:
1467:IMDb
1428:2009
1369:2012
1343:2009
1306:ISBN
1259:1946
1234:1944
1221:Rani
1217:1943
1202:1937
1165:1936
1100:1935
1038:1934
1006:1933
944:1932
890:1931
838:1930
813:1929
781:1928
739:Jana
736:1927
703:1926
658:1925
632:1924
605:1923
468:Sati
465:1922
400:1921
385:1920
374:Film
371:Year
197:and
72:Died
43:Born
1465:at
235:'s
205:of
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158:m.
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