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Hawaa Hawaai(2014)

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Chal Pichchur Banate Hain(2012)

Suraj has everything any young man would kill for–an MBA, a well-paid job and an offer from the UK. But his dream is to become a filmmaker, and so he says goodbye to his career. Disowned by his family and friends, Suraj starts out at the bottom, pasting movie posters on walls and also faces rejection from the industry as well. This movie follows his journey from being an MBA to a filmmaker.

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Omkara(2006)

Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his cleverness, he gets away with the kidnapping. A conspiracy, however, forms against him when he denies his right-hand man, Langda Tyagi, a promotion. Ultimately, this plot threatens not only his relationship with Dolly, but their lives and those of their associates as well.

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Bandit Queen(1995)

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