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The Rise of Bombay Cinema 49 Calcut
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The Rise of Bombay Cinema 51 Bombay
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Breaking Ground 53 The first cinema
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Breaking Ground 79 2006—First Ind
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Breaking Ground 81 (Left to right)
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A Masterclass in Villainy 11 Traini
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Bollywood’s Monroe 153 Madhubala,
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13 The Superstar Phenomenon The day
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The Superstar Phenomenon 159 The Fa
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Megastar of a Millennium 14 I am as
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Megastar of a Millennium 165 A Few
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15 The King of Romance There are on
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The King of Romance 173 The Global
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The King of Romance 175 for his man
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The Game Changer 177 Actor-producer
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The Game Changer 179 these ten odd
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The Game Changer 181 Se Qayamat Tak
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The Game Changer 183 Farhan Akhtar,
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A Diva for All Seasons 185 “They
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A Diva for All Seasons 187 actress-
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Crossover Stars 193 John Reno, Andy
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20 A Story About Song and Dance Why
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21 Lights, Camera, Music The Journe
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22 Bollywood’s Greatest Music Alb
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24 Singing Around the Globe Snowy A
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26 The Auteurs The first Indian fea
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The Auteurs 289 have survived the t
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The Auteurs 291 Bimal Roy (1909-196
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The Auteurs 293 Yash Chopra (1932-2
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The Auteurs 295 Gulzar (b. 1934) Bo
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Class Acts 303 Balraj Sahni as Sham
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Class Acts 305 Wow Moment Seemingly
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Class Acts 307 poet-director Gulzar
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Class Acts 309 Amjad Khan in Sholay
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Bibliography Books A Board of Schol
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Bibliography 377 Schwartz, Susan L.
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Index 385 Howrah Bridge Hum Aapke H
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Index 387 Khan, Salim Khan, Salman
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Index 395 The Wrestlers Thirumugam,