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The perfect Indian wedding happens in Hindi cinema

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A series mirrors the early life and times of Bombay studios—and India

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Hindi movies celebrate the longest-reigning Queen but condemn her empire

A Taste for the Twisted

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True-crime documentaries and films come of age in India

Power on Trial

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Jai Bhim and the search for justice in Indian cinema

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Indian cinema

Bharat’s Hero

Mithun Chakraborty: Star of the People

Payal Kapadia: Indie Auteur

A Knot in the Plot

Memoirs of Hindi Cinema

Indian Cinema’s Global Origin

The Kings and Queens of Mumbai

The Crown and India

A Taste for the Twisted

Power on Trial

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