103:, over the same weekend at a film festival in San Francisco . The movies competed against each other and went on to win multiple awards, including best director with a cash prize of US$ 100,000. Gill was born at Moga, Punjab, and his father was a farmer. He was penniless when he came to United States in May 2001 and worked nights at a gas station in New Jersey. Gill received a joint master's degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and the
229:, when the recession hit in 2007, and Stockton was declared the foreclosure capital of the country. Most of his patients lost their jobs and associated medical and dental benefits. Gill sensed an opportunity to make a difference and provide dental services for the uninsured. Gill Dental plan was introduced in 2008 and was a big help to the underprivileged and uninsured until it was folded in 2012, once the economy inched back to normal.
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Barmecha. It is a modern-day adaptation of the legendary fable of Savitri, Satyavaan and Yamaraj from Mahabharata, one of the major Sanskrit epics of ancient India set in sin city, Las Vegas. The film was shot in United States, India and United Kingdom and was released on 22 July 2016. The
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