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741:M. J. Akbar
724:Jatin–Lalit
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192:166 minutes
132:Jatin–Lalit
102:Juhi Chawla
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1494:Categories
1411:2 November
1299:References
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1092:5.57 crore
1068:Nett Gross
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260:(now
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