‘Bachchhan Paandey’ trailer: Akshay Kumar leads remake of Tamil movie ‘Jigarthanda’
Farhad Samji’s action comedy also stars Arshad Warsi, Kriti Sanon and Pankaj Tripathi. Out in cinemas on March 18.

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Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
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