Watch: ‘Maharashtra Shaheer’ profiles the folk artist behind ‘Jai Jai Maharashtra Mazha’
Ankush Chaudhari stars as Shahir Sable in Kedar Shinde’s Marathi biopic. Out in cinemas on April 28. The music is by Ajay-Atul.

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In her new book, Wendy Doniger studies the role of animals in mythological stories and folk tales