‘Tandav’ trailer: Saif Ali Khan leads Ali Abbas Zafar’s political drama
The cast includes Sunil Grover, Sarah Jane Dias, Dimple Kapadia, Annup Sonii and Dino Morea. On Amazon Prime Video from January 15.

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India’s passport ranking drops to 148 among 199 countries
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