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Parveen Babi
Parveen Babi was ‘flesh-and-blood with contradictions, ambitions and aspirations’, says biographer
Nandini Ramnath
· Aug 29, 2020 · 12:00 pm
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· Aug 25, 2020 · 12:00 pm
Picture the song: Is that really a lesbian moment in ‘Khwab Bankar Koi Aayega’ from ‘Razia Sultan’?
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· Nov 06, 2017 · 01:45 pm
Picture the song: Bring out the eyeshades for ‘Jawani Jaanemann’ from ‘Namak Halaal’
Nandini Ramnath
· Jul 31, 2017 · 12:00 pm
The bit about Parveen Babi that you won’t find in the UG Krishnamurti biography
Nicolas C Grey James Farley
· Apr 09, 2017 · 03:00 pm
