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About 2001 film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
Genres drama, musical, romance
Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
Written by Ashutosh Gowariker, K. P. Saxena, Kumar Dave, Sanjay Dayma
Starring Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Paul Blackthorne, A. K. Hangal, Rachel Shelley, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raghubir Yadav, Yashpal Sharma
Music A. R. Rahman
Runtime 224 min
Country India
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