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Paheli
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The Girl King
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A United Kingdom
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age
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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
A girl from Ambala, Kavya Pratap Singh, is about to be married. When she visits Delhi to shop for her 'dhai lakh ka Ghagra'(wedding dress worth Rs. 2.5 Lakh), she meets Humpty Sharma, a carefree Delhiite, and falls in love with him.
The New World
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A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.