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The Strand Archive: Diwali cinema releases

Jab Tak Hai Jaan

12/11/2012

Diwali cinema releases

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, Diwali cinema releases

Bobby Friction reviews romantic Bollywood film Jab Tak Hai Jaan, by the late Yash Chopra.

Diwali in India wouldn't be complete without a couple of major film releases, the BBC's Bobby Friction tells us about Yash Chopra's last film Jab Tak Hai Jaan and others which are making it big at the box office.

Minal Hajratwala discusses her anthology of stories about contemporary queer life in India. 

Novelist Timeri Murari argues that Mughal artworks on display in London should be returned to India as he selects images depicting key figures in Mughal history. 

Image: Indian Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan with actresses Anushka Sharma (L) and Katrina Kaif (R) promoting Hindi film Jab Tak Hai Jaan. Photo: STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images.

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