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Rumoured Rs 4,000 Crore Ramayana Takes On Avatar Scale

Days before Diwali, Namit Malhotra makes the case that his two-part Ramayana, with a rumoured Rs 4,000 crore budget, can stand beside Avatar and Avengers.

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