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EXCLUSIVE: “We dubbed entire film with telescopic face shots; visuals not provided for background dialogues” – The INSIDE story on Oppenheimer’s super-secret dubbing process in India; Ashim Samanta says, “Studio was happy we could manage dub the whole film without actually seeing it”

Shakti Samanta’s son, Ashim Samanta, has made his mark as a film and television director and…
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet Ashim Samanta, who dubbed Jurassic Park, the first Hollywood film to be dubbed in India; reveals, “I was paid Rs. 3.50 lakhs but spent Rs. 3.60 lakhs on the process; I was the ONLY one in the world who lost money on the film!”; adds how Urdu version helped him make a profit

Shakti Samanta’s son, Ashim Samanta, has made his mark as a film and television director and…
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100 Years of Shakti Samanta EXCLUSIVE: How legendary filmmaker dared to release Bengali version of Devdas weeks before Shah Rukh Khan-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-Madhuri Dixit starrer; Ashim Samanta reveals, “Last 3 reels of Debdas were BETTER than Devdas”

The 100th birth anniversary of Shakti Samanta, one of India's finest filmmakers, was celebrated on…
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100 Years of Shakti Samanta EXCLUSIVE: “Bigger hit than Dhurandhar” – Ashim Samanta reveals Amanush was a ROI MONSTER: “Made in just Rs. 30 lakhs; collected Rs. 1.20 cr ONLY in Bengal. In today’s times, that’s Rs. 70 cr; to date, no film in Bengal has collected more than Rs. 45 cr!”

The 100th birth anniversary of Shakti Samanta, one of India's finest filmmakers, was celebrated on…
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100 Years of Shakti Samanta EXCLUSIVE: 3 Generators, deep freezers, ‘American-style commodes’: Ashim Samanta reveals how premium mini town was built in Sunderbans for Amanush shoot; also said, “Naxalites wanted to kill my dad, Uttam Kumar, Hemant Kumar; they had 24-hr police protection”

The 100th birth anniversary of Shakti Samanta, one of India's finest filmmakers, was celebrated on…
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100 Years of Shakti Samanta: How China Town was remade in Tamil, inspired Amitabh Bachchan’s Don and was ‘COPIED’ by Hollywood; Ashim Samanta reveals, “Salim-Javed told my father, ‘Humne China Town ko tod ke kya banaya hai aap dekhiye’!”

The 100th birth anniversary of Shakti Samanta, one of the finest filmmakers from India, took place…
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“Sharmila Tagore actually wanted to wear a bikini in ‘Aasman Se Aaya Farishta’; it was my father who suggested a one-piece” – Ashim Samanta

The 100th birth anniversary of Shakti Samanta, one of the finest filmmakers from India, took place…
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“Anu Malik Has Worked Really Hard…”: Ashim Samanta

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“How Will I Find Another Rajesh Khanna?”: Ashim Samanta

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Audio Release Of ‘Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai’

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