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- ↑ Dwivedi, Sandeep: Through the lens: Aussie Goes Bolly, and a swamy to boot. The Indian Express . 15 October 2007.
- ↑ Walshaw, Nick: How Gus took on India over monkey chants. The Daily Telegraph . 6 January 2008.
