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- ↑ George, Justin. "India International Film Festival Opens Feb. 17 in Tampa and Points to Growth of the South Asian Community. " Tampa Bay Times. 17 February 2012. Web. 2 January 2013. <http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/india-international-film-festival-opens-feb-17-in-tampa-and-points-to/1215569>.
- ↑ Priyanka, Vidisha. "Indian Film Fest Celebrates Human Spirit, Grit." TBO Extra. 16 February 2011. Web. 2 January 2013. <http://www2.tboextra.com/entertainment/tboextra-movies/2011/feb/16/indian-film-fest-celebrates-human-spirit-grit-ar-268237/>.
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- ↑ Guzzo, Paul, and the Center for Understanding Modern Indian American Culture (CUMIAC). From Indians to Indian Americans: How Tampa Bay's Indian Community Was Built. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2012. 79-84. Print.
- ↑ Hutcheson, Nicole. "Tampa Bay Festivals, Theaters and Temples Indicate How Indian Community Has Grown and Flourished. " Tampa Bay Times. 21 February 2010. Web. 2 January 2013. <http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/article1074821.ece>.
- ↑ Cashill, Margaret. "India International Film Festival Develops Following." Tampa Bay Business Journal. 27 February 2012. Web. 3 January 2013. <http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/blog/morning-edition/2012/02/india-international-film-festival.html>.
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- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOaxJil7Y7k | Watch "Nu Me"
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