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- ↑ "IFFI 2009 : 75 YEARS OF ASSAMESE CINEMA". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 November 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ↑ "This Joymoti lacks finesse". The Telegraph. 30 March 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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- ↑ "52nd IFFI to celebrate India@75 by showcasing the glory of Indian Cinema". PIB GOI. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021– via Press release.
