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A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1976:
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A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1976:
The top twenty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1976: [1]
Pandit Hridaynathji Mangeshkar is an Indian music director. He is the only son of musician Deenanath Mangeshkar and younger brother of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. He is popularly known as Balasaheb in the music and film industry.
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