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- ↑ "Documentary Review: Reason (2018) by Anand Patwardhan". Asian Movie Pulse.
- ↑ Young, Neil (4 December 2018). "'Reason' ('Vivek'): Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 September 2022.