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- ↑ Robinson, Andrew (1989). Satyajit Ray : the inner eye . Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. xvi. ISBN 0520069463.
- ↑ "Madly Bangali". Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.