Zhakaas | |
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झकास | |
Directed by | Ankush Chaudhari |
Screenplay by | Nitin Dixit Ankush Chaudhari |
Story by | Deepak Naidu |
Produced by | Zee Talkies |
Starring | Ankush Choudhary Amruta Khanvilkar Sai Tamhankar Pooja Sawant |
Cinematography | Sanjay Jadhav |
Music by | Abhijit Kavathalkar |
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Country | India |
Language | Marathi |
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