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Flashback series: human pain and human comedy in Boot Polish (1954)

Updated 5 Years Ago
By Jai Arjun Singh

Flashback Series: Human Pain And Human Comedy In Boot Polish (1954)
[the latest in my “flashback” recommendations for Film Companion ] Title: Boot Polish Director: Prakash Arora (with some parts possi...
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