India's costliest film retells a beloved Hindu epic - but divides critics
Easily the most anticipated Bollywood film of the year, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is the first of two parts.
Easily the most anticipated Bollywood film of the year, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is the first of two parts, BBC News reported.
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