A look at Vijay Varma’s standout performances ahead of Gustaakh Ishq release

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Moeen Arif – Gully Boy

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Bharat & Shatrughan Tyagi – Mirzapur

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Hamza Shaikh – Darlings

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Anand Swarnakar – Dahaad

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SI Ravi Shankar Tripathi – Kaalkoot

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Celebrating Natural Curves

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Celebrating Natural Curves

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Akash Dogra – Murder Mubarak

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Captain Devi Sharan – IC 814

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