A Tale of Two Toes: Epic Dance-Offs That Changed Bollywood Forever

Shake it off

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Bajirao Mastani (2015)

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Devdas (2002)

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Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)

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Raj Tilak (1958)

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War (2019)

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