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  2. List of highest-grossing Greek films - Wikipedia

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    The following are lists of highest-grossing Greek films screened at cinemas in Greece and globally. The commercial course of Greek cinema has changed over time. The more successful periods are the period of 1950s and 1960s, often called the golden age of Greek cinema, and the recent 2000s.

  3. India - Wikipedia

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    In turn the name "India" derived successively from Hellenistic Greek India (Ἰνδία), ancient Greek Indos (Ἰνδός), Old Persian Hindush (an eastern province of the Achaemenid Empire), and ultimately its cognate, the Sanskrit Sindhu, or "river", specifically the Indus River and, by implication, its well-settled southern basin.

  4. Sati (practice) - Wikipedia

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    A 19th-century painting depicting the act of sati. Sati was a historical practice in Hindu communities in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's funeral pyre.

  5. List of 2007 films based on actual events - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of films and miniseries that are based on actual events. All films on this list are from American production unless indicated otherwise.. 2007. 13 Roses (Spanish: Las 13 Rosas) (2007) – Spanish–Italian historical drama film following the tragic fate of Las Trece Rosas, fighting for their ideals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War

  6. Three Mile Island accident - Wikipedia

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    The Three Mile Island accident was a partial nuclear meltdown of the Unit 2 reactor (TMI-2) of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station on the Susquehanna River in Londonderry Township, near Harrisburg, the capital city of Pennsylvania, United States. The reactor accident began at 4:00 a.m. on March 28, 1979, and released radioactive ...

  7. List of Indian films of 2016 - Wikipedia

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    Hindi ₹ 2,024 crore (US$240 million)– ₹ 2,200 crore (US$260 million) 2 Sultan: Ali Abbas Zafar: Yash Raj Films: Hindi ₹ 631.25 crore (US$76 million) 3 Kabali: Pa. Ranjith: V Creations: Tamil ₹286–499 crore 4 Ae Dil Hai Mushkil: Karan Johar: Dharma Productions: Hindi ₹ 239.67 crore (US$29 million) 5 Rustom: Tinu Suresh Desai

  8. Dhaka - Wikipedia

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    Dhaka (/ ˈ d ɑː k ə / DAH-kə or / ˈ d æ k ə / DAK-ə; Bengali: ঢাকা, romanized: Ḍhākā, IPA:), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh.It is the ninth-largest and seventh-most densely populated city in the world.

  9. The Downfall (1961 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Downfall (Greek: O Katiforos, Greek: Ο Κατήφορος) is a 1961 Greek drama film made by Finos Films. It was directed by Giannis Dalianidis and starring Zoi Laskari, Nikos Kourkoulos, Vangelis Voulgaridis and Pantelis Zervos. The movie made 161,331 tickets first class cinemas in Athens and Piraeus.