The Good Maharaja
5.5
1
2 hr 20 min
Drama
, History
In 1942, Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja, Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, established the Polish Children's Camp in Jamnagar-Balachadi for refugee Polish children brought out of the USSR during WWII.
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- Cast：
- Sanjay Dutt , Preity Zinta , Gulshan Grover , Neetu Chandra , Umesh Kaushik
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Very disappointing...
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People are voting emotionally.
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If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
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Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.
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