58-534: [REDACTED] Look up وراثة in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Virasat may refer to: Virasat (1997 film) , a Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor, Tabu and Pooja Batra Virasat (1999 film) , a Pakistani Urdu-language film Viraasat (STAR One) , a drama-series appeared on the Indian satellite television network STAR One Virasaat (Sahara One) ,
116-588: A Hindi language serial aired on the Indian satellite television network Sahara One Virasat (festival) , a cultural festival organized by SPIC MACAY Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Virasat . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virasat&oldid=1166515599 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
174-424: A box-office hit. Vijay Krishna Acharya's Tashan marked Anil's comeback to Yash Raj Films , but failed to do well at the box-office. His first English language film, Slumdog Millionaire , which was released on 12 November 2008. Yuvvraaj was released on 21 November 2008. Yuvvraaj , with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif , failed to do well at the box-office. On the other hand, Slumdog Millionaire has won
232-502: A commercial success and received positive reviews, earning Kapoor his third Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. In September 2015, Kapoor made an appearance as himself in an ad for the Angry Birds Friends tournament Champions for Earth. Amazon has cast Kapoor in its pilot The Book of Strange New Things . He will play the role of Vikram Danesh, the authoritative head of the base on Oasis. In 2022, he starred in
290-574: A critically acclaimed performance in Awaargi . Many critics called that his best performance ever but the film flopped at the box office. Also films like Jamai Raja and Jeevan Ek Sanghursh , out of which both of them were remakes of South Indian films, proved to be major flops. These films proved to be a setback in his career as 1990 was supposed to be the crowning year for Kapoor as the Hindi film industry's biggest male star. But with these flops, Anil
348-444: A heart attack later that night. Shakti takes over his father's duties as the head of the village. As time passes, this incident dies down. The villagers express concern to Shakti about going around the piece of land that has been closed off and causes a much longer travelling time. Shakti reasons with the owner of the land to open it up for all villagers to pass so that their long commute is shortened. Although understanding and willing,
406-842: A loving husband torn between his two wives was appreciated and the film fared well at the box-office. Deewana Mastana (1997), Biwi No.1 (1999) and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999) were also box office hits, with Biwi No. 1 earning him his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian . Kapoor's unusual characterisation of a zealous, crooked musical superstar in Taal (1999) shocked both audience and critics alike, earning him rave reviews, in addition to his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He again won rave reviews for his performance in Virasat (1997),
464-755: A nomination for Best Ensemble at the Black Reel Awards of 2008 and has won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture . In 2010, Kapoor starred in the eighth season of the American television series 24 , portraying Omar Hassan , President of the fictional Islamic Republic of Kamistan . In October of that year he was cast to play a villain in both Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (released in December 2011) and Power . Power
522-528: A number of international awards and received rave reviews from critics, costing only US$ 15 million to produce, but pulling in more than $ 352 million worldwide. In January 2009, he attended the 66th Golden Globe Awards ceremony along with the team of Slumdog Millionaire , which won four Golden Globe Awards . Kapoor demonstrated his well-known enthusiasm after Slumdog won the Academy Award for Best Picture (one of eight awards). He also received
580-599: A remake of the Tamil film, Thevar Magan (1992), in which he played Kamal Haasan 's role. The film proved to be a major box office success, and earned him his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) , in addition to his seventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. He also starred in the unsuccessful Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate , which was filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee 's last directorial, along with Juhi Chawla . He shaved his moustache once again for
638-724: A small role in the romance Hamare Tumhare (1979) before starring in the Telugu film Vamsa Vruksham (1980) and Kannada film Pallavi Anupallavi (1983). He emerged as a star with Mashaal (1984) and went on to establish himself with his roles in the action films Meri Jung (1985), Karma (1986), Mr. India (1987), Tezaab (1988), and Ram Lakhan (1989). Kapoor's other commercially successful films include Beta (1992), Andaz (1994), Laadla (1994), Virasat (1997), Judaai (1997), Deewana Mastana (1997), Gharwali Baharwali (1998), Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999) and No Entry (2005). He won
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#1732801547476696-629: A small role. He then starred as a lead actor in the 1980 Telugu film , Vamsa Vruksham directed by veteran Bapu . In the same year, he also appeared in two more Hindi films – Ek Baar Kaho and Hum Paanch . In 1981, he appeared in M. S. Sathyu 's Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya . After playing a small role in Shakti (1982), he made his Kannada film debut with Mani Ratnam 's debut directorial Pallavi Anu Pallavi (1983). He played his first Hindi film leading role in Woh Saat Din (1983) which
754-608: A villager living in Raja Thakur's area to close a portion of his land, preventing the public from reaching the main road easily. Shakti and his father invite them for talks at village Panchayat to resolve the standoff due to the riots and flooding. In the village panchayat, accusations fly from both sides. With no evidence backing up the truth, Bali Thakur accuses Raja Thakur for orchestrating various attacks on his brother's family and insults him relentlessly. Disrespected and heartbroken, Raja Thakur returns to his home and dies following
812-432: Is a huge disrespect to his family. He opines that even if someone marries his daughter, they have to live in constant fear. Shakti then gets permission from the landowner and weds his daughter. Although Shakti still has feelings for his girlfriend and his new bride is very shy, they overcome their awkwardness and move on. Soon, his girlfriend returns and learns the truth. Although saddened by the turn of events, she understands
870-481: Is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi films , in addition to Indian television and international films. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a producer, Kapoor has appeared in more than 100 films . He has received several accolades , including two National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards . Born to film producer Surinder Kapoor , he made his Bollywood debut with
928-514: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Virasat (1997 film) Virasat ( transl. Inheritance ) is a 1997 Indian Hindi -language action drama film , directed by Priyadarshan . The story was written by Kamal Haasan and remade after the success of the Tamil film Thevar Magan . Mushir-Riaz duo produced the film. It stars Anil Kapoor , Tabu , Amrish Puri , Pooja Batra , Milind Gunaji and Govind Namdeo . The music
986-419: Is his girlfriend, Anita ( Pooja Batra ), whom he is in love with and wants to marry, much to the disapproval of his family. After a few days, Shakti starts to feel that nothing much has changed in his hometown and longs to leave. He tells his father that he wants to sell his share of the family's property and open a chain of restaurants. His father, the zamindar Raja Thakur ( Amrish Puri ), urges Shakti to stay in
1044-600: Is the second of four children. His elder brother, Boney Kapoor is a film producer and younger brother Sanjay Kapoor is an actor. The late legendary actress Sridevi and the producer Mona Shourie Kapoor , both Boney's wives, were his sisters-in-law, and Sandeep Marwah, founder of the Noida Film City and owner of Marwah Studios, is his brother-in-law. The film actors Arjun Kapoor , Mohit Marwah and Ranveer Singh are his nephews, while actresses Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor are his nieces. Prithviraj Kapoor of
1102-430: The 8th season of the original series aired on Fox Network . Anil Kapoor has on rare occasions contributed to the soundtracks of his movies as a singer. One of his first playback songs was the title track of the 1986 Bollywood comedy Chameli Ki Shaadi . The song was comic in nature and depicted the love story of the titular Chameli and her lover Charandas , played by Kapoor. Chameli was portrayed by Amrita Singh . In
1160-583: The Indra Kumar directed film Rishtey . In Om Jai Jagadish , he gave an amazing performance. Kapoor shared the screen with Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan for the first time in Armaan , and played the character of a neurosurgeon. In his 2003 release, Calcutta Mail , according to Planet Bollywood, he delivered "one of his best performances. His character was defined with ample scope to perform in this screenplay-driven performance and in spite of
1218-578: The National Film Award for Best Actor for playing an army man in Pukar (2000) and a Special Jury Award for producing Gandhi, My Father (2007). Kapoor has also played supporting roles in Taal (1999), Biwi No. 1 (1999), Welcome (2007), Race (2008), Race 2 (2013), Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), Total Dhamaal (2019), Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022), Animal (2023) and Fighter (2024). Kapoor's first international film role
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#17328015474761276-647: The Toronto International Film Festival , an honour which is reserved for actors having considerable body of work. Beginning in 2013, he starred in the lead role of Jai Singh Rathod in the Indian remade series of 24 . In 2015, he starred alongside an ensemble cast of Shefali Shah , Priyanka Chopra , Ranveer Singh , Anushka Sharma and Farhan Akhtar in Zoya Akhtar 's family comedy-drama Dil Dhadakne Do , which proved to be
1334-424: The soundtrack , which was composed by Vishal–Shekhar . Akshay Kumar's theme was titled "Bachchan Pandey ka Tashan". Kareena Kapoor's was "Pooja ka Tashan". Saif Ali Khan was credited for "Jimmy ka Tashan". He had one full album, "Welcome" as a co-singer with Salma Agha in 1986. The album was scored by Bappi Lahiri . In 1984, Kapoor married Sunita Bhavnani, a costume designer with whom he has two daughters and
1392-461: The biggest blockbuster of the year opposite Madhuri Dixit . Kapoor was highly impressive with his comic act in Khel and his comic timing was one of the highlights of the film. In 1993, Boney Kapoor's much-delayed mega-budget, Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja was a disaster at the box-office and damaged Kapoor's reputation as the industry's biggest star at the time. The only major success in these years
1450-476: The box-office, grossing Rs. 155 million in its theatrical run. He has acquired the remake rights for the American TV series, 24 , reportedly for an amount of INR 1 billion. It took him about 1.5 years to licence the rights to create an Indian rendition of the popular TV show. Kapoor will be stepping into the protagonist's (Jack Bauer) role as well. Kapoor played the role of President Hassan in
1508-530: The comedy Badhaai Ho Badhaai , in which he also starred. It was followed by My Wife's Murder (2005), and Gandhi, My Father (2007). Gandhi, My Father focuses on the relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his son Harilal Gandhi and was awarded the National Film Award – Special Jury Award . He produced the film Shortkut: The Con Is On starring Akshaye Khanna and Arshad Warsi . In 2010, he produced Aisha (2010), starring his daughter Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol . The film performed moderately at
1566-526: The comedy-drama Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022), alongside Neetu Singh , Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani , which received mixed reviews from critics but proved to be a commercial success at the box office. Kapoor's performance in the film earned him his record-setting fourth Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He then starred in Siddharth Anand 's Fighter , alongside Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone . In 2002, Kapoor produced his first film,
1624-484: The dam, she does not think much of it. The dam is damaged by explosives used by the goons which results in flooding of half the village. This results in numerous deaths including infants which deeply saddens Shakti. He spots the goon who placed the explosives again in the village and gives chase. After capturing, he hands the goon over to the police but the goon does not speak of Bali Thakur's involvement due to fear for his own family's safety. Later Bali Thakur intimidates
1682-454: The film, Tezaab , the biggest blockbuster of 1988. The same year also saw the release of Kasam , an action drama directed by Umesh Mehra . Anil proved to be the only saving grace in commercial failures like Ram-Avtar and Vijay . The following year, he delivered Ram Lakhan (which became the second-highest box office earner of 1989) featuring Madhuri Dixit in the chartbuster song One Two Ka Four . In Rakhwala , Kapoor played
1740-535: The high-octane action stunts with flourish." His performance in Shootout at Wadala was highly acclaimed by critics; Sudhish Kamath of The Hindu wrote that "Anil Kapoor is first-rate, revelling in a tailor-made role as a no-nonsense cop, reminding us of the superstar he used to be in the Eighties." In January 2013 Kapoor became the first Indian actor to be invited for a special segment; "In conversation", at
1798-398: The highest-grossing film of the year, earning him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian. He was also in the film Bewafaa , playing a rich businessman who is forced to marry the sister of his wife after she passes away in childbirth. Kapoor played a grey character in the 2005 thriller, Chocolate . Anil's first release of 2007 Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love
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1856-407: The homes of Bali Thakur villagers in retaliation. To prevent a further escalation of the situation Shakti, with permission from his father, enlists the help of his friend in the government and opens the temple for all legally. Slighted by this, Bali Thakur hires goons to break a dam protecting a part of the village faction that supports Raja Thakur. Although a female villager spots one of the goons near
1914-419: The innocent family and helps them get away from the villagers. Appreciative of Shakti's efforts to protect them, Birju Thakur finally ends his enmity towards him. Shakti eventually finds Bali Thakur and asks him to surrender to the police before the villagers kill him. Bali Thakur's rabid hatred for Shakti makes him reject his offer of help. Bali Thakur, blaming Shakti for all his problems, tries to kill him. In
1972-459: The land owner, is afraid of Bali Thakur's backlash especially since he has a young daughter Gehna ( Tabu ). Shakti assuages his fear by arranging marriage between a well-to-do person from his village to the land owner's daughter. Everybody involved happily agrees and the land owner opens up the land for everyone. On the day of the wedding, the groom runs away, fearing Bali Thakur. The landowner and his daughter are distraught over this claiming that it
2030-408: The lead role, and approached Dilip Kumar to play the role portrayed by Sivaji Ganesan in the original. Kumar's refusal prompted Haasan to become disillusioned with the project, and led him to offering the script to Anil Kapoor . The film score was composed by S. P. Venkatesh . The songs featured in the movie were composed by Anu Malik , while the lyrics have been penned by Javed Akhtar . All
2088-433: The lock for them to look around. Bali Thakur hears of this and a brutal riot is started among the two village factions. Raja Thakur, in order to quell the situation, contemplates apologising to his opponents. Shakti feels it should be him or Sukhiya who should apologise. When Shakti asks for Sukhiya, he learns that Bali Thakur's men have cut off Sukhiya's hand as punishment for opening the temple and Raja Thakur's men burn down
2146-590: The much delayed Karobaar (2000), a film directed by Rakesh Roshan , where Kapoor's dialogue delivery was appreciated. He delivered a powerhouse performance in Shanker's Nayak (2001), which is considered to be his career-best performances. In 2002, Kapoor performed in the role of a fat man in Badhaai Ho Badhaai , a takeoff from the Hollywood hit, The Nutty Professor . He performed in
2204-561: The prolific Kapoor family was his father's cousin. Kapoor was educated at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School , Chembur , and at the St. Xavier's College, Mumbai . Kapoor made his debut in films in 1970, playing a younger version of Shashi Kapoor 's character in Tu Payal Mein Geet . The film, however, did not release theatrically. Anil Kapoor made his Hindi film debut with Umesh Mehra's Hamare Tumhare (1979), in
2262-543: The role of a tapori, and the film was declared a success. Kapoor's portrayal of an autistic man in Eeshwar (1989) was well-received and established his versatility as an actor, earning him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. The year 1990 saw him play a dual role, as twin brothers in the highly successful action comedy Kishen Kanhaiya and the same year, he further attained reasonable box-office success with Ghar Ho To Aisa . Kapoor came up with
2320-543: The same decade, he was credited on the song "Tere Bina Main Nahin Mere Bina Tu Nahin" for the film Woh Saat Din . He is also credited on the song "I Love You" from Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai . In 2008, Kapoor provided a rhyme-like-dialogue to introduce his character in Yashraj's Tashan . His theme was titled "Bhaiyaji ka Tashan". His co-stars in the movie also had their introductions incorporated in
2378-579: The second half of the film. Anil Kapoor's first release of 2000 was Bulandi , in which he played a double role, showing restraint and maturity as the elder Thakur. He won his first National Film Award for Best Actor , in addition to his eighth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in Rajkumar Santoshi's critically acclaimed Pukar (2000). Kapoor again achieved critical and commercial success with Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000). Kapoor performed as Rajeev in
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2436-433: The situation and leaves. Shakti, too, closes the chapter about his girlfriend and starts his new life with his wife. Bali Thakur, enraged by the opening of the land, plants a bomb during the village festival despite the pleas of his mother and own father to stop the violence. This results in deaths on both sides of the village. Both factions of the village, wanting revenge, go after Bali Thakur and his family. Shakti protects
2494-474: The songs were original, except "Payalay Chunmun" which was a Hindi remake of its Tamil counterpart. K. S. Chithra received the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Payalay Chunmun". Incidentally, S. Janaki had earlier won the national award for the original version of this song composed by Ilayaraja for film Thevar Magan . Virasat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956)
2552-543: The strong supporting cast, this really came out as Kapoor's one-man show." According to Bollywood Hungama, he "ignited the silver screen with an authoritative performance" in Musafir alongside Sameera Reddy , Aditya Pancholi , Sanjay Dutt and Koena Mitra . Kapoor performed as the stricken husband in the thriller My Wife's Murder , which he also produced. Anees Bazmee 's super-hit comedy No Entry (2005), followed for Kapoor that year. The film went on to become
2610-420: The struggle that follows, Shakti accidentally decapitates Bali Thakur. Although other villagers are willing to take the blame for Bali Thakur's murder, Shakti gives himself up to the police to end the cycle of violence once and for all. The film depicts the true meaning of education as "a tool to uplift uneducated people". Kamal Haasan initially planned to remake Thevar Magan film in Hindi with himself in
2668-530: The village and help it progress by virtue of the latter's education, saying "A man gets an education not to become a selfish being but to uplift his uneducated brothers and society". Shakti disagrees with his father and decides to leave. He is unable to bear the animosity amongst the townspeople, particularly between his dad, Raja Thakur, and rival his younger brother Zamindar Birju ( Govind Namdeo ) (Shakti's disabled uncle) and his son Bali Thakur. The entire village suffers from this longstanding family feud as most of
2726-505: The village and its surrounding areas is divided between the brothers. Since Bali Thakur holds a grudge and always tries to one-up Raja Thakur, it puts them at loggerheads with each other. Shakti spends time in the village with his girlfriend by re-visiting his childhood memories including a game of sticks with Bali Thakur men, which he wins. They come across an old temple which has been closed off on Bali Thakur's instructions. He insists on entering and his friend and servant Sukhiya breaks open
2784-466: Was Laadla (1994) again alongside Sridevi , a film produced by Nitin Manmohan. Kapoor gave a splendid performance as a simpleton lover in the musical romantic drama 1942: A Love Story opposite Manisha Koirala . Kapoor earned his sixth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film. His other 1994 release, Andaz , opposite Juhi Chawla and Karisma Kapoor ,
2842-492: Was Meri Jung (1985), wherein he played the role of an angry young lawyer fighting for justice that earned him his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor . He then played a comic tapori again in Karma (1986), the biggest hit of the year. Also in 1986, Kapoor played the role of a carefree playboy in the hit Janbaaz , co-starring Feroz Khan . Kapoor's other release of 1986, Insaaf Ki Awaaz with Rekha ,
2900-528: Was a box office hit in overseas though a flop in India. Anees Bazmee's Welcome , which released on 21 December 2007 was declared the biggest success of the year, earning him his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Kapoor's understated performance in Subhash Ghai 's Black & White was highly lauded. His first release in 2008, Abbas Mustan's thriller, Race became
2958-462: Was a box office hit. In the same year, Basu Chatterjee directed Chameli Ki Shaadi where he was seen doing a comedic role. He was the protagonist in Shekhar Kapur's sci-fi film Mr. India (1987), the biggest hit of the year. The film became one of his biggest box-office hits and shot him to superstardom. In 1988, he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in
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#17328015474763016-525: Was also a success. His 1995 release, Trimurti was a box-office disaster, though Kapoor's performance was positively received, earning him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Kapoor came up with a decent performance in the moderate critical and commercial success Gharwali Baharwali (1998), opposite Raveena Tandon and Rambha . After a few box-office failures, he had successes with films like Loafer (1996), opposite Juhi Chawla . In Judaai , Kapoor's depiction of
3074-980: Was composed by Anu Malik and S. P. Venkatesh , with the former composing the songs and the latter composing the score. The film marked the comeback for Priyadarshan in Hindi cinema. Music director Annu Malik reused some of the original tunes of Ilaiyaraaja from Thevar Magan . Tabu has done beatboxing in this movie for the song Payale Chunmun. Virasat received sixteen nominations at the 43rd Filmfare Awards , including Best Film , Best Director for Priyadarshan, Best Actor for Kapoor, Best Actress for Tabu, and Best Supporting Actress & Best Female Debut for Batra, and won in seven categories, including Best Film (Critics) , Best Actor (Critics) for Kapoor, Best Actress (Critics) for Tabu, Best Supporting Actor for Puri, and Best Story for Haasan. After completing his studies in London, Shakti Thakur ( Anil Kapoor ) returns to his ancestral village in India. Accompanying him
3132-629: Was directed by Bapu and featured Padmini Kolhapure and Naseeruddin Shah . He gained recognition in Bollywood with Yash Chopra 's action drama Mashaal (1984) as a tapori , for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor . His tapori persona and stubble look was considered unconventional at the time, but would become fashionable in India many years later. Kapoor's 1985 releases included Yudh and Saaheb . Yudh featured him uttering his iconic line "Ek Dum Jhakaas". But it
3190-662: Was in Danny Boyle 's acclaimed drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008). He has since starred in the eighth season of the action series 24 in 2010 and played a brief role in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011). In Indian television, he has starred in the remakes 24 (2013–2016) and The Night Manager (2023). Kapoor was born into a Punjabi Hindu family on 24 December 1956 in Chembur to Nirmal Kapoor and film producer Surinder Kapoor . He
3248-476: Was on the bad foot. This was followed by a highly praised performance as a middle-aged man in Yash Chopra's intergenerational musical romantic drama Lamhe (1991), opposite Sridevi , which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress , with Kapoor earning his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. The film proved to a landmark film of Indian cinema and Yash Chopra's best work to date. It
3306-461: Was the first film in which he appeared without a moustache. Although the film was an underwhelming success at the domestic box-office, it proved to be a major success overseas. Anil Kapoor's 1991 releases, Benaam Badsha was accorded average status at the box office. In 1992, Kapoor received his second Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his hard-hitting performance in Indra Kumar's Beta –
3364-444: Was to be directed by Rajkumar Santoshi but was shelved due to unknown reasons. Anil Kapoor's only release of 2012 Tezz earned him favourable reviews from critics; Taran Adarsh wrote that "...it's a treat watching Anil Kapoor on screen. Though the actor has been an integral part of so many movies in the past, you can never accuse him of repeating himself. Besides, he may be in his early 50s, but that hasn't deterred Anil from performing
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