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  "description": "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  \n\n  Umesh Mehra is an Indian film director and Producer of Bollywood. He is the son of Bollywood producer F.C. Mehra. He was prominent in the 1980s and 90s with many Mithun Chakraborty starrers. He has also directed Akshay Kumar in a couple of movies. Some of his films are Yaar Gaddar, Shikari: The Hunter, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi and International Khiladi.  \n\n  Description above from the Wikipedia article Umesh Mehra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.",
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