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April 24, 2017

Punjabi Film Actor Dheeraj Kumar, Who’s Making His Presence Felt By Portraying Characters In Diverse Shades, Is Optimistic That Regional Filmmakers Will Soon Start Acknowledging Audiences’ Intelligence.

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He says he is constantly looking for greys. Roles that that are not linear and provide enough space for exploring spaces between black and white. “That’s what drives me. Straight line can be so boring,” says 30-year-old Dheeraj Kumar from Fazilka in Punjab who has been part of several Punjabi films like Tarn Mann’s Rupinder Gandhi The Gangster and Qissa Panjab. Currently shooting for

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