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  "path": "/2026/film/news/oscar-nominee-geeta-gandbhir-speaks-out-pre-bafta-south-asian-gathering-1236669029/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T07:45:58.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Awards season descended on London this weekend — and South Asian cinema arrived with it. “We are living in a time, particularly in the U.S., an incredibly alarming and dangerous time,” double Oscar-nominated filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir told guests at a new South Asian industry gathering in London on Friday, held during the BAFTA Film Awards […]",
  "title": "Double Oscar Nominee Geeta Gandbhir Speaks Out at Pre-BAFTA South Asian Gathering: ‘We Are Living in an Incredibly Alarming and Dangerous Time’"
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