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tsupertsundere · 5 months

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HELLOO. i see you reblog a lot of hindi cinema!! i would love to watch more of it, what are your top 10 favorites?

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this might be my favorite thing I've received in my inbox.

wh I well I wh how could I possibly refuse hee hee hee hee

limiting this to hindi cinema helps!! or so I thought, before I went through several rounds of intense interrogation and several scribbled pages of notes and realized this just outs me as a baby shah rukh khan stan, which I am. I resisted every impulse to try to make the list broad and varied and kept only repeating 'what are your FAVORITES, what are your FAVORITES' and even then narrowing everything down was really painful... I feel like I've watched very many but then not very many at all.

There are another half-dozen more I had to cut with great anguish (Paheli, Ram-Jaane, the Don films) OMG EDITED TO FINISH MY FRIGGIN SENTENCE: BUT I PRESENT TO YOU AND TO ALL: VI TSUPERTSUNDERE'S TOP TEN:

Mohabbatein ("Love Stories", dir Aditya Chopra, 2000)

A young men's college ruled by a headmaster who disdains love--can one music teacher help three love stories grow, and let love tower above all? ✫ My first hindi film. Still can't think of a better introduction. Truly has it all. My favorite ghost story also!! ✧ Standout number: the three ingenues have an incredible dance sequence - it's the emotional climax of the film for me.

Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai ("Say You Love Me", dir Rakesh Roshan, 2000)

When Rohit, an aspiring musician, meets Saxena, a rich bussinessman's daughter, his dreams of stardom glimmer right within his reach. Life has other plans. ✩ Hrithik Roshan's debut - and what a debut! My first introduction to a beloved facet of hindi cinema - double roles!! ✫ Standout number: The number that takes place in Cafe Indiana, Ek Pal Ka Jeena, accurately conveys how it felt like to go to a Rainforest Cafe when I was very young. Truly thrilling!

Muhjse Dosti Karoge! ("Will You Be My Friend!", dir Kunal Kohli, 2002)

Childhood friends Raj, Tina, and Pooja are caught in a classic love triangle - Pooja loves Raj, but he only has eyes for Tina. When he moves away, Pooja poses as Tina as they email back and forth and their friendship blossoms long-distance. A decision made in childhood brings problems to Pooja's doorstep - as they all graduate high school and become adults, Raj returns home... ✧ Rani Mukherjee and Kareena Kapoor are the real MVPs here - shining stars in every movie they're in. ✩ Standout Sequence: The medley, seen above, brought me to my fucking feet when we first watched it. The characters diagetically are singing these popular songs for each other at a wedding celebrations - each song's lyrics weave in and apply on multiple levels, depending on who knows what and what they mean, up to and including Hrithik Roshan reprising Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai! Genuinely one of my favorite sequences I've seen period on film, if I could ever put together anything half as layered I'd be patting myself on the back forever.

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... ("Through Smiles and Through Tears", dir Karan Johar, 2001)

The wealthy Raichand family splits in half when elder son Rahul falls in love with a lower-caste girl and marries her - younger son Rohit watches his beloved brother disappear to England and the light in his home wither away. When he becomes an adult, he's determined to find his brother and unite them all again. ✫ These three fuckers as a dad and two sons just make a fascinating family together, let alone the kind of heavy hitting talent you get from Jaya Bachchan (indeed married to Amitji) and of course Kajol my beloved Kajol most of all. 'It's All About Loving Your Parents' is a much much much... much harder sell than I'm prepared to give - at the very least, it's all the drama I can watch in. ✫ Standout Sequence: Bole Chudiyan above is so much fun, of course, but Say Shava Shava is also a really great 'here's how fun things are when things are GOOD' establishing song. When Amitji says 'EVERYBODY' he is not asking!!

Those four films are a truncated highlight reel of the 8 or so films I like watching around the holidays!! They work really well together and I associate them with each other a lot.

Darr ("Fear", dir Yash Chopra, 1993)

Kiran Awasthi has a freshly minted college degree, a bus ticket home, a beloved boyfriend in the Navy... and a stalker. A young woman is slowly driven mad by a ruthless specter who will stop at nothing to be by her side. As she and her boyfriend escalate... so does he. ✧ Truly breathtaking. A breakout role for SRK, another hit cementing Juhi Chawla my fucking beloved Juhi Chawla as the OG expression queen. My favorite horror film. Rahul Mehra deserves to be in Dead By Daylight so he can fight Leon in a twink off. Simply the bloodiest there is. My Halloween costume next year. ✩ Standout sequence: Any time Juhi Chawla is on screen and I'm not kidding.

Chaahat ("Desire", dir Mahesh Bhatt, 1996)

When the father of a father-and-son comedy duo gets sick, his son, Roop, would do anything to secure the money he needs to restore his father's health. So when he catches the eye of a wealthy club owner's sister, he can't say no, no matter how much her desire consumes... ✫ Diametric opposite of Darr, now Shah Rukh Khan is the target!! As a carnivore girl lover I can't not adore it. ✧ Standout sequence: Chaahat Na Hoti, pictured above. This was the frame that made me sit up and go 'oh I have to... I gotta watch this movie right now. Right now.' And I was so right.

Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani ("Yet, I Have the Heart of an Indian", dir Aziz Mirza, 2000)

Ajay Bakshi is a hotheaded, loudmouthed reporter - a rival media network hires his counterpart and superior, Ria Bannerjee, to try to take him down. ✫ A gag-a-minute comedy with more gumflaps than brains, just like our lead. Juhi is heaven in this. I can only describe this as 'I think this is what the guy from American Psycho THOUGHT was going on.' Was a flop - came out right after Kaho Na... Pyaar Hai and couldn't compete - but it hits the zany button like nothing else. ✧ Standout sequence: The inventiveness of the sets in pretty much every song is my favorite. CONTENT WARNING: There is an awful anti-Chinese gag sequence at about the middle of the film. The two leads pose as Chinese reporters to get into somewhere, and it's just wall to wall racial caricatures. I hit that ff button through it myself, a truly unpleasant marring in an otherwise goofy-ass romp.

Chak de! India ("Let's go! India", dir Shimit Amin, 2007)

Can a disgraced former field hockey star turn 16 proud, contentious players from all over the country into one unified team as their coach? Can each young woman play her all on the field - for herself and for her team? ✩ A sports anime fit into one film, I wish it were several seasons long. Each girl is spectacular and is a joy to watch!! ✫ Standout Sequence: The character work is where this one shines. Bindiya Naik is my personal favorite (and not just because the instant I saw her performance I went 'omg, she's playing my OC almost exactly. I'd cast her in a heartbeat!)

Fan (dir Maneesh Sharma, 2016)

Aryan Khanna is the King of Bollywood. Gaurav Chandna is almost him, but not quite - knows everything about him by heart, uses him as the light in his life, and Gaurav even looks just enough like him to boot. All Gaurav wants is five minutes of his time. Just five minutes... ✩ Eminem's 'Stan' as a feature length thriller that literally no one else could make. I can only quote this letterboxd review, because it's right: "even if there was another celebrity who could pull off tearing himself open to splash his own imposter syndrome onscreen, they wouldn't dare try...happy birthday to the only actor good enough to make his fans sympathize with his own stalker". I was SO upset to learn that this flopped. ✫ Standout Sequences: the practical and special effects used to differentiate SRK's two roles bar none some of the best I've experienced - uncanny valley is real here, and half of the horror is the ALMOST. but not quite.

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While I followed a loose, non-ranking order for the preceding nine entries, I had to save the only possible film for number one:

Om Shanti Om (dir Farah Khan, 2007)

"30 years ago," irrepressible junior artist Om Prakash Makhija has only one dream grander than making it big in the film industry - to get a chance to act alongside his greatest inspiration, superstar Shanti. His wish comes true, but, well... some dreams, one lifetime is not enough... ✫ THE BEST MOVIE THAT EXISTS. THE BEST MOVIE THAT DOESN'T EXISTS. Don't believe me? Let these ladies convince you - when I learned that somehow The Coolest And Most Sparkling theater troupe on the face of the planet staged a production of this I literally got so lightheaded I couldn't see for a second. This movie came out when I was thirteen - if I had seen it then I think it would have made a huge difference. As it was, I saw it at the second most perfect time: when I was/am also a 30 year old irrepressible junior goofball, just like Om. Farah Khan is one of my favorite directors for certain. A film about the hindi film industry, I place it last also because the more faces you recognize, songs you can pick out, movie references you can catch, the better - and it's incredible even still. ✧ Standout sequence: I can't say the whole movie (... minus Deewangi Deewangi it's the Yakuza 4 of this movie) can I??? Let me just say - long story short, Farah Khan got the idea for this film when Andrew Lloyd Weber had her to choreography for his stage show, Bollywood Dreams. She thought the plot, a poor junior artist becoming a big Bollywood star, was eye-rollingly unrealistic. She could do better, she thought... and that idea eventually became Om Shanti Om. The climax is her proving she could do Phantom of the Opera better than him, too!!

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And, if you'll indulge me... in thanks for giving me a really fun thing to do today, I have one more film: one that I think you would like, based off of the vibes of the journal entries I got to read!

Veer-Zaara (dir Yash Chopra, 2004)

An Indian pilot and the daughter of a Pakistani politician fall in love, but are wrenched apart when the pilot is imprisoned on false charges. He languishes 22 years in prison, never saying a word, until a young Pakistani lawyer is assigned his case and she is determined to see him freed... ✧ Certified Mom Movie and is an absolute banger. When I thought 'who would be a character who I could see Estelle looking forward to meeting for lunch', Rani Mukherjee's lawyer was right at the top of the list. ✫ Standout Sequence: My personal favorite, Main Yahaan Hoon, is the song linked above. It drives me Insane absolutely Insane - this depicts 'they're not in the room but they're the only thing on your mind' in a way seldom more effective!

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omg NOW I'm done for eel. This was a terrific exercise in tilling the soil in my brain - I'm really inspired by the all visual direction, the colors and depths, the sensibilities in general exemplified by the movies here, and hope to one day reflect it in my own work! I have to make the Yash Raj reshade shaders I want to see in the world.

Please don't hesitate to drop me a line about anything you find interesting here, other movies you've seen, or anything else! Genuinely truly always love getting to see your work. Thank you for reading!

#thank you again again again again SO so much so so much. I literally let myself have so much fun with this. I had a ball!!#oh my GOD it was so hard to pick good representative screenshots for each film. except oso chaaha and k3g - those shots have been in my min #since I first saw them #the rest are shots I'm just finding really evocative... and really inspiring!! I hope to help you see why they're my favorites.#paper star jar #postbox

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opportunityarose · 2 months

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shava shava mahiya say shava shava 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

#i love you khabi kushi khabie gham soundtrack #og post

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grmontague · 4 months

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[ zendaya, halfblood, she/her ] - GRACE MONTAGUE is a [ 20 ] old [ CIS WOMAN ], and a member of the [ HUFFLEPUFF ] house. GRACE is studying [ ALCHEMY ] in their [ 9TH ] year at hogwarts. GRACE reminds people of [ LAVENDER ON THE BREEZE, THE SILENCE BEFORE THE STORM, THE WARMTH OF TEA AGAINST THE CERAMIC CUP ], and is siding with the [ NEUTRAL ] during the war. but hopefully, it won’t come to that.

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FULL NAME: Grace Elizabeth Montague NAME MEANING: grace - From the English word grace, which ultimately derives from Latin gratia. This was one of the virtue names created in the 17th century by the Puritans. elizabeth - From Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath", derived from the roots אֵל ('el) referring to the Hebrew God and שָׁבַע (shava') meaning "oath". NICKNAMES: Gracie. AGE: 20 BIRTHDAY: September 9th, Virgo GENDER: cis woman PRONOUNS: she/her SEXUALITY: bisexual BLOOD STATUS: Halfblood ALLIANCE: neutral

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FACECLAIM: Zendaya Coleman HEIGHT: 5'10" EYE COLOR: amber brown HAIR COLOR/LENGTH/STYLE: Dark auburn, thick and voluminous curls that she wears in many different styles depending on her mood. If she's quidditch though, they're in two long braids. TATTOOS/SCARS/MARKINGS: She has a crescent moon scar over her right eyebrow. She has her zodiac sign, Virgo, tattooed above her left shoulder blade.

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MBTI - ISTJ (logistician) Logisticians pride themselves on their integrity. People with this personality type mean what they say, and when they commit to doing something, they make sure to follow through.

𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒

Her parents weren't meant to meet. Henry Montague's curiosity, rebellious streak, and obsession with music were the only things that had him to the muggle performance hall where he had come across Lydia. Once upon a time, he would have described their meeting as love at first sight. It led to a very quick courtship and after just a few short months, they were married and expecting their first child.

When Grace arrived, her parents were young and immature. And, Lydia never really had forgiven Henry for keeping the secret that he was a wizard until they were married. It was a breach in trust, and a wound that never really healed.

Their little family moved into Henry's family estate with his own mother and father, who never really approved of the match. They did, however, took the responsibility of raising Grace in a manner that they saw fit. Grace held their name and was to be a representative of their family in the magical world. She was given all the lessons that were expected of a young witch. Anything that was asked of her, she did without question in hopes to fully gain their love. She was never fully perfect as her grandmother would always remind her which only pushed her to try harder.

The environment at the Montague estate was hard on her mother. The once beautiful singer, wilted into a fraction of the woman she was. Grace (as an adult now) can see how leaving Henry in the end was a good victory for her mother. But the whole ordeal was hard.

Lydia and Grace left when Grace was eight years old. The change was absolutely jarring for Grace. She went from a large, cold manor to a much smaller cottage on an apple orchard. She left behind her life and friends for something she didn't fully know or understand. She didn't make friends well in her new community and was often left out of all the events involving kids. Music was her only solace and since she was considered rather striking, her mother got her involved in plenty of local pageants-- whether or not Grace wanted to.

Because of the divorce, Henry and his parents contact with Grace diminished leaving her feeling rather abandoned. It was pretty clear that her grandparents were happy to be rid of all things muggle in their lives and unfortunately, that included Grace.

Her hogwarts letter was a relief and while she had to convince her mother to let her go, Grace joined other witches and wizards at King's cross for her first year. She was sorted into Hufflepuff and for the first time in a very long time, she was somewhere that almost felt like home.

She is a fairly decent student, finding herself attracted most to alchemy. She enjoys quidditch and a few other clubs at school.

At the moment, with everything going on, Grace has managed to keep herself pretty neutral. She has friends on both sides but she knows that very soon, she's going to have to take a side.

#nox;intros

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shavacreationswitzerland · 8 months

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mysticonsheadcanons · 1 year

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Headcanon Info. About Original Mysticons

Note: As I will be discussing character deaths (i.e. how the original Mysticons died) this is dark. I know I have given them names before, but as I never made sure to keep them consistent, I thought I'd go through them. The info. will come from official sources when possible, but a lot has to be made up.

DRAGON MAGE: As we know, she is a human female named Imani Firewing. She was initially a very friendly person, but living through the hardships of being a Mysticon, including losing her closest friends, took its toll on her, slowly making her more serious. She lived to be in her mid to late thirties, and lost her life in the final battle with Necrafa.

RANGER: All we know about him for sure is that he's a human male. I will give him the name Antoine Oakroad. He was charismatic and athletic, and took his role as a hero seriously, to the point he was harsh with his fellow Mysticons. He was the first Mysticon killed, losing a battle against a horde of dragons that were attacking a village near Drake City. He was around 24 when this happened.

STRIKER: All we know is that she's an elvish female. I will give her the name Shava Siannodel (named after my first Dungeons and Dragons character). She was the brains of the group, and while she kept to herself in childhood, slowly warmed up to those she considered friends, like her fellow Mysticons. She lost her life due to a rare genetic elvish disease when she was 132 (I know the wikia says that she died due to the spectral hand, but the Wikia is wrong sometimes, and there's nothing official that says that).

KNIGHT: All we know about him is that he is a dwarvish male. I will give him the name Flint Greatbear. He was a bit of a prankster in the group, and never took anything too seriously. However, as time went on, he became more serious. While Flint and Imani didn't originally get along, they became closer as time went on, being great friends at the end. He was killed in a battle with Undead Spectres roughly a year before Imani.

#Mysticons #Original Mysticons #Headcanons

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bookworm-girl2002 · 6 months

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"I love you."

Such a simple sentence can invoke different emotions. From Shava, it was a declaration of love and was returned wholeheartedly. From Thia's mother, it was a maternal love.

It wasn't a sentence that had ever graced the lips of her father. She longed to hear her father say that he loved her, but has long given up any hope that he would ever say it. After all, he hardly knew her.

So when Thomas, her childhood friend declared that he was in love with her, her mind went blank. But then all at once, she grew enraged. Because how dare he claimed to love her when he hated half of what she is.

And she immediately told him so, as calmly as she could.

"I may have stayed as your friend after the death of your father and heard the words you said to tieflings, dwarves, halfings, half-elves, and dragonborn. Because I understood that you were hurting. But it has been over a decade since his passing and you have only gotten worse with time.You do not love me Thomas. Whatever fantasy you have in your head of me, you need to let go of it. I am in a committed relationship and Shava would never accept you as a romantic partner of mine. You treat her and her friends poorly. I refuse to be the sole exception of someone who is not fully human."

#this is my 1st time writting for my ocs #i hope i did okay

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dhaaruni · 8 months

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I'm not an Indian outfit girlie but I would KILL for this lehenga that Rani Mukherjee wears in "Say Shava Shava" from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

#Bollywood #Personal #style

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eliasbouchardslut · 1 year

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can i ask how chava is pronounced? is it a soft ch like cherry or a throaty ch sound? i cant think of a single english word that uses it for an example or explain it well lol

tbh it depends. if my dad was to say it (he's hebrew) he would say it with a throaty ch but everyone else who isn't hebrew speaking is welcome to pronounce it as Shava!

#ask #anon

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terimummykejai · 1 year

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Shava shava mahiya say shava shava

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blood-starved-beast · 2 years

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Here’s some Riven headcanons, in a similar vein to my Irelia Headcanons.

Riven was so well known among the Noxian military that not only was she awarded her runesword, but became the posterchild whose face was used in numerous Noxian propaganda to recruit new soldiers for the war effort. This and her deeds also made her the face of the Noxian Invasion, and is why her image is often used as a shorthand for the Noxian army in many Ionian art/publicity against Noxus. Showing up in the areas harshest impacted by the Invasion is a risk needless to say.

On a similar vein prior to Riven’s recruitment the Fury Company wasn’t really that big name of a Noxian warband. Riven’s deeds especially in Ionia raised them up in status and put their names on the books – both in Noxus and Ionia.

Riven was considered the “little sister” among her battle sisters not only because she was the youngest but also because she was pretty small by Noxian standards due to overworking in the farm and the army while not compensating for those burnt calories enough for her to physically grow taller. Fortunately, she was also a late bloomer so by the time she lived in the Konte farm, she was able to grow a lot taller there.

Riven never had time for romantic entanglements while serving in the Noxian army. She was too busy trying to climb the social heirarchy to pay attention to any suitors. Which she had, a lot, cause of the fame she got while serving. Guilt and shame prevented her from accepting the advances of the rare Ionian bold enough to approach her during her time in Ionia. That didn’t stop her adoptive parents (especially Shava) from trying to set her up with the grandsons/granddaughters of her fellow old acquittances of the village when the opportunity presented itself. Those attempts never went anywhere.

Riven’s adoptive parents are aware of how dangerous Riven can be, this is canon (to what extent they know, and what extent Asa knew before Sisterhood of War, is dubious at best). Part of why they don’t fear Riven is the same logic many parents whose children are soldiers in the army – that is, you don’t have reason to fear the kid who you personally took care off. This, Riven’s adoptive parents personally experienced when they adopted the near dead and very much sick Riven.

In addition to mental scars and burns on her hands, the Zaunite chemical explosion also had other physical side-effects Riven’s not particularly aware of, despite the protection from her sword. She developed migraines (something she never experienced prior to the explosion) to which her parents treated by making her take naps/sleep to get rid off. These are often worsened by her frequent nightmares. She experiences that sensation where you try to recall something at the tip of your tongue but can’t quite remember it often. It frustrates her.

Riven has met and fought Irelia during the First Invasion. Their fights (rare all things considered) often ended in stalemate, something Riven wasn’t accustomed to. She often looked forward to meeting Irelia again in a fight for this reason. This interest in a fight died with all her warband in the Zaunite explosion and engaging with Irelia now is one of trying to make amends.

Riven actually met Irelia during some point in stay on Ionia. It was during a festival, which her parents tried of taking her to if they could. Irelia didn’t see/recognize her as she was with Akali and Liana etc. Riven did however, and triggering a flashback to her time in the war was the only thing that did for her. No effort on her part was made to try to interact with Irelia otherwise.

Yasuo became sort of a distant acquittance/friend to Riven after the events of Confessions of Broken Blade. She’d welcome him if he happened to stop by the farm if he managed to wander into the area by chance. They’d talk and relate in being “exiles” and what not.

Despite her guilt, Riven, in a very Noxian fashion in that she exemplifies strength in a Noxian fashion, fully believes she is worthy of redemption. This is why she works hard to make reparations in Ionia and why she feels like she can approach Irelia Like That in the Sentinels of Light. This, and other Noxian traits she never really shook off during her time in Ionia was a reason among others as to why Ionians avoided her for the most part.

Riven is a very protective person by nature and will try as best as she can to protect those that she cares about. This aspect of her character made the experience of losing her brothers/sisters in arms all the more worse.

Riven likes and has an affinity for animals. If she sees an animal – be it a dog, cat, pig, bunny, bird, etc. – she would usually stop and try to interact with it and/or pet it. This was a thing she did in the markets of Noxus and in the villages in Ionia. (Fun note: this comes from how when engaging with Arrell in sisterhood of war, first thing she does is point out that Arrell’s drakehounds have grown up).

#Riven Konte #Xan irelia #Yasuo #Shava Konte #League of Legends

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