Haryana’s Pride: Bollywood Celebs Who Shine on the Big Screen

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Juhi Chawla (Ambala, Haryana)

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Rajkummar Rao (Gurgaon, Haryana)

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Randeep Hooda (Rohtak , Haryana)

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Jaideep Ahlawat (Rohtak , Haryana)

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Pragya Kapoor (Rewari, Haryana)

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Yashpal Sharma (Hisar, Haryana)

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Satish Kaushik (Mahendragarh, Haryana)

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Mallika Sherawat (Hisar, Haryana)

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Meenakshi Seshadri (Born in Haryana)

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