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A film in this language starred its director as a fictional filmmaker who dies in his director’s chair after a failed affair with a fictional actress; that woman was played by the real-life actress the director himself was rumored to be having an affair with. That film’s title translates to Paper Flowers. That director made and starred in another film (-5[1])in this language about a struggling poet and his relationships, titled Thirsty. In a film in this (15[1])language, the director modeled his performance on (*) Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp while playing a thief who is put on trial for the attempted murder of (10[1])his district judge father. The film Awaara is in this language, which is the primary language of films by the directors Guru Dutt and Raj Kapoor. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this language, whose Golden Age of cinema in the mid 20th century paved the way for the industry commonly referred to today as Bollywood. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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