Weekend Planner (June 7-June 8): Delhi-NCR residents, here's everything you must check out!
Where: In theatres
Time: All Day
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt
Cast: Kamal Haasan, Trisha Krishnan, Ali Fazal
Where: DEL, Roseate House New Delhi, Aerocity
Time: 7pm to 11pm
Ghost Festival — Phi Ta Khon
Where: Oko, The LaLiT New Delhi, Barakhamba Avenue
Time: Noon to 3pm & 7pm to 11.30pm
Where: Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, Safdar Hashmi Marg, Mandi House
Time: 6.45pm
Where: Talkatora Stadium, President's Estate
Time: 3.30pm & 7.30pm
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Where: National School of Drama, Mandi House
Time: 7pm
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Where: Room XO, Sector 65, Gurugram
Time: 9pm
Where: 21 Shots - Skybar and Brewery, Sector 55, Gurugram
Time: 9pm
Where: Milkind, E-556, Greater Kailash II
Time: 4pm
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