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Girish Kumar stepped into the world of cinema with Prabhu Deva's romantic film Ramaiya Vastavaiya. He starred opposite Kamal Haasan's daughter Shruti Haasan in the movie that was a Telugu remake. Although, the film had an underwhelming response at the box office, but it was praised for his emotional arc and also the songs, especially 'Jeene Laga Hoon' sung by Atif Aslam. Girish won Best debut award for his performance, a start to this promising career ahead.
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