'I don't differentiate between art and commercial cinema': Mohanlal at WAVES
The inaugural panel on 'Legends & Legacies: The Stories That Shaped India's Soul' - featured acclaimed luminaries – Hema Malini, Mohanlal, and Chiranjeevi, and was moderated by superstar Akshay Kumar.
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