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Indian actress (born 1978)
Lara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian actress. The winner of Miss Intercontinental 1997 and Miss Universe 2000 pageants, she has since predominantly worked in Hindi films and series. Dutta is a recipient of a Filmfare Award and established herself as a prominent leading actress in the 2000s.
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Character in the Hindu epic Ramayana
Manthara is a character in the Hindu epic Ramayana. In the epic, she is described to have convinced Queen Kaikeyi that the throne of Ayodhya belonged to her son Bharata and that her step-son—crown-prince Rama —should be exiled from the kingdom. She is portrayed as a mother-figure to Kaikeyi and her twin Yudhajit, following the banishment of their mother. She accompanied Kaikeyi to Ayodhya after her marriage to Dasharatha.
More on Wikipedia ↗Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Ramayana Part 1 is scheduled for a worldwide release on Diwali 2026 in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.