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Actor Javad Ezati, from left, director Majid Majidi, and actress Shamila Shirzad pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Khorshid (Sun Children)' during the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Iranian director calls Venice premiere ‘like a new life’

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In this Feb. 22, 2009 photo, A.R. Rahman holds the Oscars for best original score and for best original song "Jai Ho" for his work on "Slumdog Millionaire" during the 81st Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Indian music composer A.R. Rahman has said that he did not intend to offend anyone when he composed the music for an Iranian film on the Prophet Muhammad. Rahman was responding to a religious edict, or fatwa, by a Muslim organization against him and the Iranian director of the film. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

A.R. Rahman, ‘Slumdog’ composer, says he scored Muslim film in good faith

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