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Mahesh Bhatt spurns invitation

New Delhi March 24. Bollywood film maker, Mahesh Bhatt, has turned down an invitation to attend the International Film Festival in Spain saying ``this is no time to hold a film festival when Iraq was facing attack from U.S.-led coalitions forces.'' ``Sorry, I cannot be a part of this film festival while American and British troops aided by your Government (Spain) bomb and kill the helpless women and children in Iraq'', he said.

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