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The Laws of Cricket consist of 42 laws, codified by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). These laws govern all aspects of the game and are periodically updated.

After Sholay's historic 5-year run at Minerva Theatre (1975-1980), Shaan starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor was the film that replaced it. Shaan (1980) was directed by Ramesh Sippy, the same director as Sholay. Trishul, Deewar, and Mera Gaon Mera Desh were all 1970s films but did not have this specific theatrical placement.

Allahabad (now Prayagraj) is famously known as Triveni Sangam, the 'confluence' of three holy rivers: the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati. Banaras and Haridwar are holy cities on the Ganges, and Puri is known for the Jagannath Temple, but they are not termed 'Sangam'.

Amitabh Bachchan was elected as Member of Parliament from Allahabad in 1984 (not 1983 as stated) on a Congress party ticket, defeating H.N. Bahuguna. He served from 1984-1987 but resigned after his name appeared in the Bofors scandal. Lucknow was his later constituency (1998-2004), while Kanpur, Banaras were never his constituencies.

Raj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit) was born in Loralai, Baluchistan (then British India, now Pakistan) in 1926. Manoj Kumar was born in Abbottabad (also now Pakistan). Gulshan Grover was born in Delhi, India. Raj Kapoor was born in Peshawar (now Pakistan) but the question specifically asks about Baluchistan.

Michael Phelps is an Olympic swimmer with 23 gold medals, not a Nobel Prize winner. Paul Heyse (Literature, 1910), Winston Churchill (Literature, 1953), and Rabindranath Tagore (Literature, 1913) are all Nobel laureates.