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(Express photo/Partha Paul)During one of his visits to Beriwala House in central Kolkata in the 1980s, Atal Bihari Vajpayee had watched the movie Umrao Jaan thrice in one night. A former Jan Sangh member, Beriwala would host Vajpayee at his 167, C R Avenue residence whenever the leader came to Kolkata, prior to becoming the prime minister. By that time, he had become a fan of the movie,” recalled 88-year-old Ghanshyam Das Beriwala, a close friend of Vajpayee. (Express photo/Partha Paul)Beriwala had met Vajpayee in 1952 in Delhi at a meeting of Jan Sangh workers, and over time, they became close friends. (Express photo/Partha Paul) An album photo of the Beriwalas with Vajpayee..