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The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap Ep 161: Paatal Lok, Rocketman, and more

In this episode of The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap, Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the film Rocketman, Amazon Prime Original series Paatal Lok, the New Horlicks ad, and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome.

PS: This episode was recorded live. So, watch and enjoy!

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