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Awful and Awesome Ep 410: Obsession and Raakh
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Rajyasree: In this week’s good news, there is a film that is not praising Modi-ji or bashing Pakistan, which is being released, we were told.
Abhinandan: Based on true events.
Rajyasree: Ya, it's based on true events, though.
Abhinandan: In bad news, it is doing something that the other films are doing, which is bashing Muslims.
Rajyasree: But the good news is that the Muslim in question is my favourite, Salman Khan.
Abhinandan: But in bad news, none of the actors of the film seem to know that it was gonna show Salman in a bad light.
Rajyasree: But in good news, we don’t know what will happen now.
Abhinandan: But in strange news, Salman says his permission was not taken to make this film.
Rajyasree: But it could be fiction, they should just say it’s pure fiction. Why does he think Kala Hiran is about him? I would’ve said, “Sir, it is not about you.”
Abhinandan: It could be about any Kala Hiran. Am I Kala or a Hiran? It could be based on you.
This and a whole lot of awful and awesome in this special episode where Abhinandan and Rajyasree discuss Obsession and Raakh.
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