‘Afwaah’ trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bhumi Pednekar and Sumeet Vyas in film about social media
Sudhir Mishra’s movie will be in cinemas on May 5. The cast includes Sharib Hashmi, Sumit Kaul, TJ Bhanu, Rockey Raina and Eisha Chopra.

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