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- ↑ Herzog, Kenny. "Wild Wild Country: Where Are They Now?". Vulture. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ "How the Makers of Wild Wild Country Think About the Heroes and Villains of Their Story". Time. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ↑ "Wild Wild Country", IMDb, archived from the original on 17 July 2018, retrieved 11 June 2018
- ↑ "Escaping the Bhagwan". The Age. 10 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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