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While discussingHeeramandi :

Rajyasree:If you wear velvet and zardozi in the heat of Lahore, you won’t have a nawab around you because you will be stinking.

Abhinandan:As if the nawabs themselves were smelling of roses, they were probably piss-drunk. 

Rajyasree:Chee, chee, chee!

Abhinandan:  It’s such a stupid concept, it took me three days to watch 24-odd minutes.

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar and the films UnfrostedandThe Idea of You.Abhinandan recommends Saba Dewan’s documentary, The Other Song.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introductions

03:51 - Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar

20:09 - The Other Song - Abhinandan’s Recommendation

29:44 - Announcements

31:45 - Unfrosted

38:55 - Letter

40:57 - The Idea of You

44:24 - May December - Rajyasree’s Recommendation

49:18 - Kettan Singh and Met Gala 

References

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Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar

The Other Song

Unfrosted

The Idea of You

May December

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While discussingLaapataa Ladies:

Rajyasree:It was a sweet film. I cried at the end.

Abhinandan:Which is so rare. You cry in every film, even in Ram Ratan Dhan Payo.

Rajyasree:It’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. In fact, you almost cried upon realising what a shit film it was. I cried in Chennai Express.

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the films Scoop, Laapataa Ladies,andAmar Singh Chamkila.Abhinandan also shares some entertaining pop culture headlines he came across. 

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Producer’s note: The films and series reviewed in this episode were reviewed earlier, but Rajyasree and Abhinandan have new perspectives to offer.  

Timecodes

00:00 - Introductions

3:04 - Pop culture headlines by Abhinandan

9:05 - Letters and an apology by Rajyasree

14:25 - Laapataa Ladies 

28:15 - Amar Singh Chamkila

35:45 - Scoop

41:40 - Some more political ads and songs 

References

Amar Singh Chamkila

Scoop

Laapataa Ladies 

Shivsena UBT Hindi Advertisement

BJP rap song

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While discussingFerrari:

Rajyasree:In House of Gucci,I felt Adam Driver overacted. 

Abbas:Everyone in that film was given a brief to overact. 

Rajyasree:Yeah a bit over the top...actually it's their version of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abbas Momin discuss the films Ferrari and Aavesham, and Rajyasree gives her thoughts on the series Ripley.

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00:00 - Introductions

02:11 - Ferrari

16:48 - Letter

17:27 - Rajyasree’s take on Ripley

27:30 - NL TNM Election Fund

28:41 - Aavesham

35:32 - Backlash to Chamkila review

References

General Elections 2024 Fund

Ferrari

Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Aavesham 

Amar Singh Chamkila

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While discussing headlines:

Jayashree:Does your fandom of Akshay Kumar extend to you watching his movies?

Rajyasree:No, that’s too much. I just think he’s a very good-looking man. 

Jayashree:I think the last Akshay Kumar movie I watched was Garam Masala, 20 years ago.

Rajyasree:I have nothing to say to that. 

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Jayashree Arunachalam discuss the films Amar Singh Chamkila and Aattam, and the series Baby Reindeer.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introductions

02:25 - Headlines

6:20 - Baby Reindeer

20:30 - Amar Singh Chamkila

31:48 - NL TNM Election Fund

32:35 - Aattam

References

General Elections 2024 Fund

Amar Singh Chamkila

Aattam

Baby Reindeer

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While discussingRipley:

Abbas: So, Andrew Scott became famous as the hot priest in Fleabag.

Nainika: How can you forget he was Moriarty in Sherlock?

Abbas: Ah, right.

Nainika: A generation of girls on Tumblr were raised looking at Andrew.

Abbas:Tumblr. I can totally fill in the blanks.

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Abbas Momin discuss the mini-series Ripley,the film Scoop, and election campaign songs. Abbas ends the episode with a summary of the latest WrestleMania.

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00:00 - Introductions

02:24 - Headlines

3:30 - Ripley

15:40 - NL TNM Election Fund

16:30 - Election campaign songs

29:10 - Scoop

35:10 - WrestleMania

References

General Elections 2024 Fund

Ripley

BJP - Modi Ka Pariwar

Congress - Nyay Song

TMC Song - Jonogoner Gorjon

5 Saal Kejriwal 

Scoop

WrestleMania

The World of Wrestling by Roland Barthes

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While discussingCrew:

Rajyasree:Maybe my expectations were very low.

Abhinandan: That's the theme of your life. You find Saif hot, you watch Akshay Kumar films… 

Rajyasree:Saif is very hot. And by the way, I enjoyed Akshay in Yeh Dillagi. 

Rahul:Man, those were the days!

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri, Rajyasree Sen, and film critic Rahul Desai discuss the series The Regime, the movies Crew and The Zone of Interest, and the latest BJP and Congress ads. 

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introductions

03:34 - Crew

19:27 - BJP Ads

22:37 - The Zone of Interest

43:24 - The Regime

References

General Elections 2024 Fund

Crew

The Zone of Interest

The Regime 

BJP Election Advertisement 

Rahul Desai’s review of Crew

Laapata Ladies

Merry Christmas 

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While discussing theheadlines:

Tanishka:Kangana Ranaut was declared BJP’s candidate from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh…It’s the audition she’s been doing for years now. 

Nainika:That too on Twitter…which is why you should keep posting on social media. 

Tanishka:Shitposting is great!

Nainika: Doesn’t matter what your mom says. You should always be on your phone. One day it could result in a Lok Sabha seat. 

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Tanishka Sodhi discuss the series Maamla Legal Hai and The Gentlemen, and the movie Irish Wish. 

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00:00 - Introductions 

01:10 - Headlines 

04:02 - Maamla Legal Hai 

23:42 - NL TNM Election Fund 

24:35 - The Gentlemen

36:40 - Irish wish

47:04 - Letters 

References

General Elections 2024 Fund

Maamla Legal Hai 

Irish Wish

The Gentlemen

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While discussingKate Middleton’s ‘disappearance’: 

Rajyasree:It is a little weird that she is nowhere to be seen. But then the royal family has had a bit of a dull phase. 

Abbas:Exactly. 

Rajyasree:Too bad that our public figures don’t go missing. 

Abbas:Or are half as interesting. Kate, if you’re listening to this, please show up. 

Rajyasree:And subscribe to Newslaundry!

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abbas Momin discuss the movie Murder Mubarak, the series Big Girls Don’t Cry, and Can’t, the new special by stand-up comic Daniel Sloss. 

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introductions

02:21 - Headlines

04:41 - Murder Mubarak

19:23 - NL-TNM Election Fund 

21:19 - Big Girls Don’t Cry 

36:34 - Daniel Sloss: Can’t 

References

General Elections 2024 Fund

Murder Mubarak

Big Girls Don’t Cry

Daniel Sloss: Can’t 

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While discussingPoor Things:

Jayashree:You threw me under the bus. I asked if I should watch American Fictionor Poor Things, and you led me to Poor Things.

Rajyasree:Which has won an Oscar.

Jayashree: So many terrible movies have. I had to watch Poor Thingsover dinner. So, I did not get my calorie intake last night, because it was a struggle.

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Jayashree Arunachalam discuss the movies Poor Things, American Fiction, Manjummel Boys, and the 96th Academy Awards. 

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00:00 - Introductions

01:29 - Headlines

03:45 - Poor things

18:40 - American Fiction

25:54 - NL-TNM Election Fund 

27:28 - Manjummel Boys 

34:10 The Oscars 

References

General Elections 2024 Fund

Poor Things 

American Fiction

Manjummel Boys

96th Academy Awards

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Abbas:Did you see? Karan Johar has put up a high production quality pre-wedding video of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. Our pre-wedding videos are by some random ‘Chandu video wala’. 

Nainika:No, Abbas. You’re Bombay royalty. You should have one of your director friends come in and shoot your wedding with a film camera. 

Abbas:I think I’d get Suraj Barjatya, or maybe Quentin Tarantino. The joota-churaiceremony would be epic.

Nainika:Oh my god, you did not just say that. (laughs)

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Singh Rathore discuss the movies The Holdovers and Laapataa Ladies, the series Mr and Mrs Smith, and the hullabaloo around Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding festivities. 

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00:00 - Introductions

02:18 - Headlines

04:02 - Ambani bash 

21:06 - NL-TNM Election Fund announcement 

22:08 - Mr & Mrs Smith

28:59 - Subscriber letter

30:05 - Laapataa Ladies

37:56 - Subscriber letter

40:05 - The Holdovers 

References

General Elections 2024 Fund

Laapataa Ladies 

The Holdovers 

Mr and Mrs Smith

Has It Aged Well?

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This week, it’s time to unwind as we look back at our favourite moments and best clips from the past few weeks. This special episode is free unlike others behind the paywall.Subscribe to listen to our previous episodes.     

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While discussingArgylle: 

Nainika:I’ve seen a lot of movies since joining this podcast. I’ve watched the awful, I’ve watched the awesome, but I’ve never watched…

Rajyasree:The boring?

Nainika:No, the bizarre. (laughs) It was a bizarre film. I fell asleep, I woke up.

Rajyasree:But, what a starcast they’ve got.

Nainika:I think this film is a money laundering front for all those involved. 

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore discuss the series Love Storiyaan and Feud, movies Argylle and This Is Me…Now, and the BAFTAs. 

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introductions

01:27 - Headlines

03:01 - Love Storiyaan

15:09 - Letter

16:10 - Argylle

32:20 - Letter 

34:23 - BAFTAs

39:10 - Announcement on NL Sena Modi 2.0 Report Card

40:09 - Feud S2

References

NL Sena: Modi 2.0 Report Card

Argylle

Feud S2

Love Storiyaan

This Is Me…Now

BAFTAs

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While discussingTeri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya:

Abbas: Dimple Kapadia, who is Shahid’s aunt in the film, plays the role of a scientist.

Rajyasree: She did the same role in Pathaan too. Who knows, when filmmakers look at Dimple, they think, “This is what a scientist definitely looks like.”

Abbas: Oh, and Shahid Kapoor is also a robotic scientist, by the way.

Rajyasree: (laughs) This is really stretching the suspension of disbelief.

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abbas Momin discuss the films Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jia, Anatomy of a Fall, Bhakshak,and Ranveer Singh’s viral Bold Care ad.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introductions

01:14 - Headlines

13:07 - Letter #1 

14:30 - Bold Care ad

20:25 - Announcement on NL Sena Modi 2.0 Report Card

21:40 - Bhakshak

34:23 - Letter #2

35:30 - Anatomy of a Fall

References

NL Sena: Modi 2.0 Report Card

Teri Baaton Me Aisa Uljha Jiya

Ranveer and Johnny Sins Bold Care Ad 

Bhakshak

NL Interview: Bhumi Pednekar on Bhakshak and the power of journalism

Anatomy of a Fall

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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the film Animal, the series The Expats and Griselda, and the documentary The Greatest Night In Pop. Also in this episode, a special interview with Bhumi Pednekar about her Netflix film Bhakshak. Stay tuned till the end. 

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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Singh Rathore and Abbas Momin review the films Fighterand Anyone But You, series American Nightmare, trailer of Monkey Man, and the Paris Fashion Week.  

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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Singh Rathore and Abbas Momin review the film Sam Bahadurand seriesKiller Soup, The Curseand Kanan Gill’s comedy special Is This It?

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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Manisha Pande review the film Merry Christmasand seriesThe Curse,

Killer Soup,and First Act. 

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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore review the films Foe and Good Grief, documentary series Wedding.con, and the 81st Golden Globes Awards. 

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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Jayashree Arunachalam review the films Three Of UsandKho Gaye Hum Kahan,and the trailer for Merry Christmas. 

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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the films Dunki, Maestro and Sajni Shinde Ka Viral Video; the documentary series The Hunt For Veerappan; and their best and worst picks for 2023. 

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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Singh Rathore and Tanishka Sodhi review the films Wonka, Priscilla, Dhak Dhak, and Christmas As Usual. 

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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and film critic Anna MM Vetticad review the films The Archies, Kaathal: The Core, Animal, and Leave The World Behind.

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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Balakrishna Ganeshan review movies Animaland Bottoms,and the trailer of Shahrukh Khan’s upcoming film Dunki.

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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Rathore review movies The Vaccine Warand What’s Love Got to Do with It?and the series A Nearly Normal Family. 

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri review the movie Sukheealong with Rainbow RishtaandThe Crown S6.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Jayashree Arunachalam review the movies The Killerand Fingernailsalong with Robbie Williamsdocumentary, and the series Bodies.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Nainika Singh Rathore and Abbas Momin review the movies Fingernails, Indi(r)a’s Emergency, A House Named Shahana, Anatomy of a Fall, The Marsh King’s Daughter, and the new episode of Koffee with Karan S8featuring Bobby Deol and Sunny Deol.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore review the movies Pain Hustlers and Killers Of The Flower Moon, the trailer for The Killer, the eighth season of Koffee With Karan, and the untimely death of Friends star Matthew Perry. 

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Deepanjana Pal review the movies OMG 2, Aattam, and Bye Bye Tiberias; the new season of Mumbai Diaries; and the new House of Masaba ad with Kareena Kapoor. 

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Nainika Singh Rathore and Jayashree Arunachalam review the movies Thank You For Coming and 2018: Everyone Is A Hero, the mini-series The Fall of the House of Usher, the controversial MakeMyTrip ad, and stand up comic Abhishek Upmanyu’s new special. 

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies Khufiyaand Fair Play,the documentary series Beckham,and the new Vimalad. 

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore review the movie Reptile, Wes Anderson’s four new short films for Netflix (based on Roald Dahl’s stories), season 4 of Sex Education, Dark Fantasy’s new ad campaign, teaser of Animal, and the Paris Fashion Week. 

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the documentary The Supermodels, the movie Jaane Jaan, the podcast SmartLess, and 100 years of veteran actor Dev Anand’s cinema. Abhinandan also recommends another Punjabi song. 

PS: Rajyasree reveals a secret connection between supermodel Cindy Crawford and Dev Anand. Listen to the full episode to find out!

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Manisha Pande review the movie Polite Society, the documentary While We Watched, the third season of The Morning Show, the trailer for Vivek Agnihotri’s The Vaccine War, and the latest controversy surrounding the comedian Hasan Minhaj.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movie Jawan, Naseeruddin Shah’s short film Man Woman Man Woman, Aaj Tak’s AI ad, and the series Unforgotten. 

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Abbas Momin review the movies Friday Night Plan, Asteroid City, Goldfish,season 3 of the series Only Murders in the Building,and the trailer of Jawan.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Abbas Momin review the movie Ghoomer, the series Taali, Star Wars Ahsoka and the winners of the 69th National Awards.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the series Guns & Gulaabs, Indrani Mukerjea’s book Unbroken, the controversy around Made In Heaven 2, and the ABC News documentary titled Is Bollywood becoming a propaganda tool?

PS. Abhinandan recommends a new Punjabi song this week. Don’t miss it!

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Abbas Momin review the movies OMG 2, Heart of Stoneand Red, White & Royal Blue, theseries Made in Heaven Season 2, and the teaser for Don 3. 

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaaniand The Deepest Breath and discuss the controversy around The Elephant Whisperers.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movie Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, web series Based On A True Storyand Kohrra,as well as the Zeenat Aman CRED advertisement.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies Barbie, Oppenheimerand Bawaal.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review the movies Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Oneand Past Lives,along with OTT series Kohrra and The Trial.

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 A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Manisha Pande review the movie Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the series The Bear, the documentary Wham!, and the trailers for Jawaan and Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. 

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the anthology Lust Stories 2, the movie Till, the series The Night Manager - Part II and Charlie Chopra, and short film The Tunnel.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen is joined by special guest Shubhra Gupta, a film critic with Indian Express and author of Irrfan: A Life In Movies. They review the book, the movie Tiku Weds Sheru, and the series Never Have I Ever and Just Like That S2.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore review the movie Adipurush and the series Arnold, The Idol,season 6 of Black Mirror,andBigg Boss OTT. 

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Singh Rathore review the movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the series School of Lies, Punit Pania’s standup special No Country For Moderation, the controversial Zomato advertisement, and Foo Fighters’ new album. 

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies Samrat Prithviraj, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Kathal, the series Love & Death, Scoop, and a whole lot more. 

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Manisha Pande review the Succession finale, the movie Triangle of Sadness,the Parliament inauguration, and influencers at the Cannes Film Festival.

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A whole lot of stuff Awful and Awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review the series Modern Love Chennai andthe movie Kathal. This episode also features an interview with Hansal Mehta and Karishma Tanna ahead of their new series Scoop.

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This and a whole lot of stuff Awful and Awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review the series Dahaad, the movies Air and Good Luck To You, Leo Grande; Metallica’s new album 72 Seasons and the book This Is How You Lose The Time War.

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A whole lot of stuff Awful and Awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review the movie Guardians of the Galaxy 3, stand-up comedy specials Mood Kharab and Baby J, and the tracks Search and Rescue and Heart on my Sleeve.

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While talking about Indian Matchmaking Season 3:

Abhinandan:Even if I had the time to watch this, I would not have…It’s just so bad. I refuse to watch this. 

Rajyasree:Is that why you’re going to London? (Referring to the upcoming Newslaundry subscriber meet). Because Indian Matchmaking Season 3 is basically Sima (Taparia) aunty taking over London. 

Abhinandan: Well, she can come to the subscriber meet then. 

Rajyasree: The kind of publicity you’ll get if she comes to the subscriber meet! (Cracks up)

Nainika: I’m sure Abhinandan would make a great participant on the show.

Rajyasree:Going by the people they have, sure! 

Abhinandan: Is it a game show?

Nainika: No! (Pauses) Well, marriage is a game show, technically!

Abhinandan: Profound thoughts from the youth! The Gen Z! (laughs)

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri, Rajyasree Sen, and Nainika Singh Rathore review the series The Diplomat, Indian Matchmaking Season 3, and the film Afwaah in a special 300th episode livestream. 

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Timecodes

00:00 Introductions

03:37 The Diplomat 

10:09 Indian Matchmaking Season 3

27:03 Subscriber questions

38:20 Afwah 

49:21 Youtube questions 

01:17:49 Recommendations

References

The Diplomat

Succession

Indian Matchmaking Season 3

Afwaah 

Chitta Kukkad 

Kalyug

Madonna - American Life 

Formula 1: Drive to Survive

Labyrinth 

Produced by Priyali Dhingra & Tehreem Roshan.

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A whole lot of stuff Awful and Awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore review the series Dead Ringers, the documentary Dancing On The Grave, the films Pinocchio and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, and James Corden’s latest Carpool Karaoke with Adele.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri, Rajyasree Sen and NL subscriber Abhijeet Dangat review the documentary Boom! Boom! Boris Becker vs The World; the movie M3GAN; season 4 of Succession; and Cadbury ads.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Rathore review the series Jubilee, Beef, Anni: The Honeymoon Murder; the movie Babylon and the Barbie trailer.

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a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Nainika Rathore review the movies Gaslight, Bheed and John Wick 4; the documentary Caught Out; and the NMACC gala.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abbas Momin review the documentaries All That Breathes and Caught Out; the docuseries Waco: American Apocalypse, and the short film Fursat.

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A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies Everything Everywhere All At Once and Kuttey, stand-up special Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, and the ads for Ghadi detergent and Coca Cola.

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While discussing the Chris Rock stand-up comedy special:

Abbas:This was the first ever live event Netflix streamed. For which I also woke up for the second day apart from the Oscars.

Nainika: You woke up to watch Chris Rock?

Abbas:I did. I’m a big Chris Rock fan.

Nainika: I’m judging you a little bit. We’ve watched a lot of stuff together. I’ve seen you talk so much about MCU and I’ve always supported you through your MCU obsession but to find out you like Chris Rock? I feel like I’ve been betrayed.

Abbas: Did you say MCU obsession? You mean DC obsession?

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review the Academy Awards, Creed 3 and Chris Rock: Selective Outrage.

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While discussing Abhinandan’s appearance inMonsoon Wedding:

Rajyasree:So I watched Monsoon Wedding. The last time I watched it was when it was released.

Abhinandan: Did you pause in that scene where I’m asking for Bacardi and Coke?

Rajyasree: You’re not there.

Abhinandan: Okay, fine. I’m not there.

Rajyasree: No! On YouTube it’s very difficult to go back.

Abhinandan: So that means I’m not there.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies GulmoharandSharper; the music videos Chubby GirlandTodh; and the Women’s Day ads by Prega News and Tanishq.

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While discussing The Night Manager:

Abhinandan:How do you know the show is shot in Bangladesh?

Rajyasree:Maybe they’ve shot it here but it’s supposed to be set in Bangladesh.

Abhinandan: But you just said it’s shot in Bangladesh.

Rajyasree: The location is supposed to be Bangladesh.

Abhinandan: So then say that it’s set in Bangladesh. Do you know the difference between shot in and set in...

Rajyasree: Don’t act smart when you have not watched what we’re supposed to review.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies The WhaleandMrs. Chatterjee vs Norway; and the series The Night Manager.

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While discussing the Netflix showClass:

Abhinandan:My input on this will be very brief.

Nainika:Okay, because how many episodes have you watched?

Abhinandan: I watched about 10 minutes. With great difficulty.

Nainika: Oh, wonderful!

Abhinandan: And I just could not...

Nainika: Tolerate it?

Abhinandan: Oh, dear god!

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Nainika Rathore review the series ClassandAlaska Daily; the movie Magic Mike’s Last Dance; and the music video Alone.

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This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the series The RomanticsandFarzi; the short documentary Elephant Whisperers; and the Adani Anthem.

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Nainika asks Abbas how he would deal with a zombie pandemic:

Abbas:I think I’ll be gone in the first five or six hours (both laugh). I give myself a day tops.

Nainika:If you make it through a day, you’ll be like ‘oh, I won this already’.

Abbas:Yeah yeah, it was a good run. What about you?

Nainika:I’ll probably hold on and try to fight on for the people I love, like friends and family. Otherwise I’m like, you know what, I don’t really care. I’m wearing good clothes, I’m lying down and you can come get me so I can peacefully leave.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review films Almost Pyaar with DJ MohabbatandYou People; webseries Last Of Us and Fleishman Is In Trouble;the new DC Comics film slate, and the Schiaparelli Spring Collection.

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Abhinandan and Rajyasree share their thoughts onPathaan:

Abhinandan:It has some very good things. There’s Deepika Padukone.

Rajyasree:Who has not wasted any time in wearing any clothes.

Abhinandan: Then there’s Deepika Padukone also. And there is that other person that’s…

Rajyasree:Sponsored by OnlyFans?

Abhinandan: Deepika Padukone. And even Shah Rukh is looking amazing. 

Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review Pathaan, and three music videos, including Miley Cyrus’s Flowers, Sam Smith’s I’m Not Here To Make Friends and Players by Badshah, Karan Aujla and Devika Badyal.

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Abhinandan asks Nilanjana if she’s a day person or a night person:

Abhinandan:Rajyasree, we didn’t ask you. You are obviously a night person because it will be strange to see a broom flying around in the sky during the day.

Rajyasree:Nilanjana is not going to encourage this kind of loose talk about my character.

Nilanjana:She has the most elegant broom in the whole sky. 

Abhinandan: Elegant broom? Acha theek hai,maybe Arvind Kejriwal should get in touch. 

Abhinandan, Rajyasree and Nilanjana burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen are joined by author Nilanjana Roy to talk about her book Black River, as well as the films Aftersun and Thor: Love and Thunder; and Rahul Gandhi’s interview with Curly Tales.

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This week, it’s time to unwind as we look back at our favourite moments and best clips from 2022. This special episode is free unlike others behind the paywall. Subscribe to listen to our previous episodes.     

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Timecodes

02:04 - Beyoncé’s Break My Soul

04:34 - Besharam Rang

09:17- Top Gun Maverick

17:14 - Drake’s new album

23:23 - The Kardashians

28:43 - Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives S2

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While talking about the showMoving in with Malaika:

Rajyasree:I told you to watch at least one episode.

Abhinandan: And I am glad that I didn’t watch it. The beauty of life is sometimes it helps when you listen to people. But the other beauty of life is sometimes it helps when you don’t listen to people. When you asked me to watch, main samajh gaya tha, beta mat dekhna, pachtayega. 

Rajyasree:I said you will enjoy it. 

Abhinandan:Aap enjoy kijiye, hum chai peete bechte hain?

Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the films The Swimmersand The Banshees of Inisherin;web series Harry & Meghan; Malaika Arora’s new show Moving in with Malaika; and a lot more.

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While talking about a song fromPathaan:

Abhinandan:This is a song from Pathaanwhich is shot I think somewhere in Spain. There’s like an emerald green ocean and there is a Deepika Padukone...

Nainika: Who’s even prettier than the emerald green ocean which, as you know, has huge feet.

Abhinandan:Yeah. But she also has huge feet.

Nainika:Okay.

Abhinandan and Nainika burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Nainika Rathore review the films Qala and Doctor G; web series Wednesday; the song Besharam Rang from the upcoming film Pathaan; Nora Fatehi’s defamation suit against Jacqueline Fernandez; and a few commercials.

PS. While talking about Jacqueline and Norah, Abhinandan explains how he once had a chat with a spam caller from Sri Lanka. Listen!

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Talking about the Bangladeshi horror movieMoshari.

Abhinandan: I’m going to start calling horror movies ‘Har Har’. Ask me why.

Rajyasree: Because then you feel like doing…You’ll shout at me now when I say…Because it leads to bowel movement which is ‘Har Har’.

Abhinandan: You know your punchlines always have something to do with shit! It is so sad.

Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies An Action Hero and Moshari; the web series Welcome To Chippendales; Matthew Perry’s memoir; Kanye West; and the controversy surrounding Balenciaga’s holiday campaign.

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Rajyasree rattles off names of actors fromThe Crown.

Abhinandan:I don’t know. Like you’ve rattled off 10 names. I don’t even know one. I can’t even remember the name of the film I watched. I’m very impressed. You eat badam every day?

Rajyasree: I eat.

Abhinandan:Really? Then start eating less (starts laughing).

Rajyasree:You all are laughing, he’s fat shaming me.

Abhinandan continues laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the series The Crown Season 5; the moviesBullet Trainand Monica, O My Darling; the FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony; and the Adidas World Cup ad.

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Nainika explains her dislike for Drake while talking about his new music album:

Abbas:So Drake has a new album in collaboration with 21 Savage called ‘Her Loss’ and Nainika, I don’t know why, but I feel like the “her” in the title…

Nainika: Is me?

Abbas:Specifically refers to you!

Abbas and Nainika burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review the films Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever, Phone Bhootand Monica O, My Darling; Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself and Drake’s new music album Her Loss.

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While talking about howDon’t Worry Darlingends:

Abhinandan:We won’t give any spoilers.

Rajyasree:If it makes me sound really stupid, we can cut it. (pauses) I didn’t understand the end. What happened?

Abhinandan: Cut it!

Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies Gargi and Don’t Worry Darling; the second season of The White Lotus; and Akshay Kumar’s Dollar Ultra Thermals ad.

Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction

00:36 - Subscriber letters

09:12 - Review of Gargi

20:05 - Subscriber letters

21:16 - Review of The White Lotus Season 2

27:51 - Subscriber letters

29:15 - Review of Don’t Worry Darling

37:42 - Matthew Perry’s memoir

40:43 - Controversy around the movie The Kerala Story

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While talking about season 2 of The Kardashians:

Lipi:Can you name all the sisters?

Rajyasree:Quiz!

Abhinandan:Kim.

Lipi:Yeah.

Abhinandan: Khloé.

Lipi:Yeah.

Abhinandan: Done.

Rajyasree:No no think. One of the others you know.

Abhinandan:Devika? Anuradha? Rajyasree?

Rajyasree and Lipi: All are with the initials ‘K’.

Abhinandan:Karen?

Rajyasree: You know for sure!

Abhinandan: Kilimanjaro?

Legend has it that it was an endless quiz. Abhinandan, Rajyasree and Lipi burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen are joined by author and poet Jerry Pinto as they review his book The Education of Yuri.Lipi Vats, producer at Newslaundry, joins the panel to discuss season 2ofthe web seriesThe Kardashiansand the Kanye West controversy.

They also review trailers of the films Ram Setuand The Legend of Maula Jatt; Diwali commercials and their favourite Raveena Tandon songs.

PS. Jerry Pinto gives a message to young authors. Tune in!

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While talking about Ana de Armas’s preparation to play Marilyn Monroe in the film Blonde:

Abhinandan:It’s like how young Indian boys and girls lock themselves in a room and study for IAS for eight months.

Rajyasree:She has studied for this for sure!

Abhinandan:She locked herself in the room and went to Batra classes or Aakash classes or whatever classes, where she only watched every expression of Marilyn and replicated it.   

Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the films Blonde and Ticket to Paradise; web series Hush Hush; Hasan Minhaj’s stand-up special The King's Jester; and the new podcast What The Hell Navya.

Song: 12 Bande

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Timecodes

00:49 - Mashup

01:53 - Top Gun Maverick

14:03 - The Matrix Resurrections

26:48 - Beyoncé’s Break My Soul

29:19 - Drake’s new album

35:29 - Abhinandan’s favourite song by Sidhu Moose Wala

This week, as The Media Rumble gets underway, Awful and Awesome producer Jude Weston looks back at his favourite moments from the podcast this year. From Top Gun: Maverick to The Matrix Resurrections to Drake’s new album, here are some of his top picks.

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While reviewing the film Chup:

Abbas:If you’re making a film like this, do not show me frames from some of the most amazing classic films made in Hindi cinema.

Abhinandan:Kaagaz Ke Phool type.

Abbas: Because now I just want to get up from my seat and go watch those films.

Abhinandan and Abbas burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and  Abbas Momin review the filmChup: Revenge of the Artist; Tamil films Ponniyin Selvan: Iand Natchathiram Nagargiradhu;the trailers of Brosand Adipurush and the controversies surrounding them; and a few commercials.

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Reviewing the film Everything Everywhere All at Once:

Nainika: It’s about, you know, unlocking so much potential about yourself and it’s a very tenderly made film. It’s about love and you would really. If you have a stone cold heart, it would hopefully thaw it a little.

Abhinandan: I see the look!

Nainika: (Laughs) Do you have a stone cold heart?

Abhinandan:Clearly the accusatory look.

Nainika:I’m not assuming.

Abhinandan: So you've been listening to too much of Rajyasree Sen.

Abhinandan denies he has a stone-cold heart and Nainika bursts out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and  Nainika Rathore review the films Jogiand Everything Everywhere All at Once; web series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power; CSAA insurance group’s ad featuring Rick Astley; India’s official entry to Oscars 2023; and the life of comedian Raju Srivastav.

PS: Abhinandan talks about the first movie he watched in a theatre. 

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While reviewing the seriesThe Bear:

Abhinandan: So if you watch it at leisure, it’s chilled Bear. But if you watch it with someone you love, it’s Bear with me.

Rajyasree:I apologise to the people who are here.

Abhinandan:More jokes are coming as we go on!

Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and  Rajyasree Sen review the film Do Revenge; web series The Bear; a Cadbury ad featuring Tigmanshu Dhulia; and a Polish commercial on handicap parking. As a bonus, Abhinandan shares his views on films Nopeand The Batman.

PS. The conversation takes a turn after Abhinandan kills a mosquito.

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Abhinandan talks about his recent watchlist:

Abhinandan: Are you familiar with A-ha the band? 

Rajyasree:Yes.

Abhinandan:So there’s a film about them which I’ll talk about next time. 

Rajyasree:The first time Grammys was shown on Doordarshan was when A-ha performed outside the studio Take On Me.

Abhinandan:I don’t think that’s the first time the Grammys was shown on Doordarshan.

Rajyasree:I have a feeling.

Abhinandan:That feeling is not true because Grammys has been shown for long, like from Michael Jackson’s time I have watched the Grammys.

Rajyasree:Aha!(Fake laugh.)

Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and  Rajyasree Sen are joined by Siya stars Vineet Kumar Singh and Pooja Pandey and director Manish Mundra to review the new film. They also talk about the second season of the web series Indian Predator, the car safety commercial featuring Akshay Kumar, Pakistani talk shows, and Primetime Emmy Awards 2022.

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While talking aboutFabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, Nainika asks Rajyasree what she would do if she was a Bollywood wife:

Rajyasree:See, when I was young, I had hair like you. So, I’d get this hair again. Like suddenly I'd have a shock of hair. I’d go to Dubai and I'd come back with a shock of hair.

Nainika:Okay, fair. But that’s a one-time investment?

Rajyasree:Then I’d go to France and I’d come back like 20 shades fairer. ‘What happened?’ I'd say, ‘Oh, there’s no sun out there, I don't know.’

Nainika: (laughs)

Rajyasree: Then I’d go somewhere else, my figure would be – like, I don’t know – like when I was 23. ‘How did...?’ No, I ate healthy. I just became slim again.

Rajyasree and Nainika burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Rathore review season two of web series Delhi Crime and Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives; the drama surrounding the film Don’t Worry Darling; and the Venice press screening of the film The Whale.

PS: Abhinandan interrupts the podcast recording. 

Also, join us on September 10 at 12pm for FoE Con 2022, where Newslaundryand Internet Freedom Foundation bring together news professionals and legal minds to map the media and regulatory framework in contemporary India. See more details here.

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While talking aboutShe-Hulk:

Nainika:So I think we need OSHA violations of how much Marvel content I can be expected to consume before I go insane.

Abbas: You know what they call it when you have a crisis of faith and you join a cult? It’s called an OSHO violation.

Abbas and Nainika burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Abbas Momin review the film Three Thousand Years of Longing; shows Mo and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law; Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon; and Kamal R Khan’s arrest over controversial tweets.

PS: Taking their cue from Three Thousand Years of Longing, Abbas and Nainika discuss what they’d ask for if a genie in a bottle offered them three wishes. 

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While talking about Indian Matchmaking, Rajyasree lists her criteria for the perfect partner:

Rajyasree:You can set me up...I’m very open to suggestions.

Nainika:I’ll be on the lookout for people who’d be nice to...

Rajyasree: Subscribers can write in also if they want.

Nainika:Please send in your biodatas. I would love to evaluate them and then set up a meeting between you and Rajyasree.

Rajyasree:You can send your bank statements also because we don’t want surprises later.

Nainika bursts out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Rathore review Jordan Peele’s Nope; web series Indian MatchmakingSeason 2 and The Staircase; Hrithik Roshan's Zomato ad row; and the trailer of Season 2 of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction

06:45 - The Worst Person in the World

12:19 - The Most Hated Man on the Internet

16:05 - Subscriber letters

18:50 - Malayankunju

26:35 - Jugjugg Jeeyo

28:56 - Fashion talk

36:59 - Kurkure and Cadbury ads

42:09 - Subscriber letters

44:19 - Ranveer Singh nude photoshoot

48:51 - Kesariya | Arijit Singh

53:37 - Koffee With Karan

While talking about the Malayalam filmMalayankunju:

Nidhi: Why haven’t you made a Mallu playlist then? You only made a Punjabi playlist...Or you’re either singing all the time to Punjabi music.

Abhinandan:Yeah, I sing Punjabi music all the time.

Nidhi:You’ve never put any effort to learn or sing.

Abhinandan:I don’t understand Malayalam.

Nidhi: Haven’t you ever had a Mallu girlfriend? Everyone in Delhi has had a Mallu girlfriend.

Abhinandan:(tries to ignore the question) Can't we just stick to the...

Abhinandan and Nidhi burst out laughing. 

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Nidhi Suresh review the films Malayankunju and The Worst Person in the World; docu-series The Most Hated Man on the Internet; the song Kesariyafrom the movie Brahmāstra; and Kurkure and Cadbury’s new ads. Abhinandan also asks Nidhi why she watches Koffee With Karan.

Tune in!

PS. Nidhi gives Abhinandan some Malayalam lessons.

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While talking about a fight sequence inThe Gray Man:

Abhinandan: They’ve both been trying to kill each other since the beginning of the film. In the end, you get a chance. You’ll throw away the gun, you’ll throw away the knife. Chal hand to hand ho jaye.

Rajyasree: “Chal hand to hand ho jaye”–no one said to each other.

Abhinandan: Ranjeet and Amitabh Bachchan used to do this in the ‘70s!

Abhinandan, Rajyasree and Ayesha burst out laughing. 

In this episode of Awful and Awesome, Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen are joined by Ayesha Sood, director of the Netflix series Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi. Ayesha explains the challenges she faced while shooting the series and her experience with Netflix. The panel also discusses the film The Gray Man; Ranveer Singh’s controversial photoshoot; and how Shamshera flopped at the box office.

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00:00 - Introduction

05:10 -RRR

17:58 - Subscriber letters

22:23 - Spiderhead

37:00 - New York magazine story

47:15 - Subscriber letters

49:28 - Break My Soul by Beyoncé

55:14 - Under the Banner of Heaven

Talking about aNew York magazinestory on a teenager who was cancelled.

Abhinandan:It's a conspiracy. 

Nainika:This is a conspiracy against you?

Abhinandan:Wasting my week.

Nainika:But then what do I plan to achieve through it?

Abhinandan:Just, you guys are sadists, all of you. Jude, you, and Rajyasree.

Nainika:So you think the world is stacked against you? 

Abhinandan:I’m Diego*! 

Abhinandan and Nainika burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Singh Rathore review the films RRR and Spiderhead; web series Under the Banner of Heaven; Beyonce’s Break My Soul single from her upcoming album Renaissance.

* The 17-year-old protagonist of the New York magazine story. 

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00:00 - Introduction

02:42 - Ms Marvel

16:59 - Jayeshbhai Jordaar

28:33 - Stranger Things Season 4

31:48 - Hustle

41:03 - Irma Vep

51:36 - Drake’s new album

Talking about the Happy Madison Productions filmHustle:

Abbas:It’s such a boring movie, dude!

Nainika:What is wrong with you?

Abbas:I fell asleep while watching it. I’ll come to it…Anyway!

Nainika:Abbas, do you have Covid? 

Abbas: No, why?

Nainika:Because you have no taste.

Jude: Ooh, burn!!! 

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Singh Rathore review the films Ms Marvel, Hustleand Jayeshbhai Jordaar; the web series Irma Vepandseason 4 ofStranger Things; and Drake’s new music album Honestly, Nevermind. 

PS: Drake will be horrified if he listens to this episode. Tune in to figure out why.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction

01:36 - Subscriber letters

03:16 - Spaces bedsheet ad

07:42 - Jurassic World Dominion

23:17 - Subscriber letters

25:09 - My Daughter Joined a Cult

43:20 - Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey

47:08 - Wild Stone ad

49:17 - Subscriber letters

While talking about the docu-seriesMy Daughter Joined a Cult:

Abhinandan:No cult is complete without a white woman...slightly unhinged...

Rajyasree: Damn unhinged, ya.

Abhinandan: And her name is Sarah Landry, which is like News-landry.. 

Rajyasree: Maybe you should get her on?

Abhinandan:So I was like, bloody hell! It was a sign.

Rajyasree:You’d make a good baba. Baba Nikku Singh!

Abhinandan sings his baba theme song, Rajyasree bursts out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the film Jurassic World Dominion; docu-series My Daughter Joined a Cult and Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey; and commercials for Spaces and Wild Stone. 

Song: Nasha

PS: The hosts contemplate starting a cult and Abhinandan wants to be a leader.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction

05:21 - Layer'r Shot ad controversy

10:01 - Gaslit

24:56 - Subscriber letters

30:03 - Akshay Kumar on history

34:23 - Jungle Cry

44:52 - Subscriber letters

51:19 - Depp-Heard trial

Rajyasree spots a typo in Abhinandan’s notes:

Rajyasree:You’ve just written things incorrectly. Amber Heard as H-E-R-D, that’s not her surname!

Abhinandan:H-E-A-R-D, Heard?

Rajyasree:Heard, yes.

Abhinandan:Oh, I was having a herd mentality!

Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the film Jungle Cry; web series Gaslit; the Layer’r Shot ad controversy; Akshay Kumar’s controversial comments on history books; and the Depp-Heard trial.

PS. A fly is the third co-host of this episode.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction

01:47 - Subscriber letters

04:33 - Top Gun: Maverick

17:52 - Fresh

24:30 - Abhinandan reviews The Great Indian Kitchen

27:44 - Trailer of Dhaakad

31:54 - Subscriber letters

36:33 - Various topics

While reviewing the filmTop Gun: Maverick, Abhinandan goes through his notes:

Abhinandan:Makes you realise yet again what an amazing time the ‘80s was. When cool was genuinely cool.

Rajyasree:This also you wrote while watching the film?

Abhinandan:Yeah. I take notes, I don't just try to wing it. I come prepared. 

Rajyasree: You’re not a wingman!

Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the films Top Gun: Maverickand Fresh; the movie trailer of Dhaakad;theJohnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial; and the killing of Punjabi pop star Sidhu Moose Wala. 

Bonus: Abhinandan reviews The Great Indian Kitchen to cover for episode 205.

Song: Same Beef

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