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00:01 - Introduction
04:07 - Subscriber letters
06:50 - The Lost Daughter
18:34 - Subscriber letters
25:43 - Minnal Murali
38:40 - Subscriber letters
46:10 - Chandigarh Kare Ashique
01:01:19 - Subscriber letters
Talking about Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui and whether a trans actor should have been cast to play Maanvi:
Rajyasree: The whole concept of acting is that you play something which you are not. Say I have a film which is on karate...
Abhinandan: So they should cast you as a person who is nice, who is a good person. That would be a challenge.
Rajyasree: That would be acting, right?
Abhinandan: That would be a big challenge. Like if they cast you as a horrible obnoxious woman, then what’s the challenge?
Rajyasree: Don't act smart, okay.
Abhinandan, Rajyasree burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan and Rajyasree review the films Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, The Lost Daughter and Minnal Murali.
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00:01 - Introduction
03:50 - Subscriber letters
06:42 - Atrangi Re
15:09 - Subscriber letters
17:52 - Don’t Look Up
26:42 - Subscriber letters
32:57 - Decoupled
44:46 - Conversation with Manu Joseph
1:29:58 - Subscriber letters
Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen are joined by Manu Joseph, author and creator of Netflix series Decoupled. Manu talks about the show, his other notable works and the film industry.
Manu: I find the OTT revolution interesting because it's the first time I belong to an industry which is not dying. Otherwise at the age of 20, I joined journalism, it began to die. Then I wrote a novel 10-12 years later in my early 30s; then I realised publishing is also dying everywhere.
Abhinandan, Rajyasree and Manu burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan and Rajyasree review the films Don’t Look Up and Atrangi Re, web series Decoupled,and the controversy around Sunny Leone’s recentvideo.
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PS: Manu gives a sneak peek into what he has in store for the year.
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00:01 - Introduction
03:39 - Subscriber letters
07:15 - Spider-Man: No Way Home
12:48 - Spoiler alert
18:32 - The Witcher Season 2
29:47 - Trailer of Gehraiyaan
34:21 - Subscriber letters
45:18 - Decoupled
57:08 - Last Night in Soho
During the introduction:
Abhinandan: Nainika, your take on Awful and Awesome. You can be brutally honest. Is it too much of an uncle aunty gabfest?
Nainika: Oh absolutely! But that is why I listen to it.
Abhinandan and Nainika burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri is joined by Nainika Singh Rathore, a long-time subscriber. They review the film Spider-Man: No Way Home, web series Decoupled, season 2 of The Witcher and the trailer of the movie Gehraiyaan.
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PS: Abhinandan thinks Nainika is his perfect replacement on this podcast. Tune in!
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00:01 - Introduction
04:15 - Subscriber letters
06:50 - Aarya Season 2
14:12 - Subscriber letters
16:24 - The Beatles: Get Back
27:18 - Subscriber letters
31:59 - Aranyak
39:20 - Subscriber letters
45:26 - Miss Universe 2021 and #Vicktrina
During the introduction:
Rajyasree: What have you watched Abhinandan?
Abhinandan: So before I tell you… We start every episode with hello hello! How many songs can you think of that have hello in it or start with hello. I can think of three.
Rajyasree: Hello…Shall I sing each song I remember also?
Abhinandan: Oh dear God! What have I done?
Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the web series Aranyak and Season 2 of Aarya. They also discuss documentary series The Beatles: Get Back, Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif’s wedding and Miss Universe 2021.
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PS: Abhinandan was asked by a subscriber to start a dating show. Tune in to know his answer.
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00:01 - Introduction
05:32 - Dave Chappelle’s The Closer
12:38 - Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui trailer
20:50 - When Harry Met Santa
27:42 - House of Gucci
43:17 - 14 Peaks
54:55 - Subscriber letters
While reviewing the documentary film 14 Peaks:
Rajyasree: I felt it lacked drama which maybe it doesn’t need to…The drama is that he’s climbing so many peaks in so little time.
Sandip: What more drama do you want?
Rajyasree: As in, no one dies and all that.
Sandip: How many peaks? It’s a documentary! You wanted this poor man to die in his own documentary...
Abhinandan: I think she wants it to be like Indian Idol. There should be someone to outburst, there should be a fight between two of the team members...
Rajyasree: Or one person pushes a climber off and...
Abhinandan: Then they are showingdoosh…doosh…“I’m not coming, I’m abandoning.”
Sandip: Someone will say like “I have to do this within seven months you know...like I have no time, get out of my way”.
Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen are joined by journalist Sandip Roy. They review the film House of Gucci, the documentary14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, the Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui trailer and a new Christmas Norwegian ad.
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00:01- Introduction
03:18 - Amruta Fadnavis
10:57 - Subscriber letters
13:34 - Old
24:14 - Subscriber letters
32:04 - Promising Young Woman
39:18 - International Emmy Awards
43:57 - Dhamaka
56:04 - Subscriber letters
1:05:16 - Atmanirbhar
Abhinandan explaining a conversation Rajyasree had with the podcast’s producer:
Abhinandan: She told our producer, “Uff, so and so has texted and mailed me. He’s a stalker!” I said if he was a stalker, he’d be the stocking...
Rajyasree: And then I bought a ticket with my own money for Switzerland and said, “I’ll just leave. My visa is still there, I'll just leave.”
Abhinandan: And you didn’t let me finish the joke. He’d be a stocking and that would be a sock in the face of those who called him a stalker. Get it? Like a stocking sock.
Rajyasree: I apologise to our listeners.
Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the films Dhamaka, Old and Promising Young Woman; the short film Atmanirbhar; Amruta Fadnavis’s version of the song Manike Mage Hithe; and the International Emmy Awards.
Song: 8 Raflaan
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00:01 - Introduction
00:33 - Nomadland
12:57 - Call My Agent
17:55 - Ei Raat Tomar Amar
22:23 - Faraar by Gurinder Gill
24:58 - Kehnde Rehnde by Neha Bhasin
Check out our previous Best of 2020-21 lists here, here and here.
This week, Awful and Awesome producer Jude Weston looks back at his favourite moments from the podcast over the past year. From the Academy award winner Nomadland to songs recommended by subscribers, here are some of his top picks.
Awful and Awesome will return with a new episode next week.
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00:01- Introduction
04:38 - Dune
19:44 - Subscriber letters
23:06 - Jai Bhim
39:26 - Subscriber letters
42:35 - Mad Angles ad
44:46 - Tip Tip song
49:15 - The Closer
Before reviewing the film Dune:
Abhinandan: What do you want to start with?
Rajyasree: No, let’s ask our esteemed guest/co-host.
Abhinandan: We have an esteemed guest? We only have A-bus.
Abbas: (laughs)
Rajyasree: There’s no need to laugh, Abbas. No need to laugh at bad jokes, okay?
Abbas: No, it’s okay. I have to say my favourite part of all Newslaundry podcasts is when Abhinandan cracks a joke and laughs at himself and you can hear all the panelists looking at each other like, “Were we supposed to laugh at that?”
Abhinandan, Rajyasree, and Abbas burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen are joined by Abbas Momin, a stand-up comedian from Mumbai, to discuss the Netflix special Dave Chappelle: The Closer; films Dune and Jai Bhim; the recreation of the song Tip Tip Barsa Paani in the film Sooryavanshi; and a Mad Angles commercial featuring Ranveer Singh.
PS. Don’t miss what the hosts discuss about The Closer.
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This week, Awful and Awesome producer Jude Weston looks back at his favourite moments from the podcast over the past year. From Abhinandan’s pronunciation of Charlie Puth to our two hosts striking a bet, here are some of his top picks.
Awful and Awesome will return with a new episode next week.
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