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This week, it’s time to unwind and look back at our favourite moments and best clips from the past few weeks – from laughs to jabs. This special episode is free, unlike others behind the paywall. Subscribe to listen to our previous episodes.
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While discussing Kal Ho Naa Ho’s re-release:
Nikhil: There’s a moment where Shahrukh comes on screen. You just see his back, and the entire auditorium started hooting!
Abhinandan: No one has had the kind of screen presence Shahrukh has since Amitabh Bachhan.
Rajyasree: How about Akshay?
(Abhinandan gives a pensive stare to Rajyasree)
This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri, Rajyasree Sen, and this week’s special guest Nikhil Taneja discuss the series Freedom at Midnight, and the films The Substance and Kal Ho Naa Ho.
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Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction
06.52 - Topics
07:30 - Announcements
10:00 - Headlines
18:00 - Mike Tyson- Jake Paul bout & boxing as a sport
26:40 - Nikhil Taneja’s Be A Man Yaar!
38:05 - Freedom At Midnight
01:06:00 - Letters
01:08:20 - Kal Ho Naa Ho
References
Subrata Roy Sahara figures ‘Life Mantras’ from Tihar
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While discussing The Sabarmati Report’s trailer:
Rajyasree: Good news is, Coldplay has announced a fourth show in Gujarat. The bad news is, you can’t have cold beers before the concert because it’s a dry state.
Abhinandan: But you can have fafda, khakra, and dhokla.
Rajyasree: So there will be a lot of hot air at Coldplay.
Abhinandan: You can top up with a lot of chaas!
This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the films Zwigato, The Buckingham Murders, the documentary Martha, and the trailer for The Sabarmati Report.
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Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction
01:51 - Topics
02:18 - Letters
05:38 - Headlines
08:32 - The Sabarmati Report
17:02 - Zwigato
23:51 - Letters
27:28 - The Buckingham Murders
37:37 - Letters
40:14 - Martha
References
Ana 373 - Interview with Shalini Passi
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While discussing Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives:
Abhinandan: How did I come about watching this? And I ended up watching four episodes.
Rajshree: I am impressed.
Abhinandan: It’s because someone called me and told me about all these characters.
Rajshree: Okay.
Abhinandan: (smiling) I said you have to be exaggerating this. Then I got home, it happened to be a Sunday, and I said let me see if it’s true.
This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the series Rivals and Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, and the film Wolfs.
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Timecodes
00:00 - Introductions
01:27 - Appeals
02:09 - Headlines
05:46 - Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives
22:37- Letters
26:02 - Rivals
35:47 - Wolfs
References
Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives
NL interview with Tajinder Bagga
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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abbas Momin discuss the series Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives and Disclaimer and documentary Sweet Bobby.
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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abbas Momin discussthe films Jigra, Khel Khel Mein, and Mothers’ Instinct, the series The Tribe, and the documentary Jamoora.
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While discussing Trap:
Abhinandan: It was too convenient. Everyone was sharing too much information with the serial killer.
Rajyasree: Also, the cops aren’t suspicious when he joins their briefing.
Abhinandan: The police in this is from a 70s Jitendra film... always one step behind.
This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discussthe series Monsters 2 and Follow Kar Lo Yaar and the film Trap.
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Audio timecodes
00:00 - Introductions
02:53 - Announcement
08:56- Monsters
18:25 - Letter
22:15- Trap
28:45 - Abhinandan’s concert story
34:16 - Letter
39:17 - Follow Karlo Yaar
47:12 - Letter
References
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Produced and recorded by Shubang Gautam; edited by Parikshit Sanyal.
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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discussthe series Call Me Bae, Sector 36 and Angry Young Men. They also talk about an old interview of Saif Ali Khan by Ranveer Allahbadia aka BeerBiceps, as well as the Emmys.
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This week, it’s time to unwind and look back at our favourite moments and best clips from the past few weeks – from laughs to jabs. This special episode is free, unlike others behind the paywall. Subscribe to listen to our previous episodes.
Awful and Awesome will return with a new episode next week.
Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters.
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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discussthe series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack and Shekhar Home. They also review the movie Kalki 2898 AD.
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