While discussing Heeramandi :

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 Unfrosted and The 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 discussing Laapataa 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, and Amar 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 discussing Ferrari:

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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Timecodes

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 discussing Ripley:

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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Timecodes

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 discussing Crew:

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 the headlines:

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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Timecodes

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 discussing Kate 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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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 discussing Poor Things:

Jayashree: You threw me under the bus. I asked if I should watch American Fiction or 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 Things over 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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Timecodes

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-churai ceremony 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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Timecodes

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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