While discussing the headlines:

Rajyasree: I read multiple news reports claiming that Saif’s alleged attacker came into Bengal, but had to move to Bombay because there were no job opportunities in the state. Why is a dig being made at Bengal even when…

Abhinandan: Even when you’re discussing the attack on Saif? Yes. The Aadhaar card he used also apparently was from Bengal. 

Rajyasree: I read he had no Aadhaar card! See, at the moment, the best fiction writing is being carried on in these newsrooms. 

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the series Paatal Lok S2 and Black Warrant. 

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Timecodes

00:00:00 - Introductions

00:01:00 - Headlines

00:05:12 - Announcements

00:06:42 - Topics

00:09:08 - Black Warrant

00:29:31 - Letters

00:34:16 - Paatal Lok S2

00:46:03 - Interview with the cast of Black Warrant

01:10:04 - Closing thoughts

References and recommendations 

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NL Sena - Delhi Polls

Abhinandan’s interview with Sunil Gupta and Sunetra Choudhary

Black Warrant

Paatal Lok S2

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While discussing the topics:

Rajyasree: We have Juror #2, which is Clint Eastwood’s latest film. Which Abhinandan has not watched…Why? Because you thought I was talking about the judicial system? 

Abhinandan: I haven’t even watched Juror #1. 

Rajyasree: I’ll take that Nataraj pencil and put it through your eye.

Abhinandan: Juror #2 is not a sequel to Juror #1? Has Juror #1 got Govinda? (proceeds to dance to a made-up Govinda-esque track)

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the movies All We Imagine As Light and Juror #2, and the Golden Globe Awards.

PS: Abhinandan also recommends his top five favourite podcasts. 

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introductions and announcements

02:14 - Happy new year, with the same old A&R

05:55 - Headlines

08:27 - NL Sena 

09:25 - Subscriber letter

10:19 - Topics

14:35 - Parinda

16:41 - All We Imagine As Light

26:33 - Subscriber letters

28:46 - Juror #2

38:47 - Subscriber letter

44:06 - Golden Globes

45:51 - Abhinandan’s top 5 podcast recommendations 

References and recommendations 

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NL Sena - Hindu Rashtra

All We Imagine As Light

Juror #2

Demi Moore Wins Best Female Actor

Parinda 

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Abhinandan: Rajyasree, not today, but I will review this show soon...I think I watched it a little late...Made In Heaven.

(producer cracks up)

Abhinandan: (stares) Our producer just laughed...What’s so funny? 

Rajyasree: Why did you watch Made In Heaven? 

Abhinandan: It was recommended. 

Rajyasree: Yes, four years back!

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the movies Woman of The Hour, Girls Will Be Girls, and Heretic, Shyam Benegal’s cinema, and the new Kim Kardashian music video for Santa Baby.

PS: Abhinandan also recommends a new Punjabi song, so do tune in to the full episode.  

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introductions 

03:22 - Announcements 

02:57 - Headlines 

07:04 - Woman Of The Hour

11:56 - Subscriber letters

22:49 - Shyam Benegal nostalgia

30:00 - Heretic 

38:07 - Subscriber letters

41:20 - Girls Will Be Girls

45:02 - Kim Kardashian’s new music video 

References and recommendations 

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NL Sena - Hindu Rashtra

Subscriber Sandeep Banik’s ‘fun ad’

Takeaways from CNN’s Investigation: How Airbnb fails to protect its guests from hidden cameras

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

What Went Wrong With Capitalism 

Kalyug by Shyam Benegal

Jordan Sandhu | Bottle Free

Newslaundry’s Broken Ballots series 

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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.

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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

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Subrata Roy Sahara figures ‘Life Mantras’ from Tihar

Be A Man Yaar!

Kal Ho Naa Ho

Freedom At Midnight

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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

Zwigato

The Sabarmati Report trailer

The Buckingham Murders

Martha 

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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

Recommend AnA to a Friend

Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives

Rivals

Wolfs

NL interview with Tajinder Bagga 

Contribute to our NL Sena projects for Maharashtra and Jharkhand polls 

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A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abbas Momin discuss the 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 discuss the 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

Recommend AnA to a Friend

Power Sreenivasan Jain’s show

Monsters S2

Follow Kar Lo Yaar

Trap

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 A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the 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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