Timecodes00:01 - Introduction04:44 - Rocket Boys14:26 - Subscriber letters18:04 - BMW ad23:30 - Subscriber letters25:24 - Gehraiyaan37:55 - Subscriber letters39:05 - Qandeel Baloch43:43 - Super Bowl halftime showWhile reviewing the series Rocket Boys: Abhinandan: But tell me, is the music by Anu Malik?Rajyasree: No.Abhinandan: Oh, damn! Because if it was, then it would be directed by Pannu and music by Anu. (laughs) Anu and Pannu!Rajyasree: This is Abhinandan’s bad habit when he doesn’t watch half of the things. He just does nonsense when I’m reviewing things.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 film Gehraiyaan; web series Rocket Boys; the BMW ad featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Salma Hayek; and the Super Bowl halftime show. PS: Rajyasree says Gehraiyaan is one of the worst films she’s ever watched. Abhinandan offers a different ending to the movie.Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters.Contribute to our NL Sena project, Assembly Elections 2022. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Ep 240: Gehraiyaan, Rocket Boys, Super Bowl halftime show

Timecodes00:01 - Introduction04:57 - Titane17:22 - Subscriber letters23:17 - The Tragedy of Macbeth43:22 - Yellowjackets50:22 - Light Switch by Charlie Puth52:22 - Subscriber letters1:03:49 - The Spider-Man ProblemAfter Rajyasree compares the acting in The Tragedy of Macbeth to her performance in a play:Abhinandan: You know, Rajyasree, you’re like Donald Trump. You’ll just pelo yourself...Rajyasree: But I’m criticising my acting. I’m not saying I was so good. I feel he was so bad, he reminded me of how badly I acted. Unlike you, who would’ve said, “See! He’s a lot like me when I acted as Jude Law’s character in Closer.”Abhinandan: I would never dream of doing that. I would never bring myself into this.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 Titane and The Tragedy of Macbeth; web series Yellowjackets; and Charlie Puth’s new music video Light Switch.Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters.Contribute to our NL Sena project, Assembly Elections 2022. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 239: Titane, Yellowjackets, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Timecodes00:01 - Introduction09:56 - Chatting with Suresh Menon 36:17 - Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts42:06 - Subscriber letters53:49 - Shyam Singha Roy1:00:34 - Subscriber letters1:04:59 - Unpaused: Naya Safar1:09:42 - Subscriber lettersWhile talking about why Manoj Bajpayee walked out of a show that Suresh was a part of:Abhinandan: Why did he walk out of the show, what was the problem? Suresh: So, he felt that what he was doing was not doing him justice as an actor. For example, that show, I played a slipper.Abhinandan: Sorry?Suresh: I played a chappal.Abbas: I’m getting a sense of why he walked out of the show.Abhinandan, Abbas and Suresh burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri is joined by stand-up comedian Abbas Momin and actor and comedian Suresh Menon. They review the documentary Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, the film Shyam Singha Roy, and the series Unpaused: Naya Safar.PS: Suresh does some celebrity impressions that you don’t want to miss. Also hear what Angry Ganeshan has to say about Republic Day!Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters.Contribute to our NL Sena project, Assembly Elections 2022. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 238: Shyam Singha Roy, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary, Unpaused: Naya Safar

Timecodes00:01 - Introduction01:45 - Subscriber letters06:30 - The Tender Bar23:36 - The Matrix Resurrections36:33 - Subscriber letters45:50 - After Life Season 355:10 - Byju’s adBefore talking about the movie The Matrix Resurrections:Abhinandan: Actually I’m not slow, I’m in The Matrix zone.Rajyasree: So, you don’t know whether you’re going back or forward.Abhinandan: Hanging out with you is like this.Rajyasree: Oh please, I’m like that bullet which whizzes by.Abhinandan: Please tell us the make of that gun of which you’re a bullet. Where is this gun made?Rajyasree: I’m like an AK-47.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 The Tender Bar and The Matrix Resurrections; season three of the web series After Life; and a Byju’s ad.Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters.NL Sena: Assembly Elections 2022 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 237: The Matrix Resurrections, The Tender Bar, After Life S3

Timecodes00:01 - Introduction04:07 - Subscriber letters06:50 - The Lost Daughter18:34 - Subscriber letters25:43 - Minnal Murali38:40 - Subscriber letters46:10 - Chandigarh Kare Ashique01:01:19 - Subscriber lettersTalking 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.Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 236: Minnal Murali, The Lost Daughter, Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui

Timecodes00:01 - Introduction03:50 - Subscriber letters06:42 - Atrangi Re15:09 - Subscriber letters17:52 - Don’t Look Up26:42 - Subscriber letters32:57 - Decoupled44:46 - Conversation with Manu Joseph1:29:58 - Subscriber lettersAbhinandan 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 recent video.Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters.PS: Manu gives a sneak peek into what he has in store for the year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 235: Decoupled, Atrangi Re, Don’t Look Up

Timecodes00:01 - Introduction03:39 - Subscriber letters07:15 - Spider-Man: No Way Home12:48 - Spoiler alert18:32 - The Witcher Season 229:47 - Trailer of Gehraiyaan34:21 - Subscriber letters45:18 - Decoupled57:08 - Last Night in SohoDuring 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.Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters.PS: Abhinandan thinks Nainika is his perfect replacement on this podcast. Tune in! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Awful and Awesome Ep 234: Spider-Man review, Witcher season 2 and Gehraiyaan trailer

Timecodes00:01 - Introduction04:15 - Subscriber letters06:50 - Aarya Season 214:12 - Subscriber letters16:24 - The Beatles: Get Back27:18 - Subscriber letters31:59 - Aranyak39:20 - Subscriber letters45:26 - Miss Universe 2021 and #VicktrinaDuring 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.Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters.PS: Abhinandan was asked by a subscriber to start a dating show. Tune in to know his answer.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 233: Aranyak, Aarya Season 2, and the Beatles documentary

Timecodes00:01 - Introduction05:32 - Dave Chappelle’s The Closer12:38 - Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui trailer20:50 - When Harry Met Santa27:42 - House of Gucci43:17 - 14 Peaks54:55 - Subscriber lettersWhile 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 showing doosh…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.Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Awful and Awesome Ep 232: House of Gucci, 14 Peaks

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Awful and Awesome: Best of 2020-21, Part 6

Timecodes00:01- Introduction03:18 - Amruta Fadnavis10:57 - Subscriber letters13:34 - Old24:14 - Subscriber letters32:04 - Promising Young Woman39:18 - International Emmy Awards 43:57 - Dhamaka56:04 - Subscriber letters1:05:16 - AtmanirbharAbhinandan 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 RaflaanWrite to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 231: Old, Dhamaka, Promising Young Woman

Timecodes00:01 - Introduction00:33 - Nomadland12:57 - Call My Agent17:55 - Ei Raat Tomar Amar 22:23 - Faraar by Gurinder Gill24:58 - Kehnde Rehnde by Neha BhasinCheck 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.Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Awful and Awesome: Best of 2020-21, Part 5

Timecodes00:01- Introduction04:38 - Dune19:44 - Subscriber letters  23:06 - Jai Bhim39:26 - Subscriber letters42:35 - Mad Angles ad44:46 - Tip Tip song49:15 - The CloserBefore 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. Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 230: Dune, Jai Bhim, Dave Chappelle’s The Closer

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.Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Awful and Awesome: Best of 2020-21, Part 4

Timecodes00:01 - Introduction03:13 - Subscriber letters05:17 - Rashmi Rocket14:38 - Subscriber letters18:13 - Sardar Udham with Ronnie Lahiri43:51 - Subscriber letters46:28 - Fem Dabur ad52:21 - CEAT ad ft. Aamir Khan54:14 - Cadbury ad ft. Shahrukh Khan57:25 - Subscriber lettersWhile talking about the film Sardar Udham, a chair caught Abhinandan’s eye:Rajyasree: It’s so gripping, the way they shot it. But then...Abhinandan: Who broke that chair? Why is that chair bent? Who sat on it?Rajyasree: Not me!Abhinandan: Sorry! So, a chair caught my eye which is bent and I was just worried we have to buy another chair. But, there’s another chair there, so there are three nice chairs. So, three chairs for Newslaundry!!! Hip hip...Rajyasree: If y’all don’t support Newslaundry by the end of all the lawsuits, they’ll only be three chairs.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 Ronnie Lahiri, producer of the film Sardar Udham, to discuss the film. Abhinandan and Rajyasree also review the film Rashmi Rocket; Dabur’s Karwa Chauth ad controversy; the CEAT ad controversy; and the death of Halyna Hutchins.Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 229: Sardar Udham, Rashmi Rocket, Dabur ad controversy

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