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- 367 - Awful and Awesome Ep 350: Ferrari, Aavesham, Ripley
While discussingFerrari:
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
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Produced, recorded by Shubang Gautam and edited by Umrav Singh.
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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 39min - 366 - Awful and Awesome Ep 349: Amar Singh Chamkila, Aattam, Baby Reindeer
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
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Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 42min - 365 - Awful and Awesome Ep 348: Ripley, Scoop, election songs, WrestleMania
While discussingRipley:
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
The World of Wrestling by Roland Barthes
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Fri, 12 Apr 2024 - 49min - 364 - Awful and Awesome Ep 347: Crew, The Zone of Interest, The Regime
While discussingCrew:
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
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Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 55min - 363 - Awful and Awesome Ep 346: Maamla Legal Hai, Irish Wish, The Gentlemen
While discussing theheadlines:
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
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Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 51min - 362 - Awful and Awesome Ep 345: Murder Mubarak, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Daniel Sloss
While discussingKate 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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Timecodes
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
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Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra and Shubang Gautam, edited by Umrav Singh.
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Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 44min - 361 - Awful and Awesome Ep 344: Oscars, Poor Things, Manjummel Boys
While discussingPoor Things:
Jayashree:You threw me under the bus. I asked if I should watch American Fictionor 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 Thingsover 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
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Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra and Shubang Gautam, edited by Umrav Singh.
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Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 50min - 360 - Awful and Awesome Ep 343: Laapataa Ladies, Mr & Mrs Smith, The Holdovers
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-churaiceremony 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
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Fri, 08 Mar 2024 - 51min - 359 - Awful and Awesome: Favourite moments rewind
This week, it’s time to unwind as we look back at our favourite moments and best clips from the past few weeks. This special episode is free unlike others behind the paywall.Subscribe to listen to our previous episodes.
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Fri, 01 Mar 2024 - 22min - 355 - Awful and Awesome Ep 342: Love Storiyaan, Argylle, BAFTAs
While discussingArgylle:
Nainika:I’ve seen a lot of movies since joining this podcast. I’ve watched the awful, I’ve watched the awesome, but I’ve never watched…
Rajyasree:The boring?
Nainika:No, the bizarre. (laughs) It was a bizarre film. I fell asleep, I woke up.
Rajyasree:But, what a starcast they’ve got.
Nainika:I think this film is a money laundering front for all those involved.
This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore discuss the series Love Storiyaan and Feud, movies Argylle and This Is Me…Now, and the BAFTAs.
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Timecodes
00:00 - Introductions
01:27 - Headlines
03:01 - Love Storiyaan
15:09 - Letter
16:10 - Argylle
32:20 - Letter
34:23 - BAFTAs
39:10 - Announcement on NL Sena Modi 2.0 Report Card
40:09 - Feud S2
References
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Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra and Shubang Gautam, edited by Hassan Bilal and Saif Ali Ekram.
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Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 48min - 354 - Awful and Awesome Ep 341: Anatomy of a Fall, Bhakshak, Bold Care ad
While discussingTeri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya:
Abbas: Dimple Kapadia, who is Shahid’s aunt in the film, plays the role of a scientist.
Rajyasree: She did the same role in Pathaan too. Who knows, when filmmakers look at Dimple, they think, “This is what a scientist definitely looks like.”
Abbas: Oh, and Shahid Kapoor is also a robotic scientist, by the way.
Rajyasree: (laughs) This is really stretching the suspension of disbelief.
This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abbas Momin discuss the films Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jia, Anatomy of a Fall, Bhakshak,and Ranveer Singh’s viral Bold Care ad.
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Timecodes
00:00 - Introductions
01:14 - Headlines
13:07 - Letter #1
14:30 - Bold Care ad
20:25 - Announcement on NL Sena Modi 2.0 Report Card
21:40 - Bhakshak
34:23 - Letter #2
35:30 - Anatomy of a Fall
References
Teri Baaton Me Aisa Uljha Jiya
Ranveer and Johnny Sins Bold Care Ad
NL Interview: Bhumi Pednekar on Bhakshak and the power of journalism
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Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra and Shubang Gautam, edited by Samarendra K Dash and Saif Ali Ekram.
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Fri, 16 Feb 2024 - 48min - 353 - AnA Cutlet 340
A whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the film Animal, the series The Expats and Griselda, and the documentary The Greatest Night In Pop. Also in this episode, a special interview with Bhumi Pednekar about her Netflix film Bhakshak. Stay tuned till the end.
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Fri, 09 Feb 2024 - 16min - 352 - AnA Cutlet 339
A whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Singh Rathore and Abbas Momin review the films Fighterand Anyone But You, series American Nightmare, trailer of Monkey Man, and the Paris Fashion Week.
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Fri, 02 Feb 2024 - 15min - 351 - AnA Cutlet 338
A whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Singh Rathore and Abbas Momin review the film Sam Bahadurand seriesKiller Soup, The Curseand Kanan Gill’s comedy special Is This It?
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Fri, 26 Jan 2024 - 11min - 350 - AnA Cutlet 337
A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Manisha Pande review the film Merry Christmasand seriesThe Curse,
Killer Soup,and First Act.
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Fri, 19 Jan 2024 - 10min - 349 - AnA Cutlet 336
A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore review the films Foe and Good Grief, documentary series Wedding.con, and the 81st Golden Globes Awards.
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Fri, 12 Jan 2024 - 12min - 348 - AnA Cutlet 335
A whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Jayashree Arunachalam review the films Three Of UsandKho Gaye Hum Kahan,and the trailer for Merry Christmas.
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Fri, 05 Jan 2024 - 12min - 347 - AnA Cutlet 334
A whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the films Dunki, Maestro and Sajni Shinde Ka Viral Video; the documentary series The Hunt For Veerappan; and their best and worst picks for 2023.
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Fri, 29 Dec 2023 - 15min - 346 - AnA Cutlet 333
A whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Singh Rathore and Tanishka Sodhi review the films Wonka, Priscilla, Dhak Dhak, and Christmas As Usual.
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Fri, 22 Dec 2023 - 14min - 345 - AnA Cutlet 332
A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and film critic Anna MM Vetticad review the films The Archies, Kaathal: The Core, Animal, and Leave The World Behind.
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Fri, 15 Dec 2023 - 10min - 344 - AnA Cutlet 331
A whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Balakrishna Ganeshan review movies Animaland Bottoms,and the trailer of Shahrukh Khan’s upcoming film Dunki.
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Fri, 08 Dec 2023 - 10min - 343 - AnA Cutlet 330
A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Rathore review movies The Vaccine Warand What’s Love Got to Do with It?and the series A Nearly Normal Family.
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023 - 12min - 342 - AnA Cutlet 329
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri review the movie Sukheealong with Rainbow RishtaandThe Crown S6.
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Fri, 24 Nov 2023 - 12min - 341 - AnA Cutlet 328
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Jayashree Arunachalam review the movies The Killerand Fingernailsalong with Robbie Williamsdocumentary, and the series Bodies.
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Fri, 17 Nov 2023 - 11min - 340 - AnA Cutlet 327
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Nainika Singh Rathore and Abbas Momin review the movies Fingernails, Indi(r)a’s Emergency, A House Named Shahana, Anatomy of a Fall, The Marsh King’s Daughter, and the new episode of Koffee with Karan S8featuring Bobby Deol and Sunny Deol.
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Fri, 10 Nov 2023 - 10min - 339 - AnA Cutlet 326
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore review the movies Pain Hustlers and Killers Of The Flower Moon, the trailer for The Killer, the eighth season of Koffee With Karan, and the untimely death of Friends star Matthew Perry.
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Fri, 03 Nov 2023 - 12min - 338 - AnA Cutlet 325
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Deepanjana Pal review the movies OMG 2, Aattam, and Bye Bye Tiberias; the new season of Mumbai Diaries; and the new House of Masaba ad with Kareena Kapoor.
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Fri, 27 Oct 2023 - 19min - 337 - AnA Cutlet 324
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Nainika Singh Rathore and Jayashree Arunachalam review the movies Thank You For Coming and 2018: Everyone Is A Hero, the mini-series The Fall of the House of Usher, the controversial MakeMyTrip ad, and stand up comic Abhishek Upmanyu’s new special.
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Fri, 20 Oct 2023 - 11min - 336 - AnA Cutlet 323
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies Khufiyaand Fair Play,the documentary series Beckham,and the new Vimalad.
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Fri, 13 Oct 2023 - 15min - 335 - AnA Cutlet 322
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore review the movie Reptile, Wes Anderson’s four new short films for Netflix (based on Roald Dahl’s stories), season 4 of Sex Education, Dark Fantasy’s new ad campaign, teaser of Animal, and the Paris Fashion Week.
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Fri, 06 Oct 2023 - 14min - 334 - AnA Cutlet 321
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the documentary The Supermodels, the movie Jaane Jaan, the podcast SmartLess, and 100 years of veteran actor Dev Anand’s cinema. Abhinandan also recommends another Punjabi song.
PS: Rajyasree reveals a secret connection between supermodel Cindy Crawford and Dev Anand. Listen to the full episode to find out!
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Fri, 29 Sep 2023 - 15min - 333 - AnA Cutlet 320
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Manisha Pande review the movie Polite Society, the documentary While We Watched, the third season of The Morning Show, the trailer for Vivek Agnihotri’s The Vaccine War, and the latest controversy surrounding the comedian Hasan Minhaj.
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Fri, 22 Sep 2023 - 13min - 332 - AnA Cutlet 319
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movie Jawan, Naseeruddin Shah’s short film Man Woman Man Woman, Aaj Tak’s AI ad, and the series Unforgotten.
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Fri, 15 Sep 2023 - 15min - 331 - AnA Cutlet 318
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Abbas Momin review the movies Friday Night Plan, Asteroid City, Goldfish,season 3 of the series Only Murders in the Building,and the trailer of Jawan.
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Fri, 08 Sep 2023 - 13min - 330 - AnA 317 Cutlet
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Abbas Momin review the movie Ghoomer, the series Taali, Star Wars Ahsoka and the winners of the 69th National Awards.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2023 - 12min - 329 - AnA Cutlet 316
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the series Guns & Gulaabs, Indrani Mukerjea’s book Unbroken, the controversy around Made In Heaven 2, and the ABC News documentary titled Is Bollywood becoming a propaganda tool?
PS. Abhinandan recommends a new Punjabi song this week. Don’t miss it!
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Fri, 25 Aug 2023 - 17min - 328 - AnA Cutlet 315
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Abbas Momin review the movies OMG 2, Heart of Stoneand Red, White & Royal Blue, theseries Made in Heaven Season 2, and the teaser for Don 3.
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Fri, 18 Aug 2023 - 13min - 327 - AnA Cutlet 314
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaaniand The Deepest Breath and discuss the controversy around The Elephant Whisperers.
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Fri, 11 Aug 2023 - 15min - 326 - AnA Cutlet 313
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movie Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, web series Based On A True Storyand Kohrra,as well as the Zeenat Aman CRED advertisement.
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Fri, 04 Aug 2023 - 12min - 325 - AnA Cutlet 312
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies Barbie, Oppenheimerand Bawaal.
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Fri, 28 Jul 2023 - 14min - 324 - AnA Cutlet 311
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review the movies Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Oneand Past Lives,along with OTT series Kohrra and The Trial.
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Fri, 21 Jul 2023 - 13min - 323 - AnA Cutlet 310
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Manisha Pande review the movie Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the series The Bear, the documentary Wham!, and the trailers for Jawaan and Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani.
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Fri, 14 Jul 2023 - 13min - 322 - AnA Cutlet 309
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the anthology Lust Stories 2, the movie Till, the series The Night Manager - Part II and Charlie Chopra, and short film The Tunnel.
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Fri, 07 Jul 2023 - 17min - 321 - AnA Cutlet 308
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen is joined by special guest Shubhra Gupta, a film critic with Indian Express and author of Irrfan: A Life In Movies. They review the book, the movie Tiku Weds Sheru, and the series Never Have I Ever and Just Like That S2.
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Fri, 30 Jun 2023 - 25min - 320 - AnA Cutlet 307
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore review the movie Adipurush and the series Arnold, The Idol,season 6 of Black Mirror,andBigg Boss OTT.
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Fri, 23 Jun 2023 - 16min - 319 - AnA Cutlet 306
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Singh Rathore review the movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the series School of Lies, Punit Pania’s standup special No Country For Moderation, the controversial Zomato advertisement, and Foo Fighters’ new album.
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Fri, 16 Jun 2023 - 16min - 318 - AnA Cutlet 305
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies Samrat Prithviraj, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Kathal, the series Love & Death, Scoop, and a whole lot more.
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Fri, 09 Jun 2023 - 16min - 317 - AnA Cutlet 304
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Manisha Pande review the Succession finale, the movie Triangle of Sadness,the Parliament inauguration, and influencers at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Fri, 02 Jun 2023 - 15min - 316 - AnA Cutlet 303
A whole lot of stuff Awful and Awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review the series Modern Love Chennai andthe movie Kathal. This episode also features an interview with Hansal Mehta and Karishma Tanna ahead of their new series Scoop.
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Fri, 26 May 2023 - 20min - 315 - AnA Cutlet 302
This and a whole lot of stuff Awful and Awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review the series Dahaad, the movies Air and Good Luck To You, Leo Grande; Metallica’s new album 72 Seasons and the book This Is How You Lose The Time War.
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Fri, 19 May 2023 - 16min - 314 - AnA Cutlet 301
A whole lot of stuff Awful and Awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review the movie Guardians of the Galaxy 3, stand-up comedy specials Mood Kharab and Baby J, and the tracks Search and Rescue and Heart on my Sleeve.
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Fri, 12 May 2023 - 13min - 313 - Awful and Awesome Ep 300: #BrunchWithAnA | Afwaah, Indian Matchmaking, The Diplomat
While talking about Indian Matchmaking Season 3:
Abhinandan:Even if I had the time to watch this, I would not have…It’s just so bad. I refuse to watch this.
Rajyasree:Is that why you’re going to London? (Referring to the upcoming Newslaundry subscriber meet). Because Indian Matchmaking Season 3 is basically Sima (Taparia) aunty taking over London.
Abhinandan: Well, she can come to the subscriber meet then.
Rajyasree: The kind of publicity you’ll get if she comes to the subscriber meet! (Cracks up)
Nainika: I’m sure Abhinandan would make a great participant on the show.
Rajyasree:Going by the people they have, sure!
Abhinandan: Is it a game show?
Nainika: No! (Pauses) Well, marriage is a game show, technically!
Abhinandan: Profound thoughts from the youth! The Gen Z! (laughs)
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri, Rajyasree Sen, and Nainika Singh Rathore review the series The Diplomat, Indian Matchmaking Season 3, and the film Afwaah in a special 300th episode livestream.
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Timecodes
00:00 Introductions
03:37 The Diplomat
10:09 Indian Matchmaking Season 3
27:03 Subscriber questions
38:20 Afwah
49:21 Youtube questions
01:17:49 Recommendations
References
Produced by Priyali Dhingra & Tehreem Roshan.
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Sat, 06 May 2023 - 1h 30min - 312 - AnA Cutlet 299
A whole lot of stuff Awful and Awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore review the series Dead Ringers, the documentary Dancing On The Grave, the films Pinocchio and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, and James Corden’s latest Carpool Karaoke with Adele.
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Fri, 28 Apr 2023 - 13min - 311 - AnA Cutlet 298
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri, Rajyasree Sen and NL subscriber Abhijeet Dangat review the documentary Boom! Boom! Boris Becker vs The World; the movie M3GAN; season 4 of Succession; and Cadbury ads.
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Fri, 21 Apr 2023 - 13min - 310 - AnA Cutlet 297
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Rathore review the series Jubilee, Beef, Anni: The Honeymoon Murder; the movie Babylon and the Barbie trailer.
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Fri, 14 Apr 2023 - 16min - 309 - Ana Cutlet 296
a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Nainika Rathore review the movies Gaslight, Bheed and John Wick 4; the documentary Caught Out; and the NMACC gala.
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Fri, 07 Apr 2023 - 10min - 308 - AnA Cutlet 295
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abbas Momin review the documentaries All That Breathes and Caught Out; the docuseries Waco: American Apocalypse, and the short film Fursat.
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Fri, 31 Mar 2023 - 9min - 307 - AnA Cutlet 294
A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies Everything Everywhere All At Once and Kuttey, stand-up special Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, and the ads for Ghadi detergent and Coca Cola.
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 - 12min - 306 - AnA Cutlet 293
While discussing the Chris Rock stand-up comedy special:
Abbas:This was the first ever live event Netflix streamed. For which I also woke up for the second day apart from the Oscars.
Nainika: You woke up to watch Chris Rock?
Abbas:I did. I’m a big Chris Rock fan.
Nainika: I’m judging you a little bit. We’ve watched a lot of stuff together. I’ve seen you talk so much about MCU and I’ve always supported you through your MCU obsession but to find out you like Chris Rock? I feel like I’ve been betrayed.
Abbas: Did you say MCU obsession? You mean DC obsession?
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review the Academy Awards, Creed 3 and Chris Rock: Selective Outrage.
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Fri, 17 Mar 2023 - 13min - 304 - AnA Cutlet 292
While discussing Abhinandan’s appearance inMonsoon Wedding:
Rajyasree:So I watched Monsoon Wedding. The last time I watched it was when it was released.
Abhinandan: Did you pause in that scene where I’m asking for Bacardi and Coke?
Rajyasree: You’re not there.
Abhinandan: Okay, fine. I’m not there.
Rajyasree: No! On YouTube it’s very difficult to go back.
Abhinandan: So that means I’m not there.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies GulmoharandSharper; the music videos Chubby GirlandTodh; and the Women’s Day ads by Prega News and Tanishq.
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Fri, 10 Mar 2023 - 14min - 303 - AnA Cutlet 291
While discussing The Night Manager:
Abhinandan:How do you know the show is shot in Bangladesh?
Rajyasree:Maybe they’ve shot it here but it’s supposed to be set in Bangladesh.
Abhinandan: But you just said it’s shot in Bangladesh.
Rajyasree: The location is supposed to be Bangladesh.
Abhinandan: So then say that it’s set in Bangladesh. Do you know the difference between shot in and set in...
Rajyasree: Don’t act smart when you have not watched what we’re supposed to review.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies The WhaleandMrs. Chatterjee vs Norway; and the series The Night Manager.
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Fri, 03 Mar 2023 - 11min - 302 - AnA Cutlet 290
While discussing the Netflix showClass:
Abhinandan:My input on this will be very brief.
Nainika:Okay, because how many episodes have you watched?
Abhinandan: I watched about 10 minutes. With great difficulty.
Nainika: Oh, wonderful!
Abhinandan: And I just could not...
Nainika: Tolerate it?
Abhinandan: Oh, dear god!
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Nainika Rathore review the series ClassandAlaska Daily; the movie Magic Mike’s Last Dance; and the music video Alone.
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Fri, 24 Feb 2023 - 14min - 301 - AnA Cutlet 289
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the series The RomanticsandFarzi; the short documentary Elephant Whisperers; and the Adani Anthem.
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Fri, 17 Feb 2023 - 18min - 300 - AnA 288
Nainika asks Abbas how he would deal with a zombie pandemic:
Abbas:I think I’ll be gone in the first five or six hours (both laugh). I give myself a day tops.
Nainika:If you make it through a day, you’ll be like ‘oh, I won this already’.
Abbas:Yeah yeah, it was a good run. What about you?
Nainika:I’ll probably hold on and try to fight on for the people I love, like friends and family. Otherwise I’m like, you know what, I don’t really care. I’m wearing good clothes, I’m lying down and you can come get me so I can peacefully leave.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review films Almost Pyaar with DJ MohabbatandYou People; webseries Last Of Us and Fleishman Is In Trouble;the new DC Comics film slate, and the Schiaparelli Spring Collection.
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Fri, 10 Feb 2023 - 34min - 299 - AnA Cutlet 287
Abhinandan and Rajyasree share their thoughts onPathaan:
Abhinandan:It has some very good things. There’s Deepika Padukone.
Rajyasree:Who has not wasted any time in wearing any clothes.
Abhinandan: Then there’s Deepika Padukone also. And there is that other person that’s…
Rajyasree:Sponsored by OnlyFans?
Abhinandan: Deepika Padukone. And even Shah Rukh is looking amazing.
Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review Pathaan, and three music videos, including Miley Cyrus’s Flowers, Sam Smith’s I’m Not Here To Make Friends and Players by Badshah, Karan Aujla and Devika Badyal.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 - 26min - 298 - AnA Cutlet 286
Abhinandan asks Nilanjana if she’s a day person or a night person:
Abhinandan:Rajyasree, we didn’t ask you. You are obviously a night person because it will be strange to see a broom flying around in the sky during the day.
Rajyasree:Nilanjana is not going to encourage this kind of loose talk about my character.
Nilanjana:She has the most elegant broom in the whole sky.
Abhinandan: Elegant broom? Acha theek hai,maybe Arvind Kejriwal should get in touch.
Abhinandan, Rajyasree and Nilanjana burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen are joined by author Nilanjana Roy to talk about her book Black River, as well as the films Aftersun and Thor: Love and Thunder; and Rahul Gandhi’s interview with Curly Tales.
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Fri, 27 Jan 2023 - 5min - 297 - AnA Cutlet 285
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Fri, 20 Jan 2023 - 26min - 296 - AnA Cutlet 284
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Fri, 13 Jan 2023 - 21min - 295 - AnA Cutlet 283Fri, 06 Jan 2023 - 21min
- 294 - Awful and Awesome: Top picks of 2022
This week, it’s time to unwind as we look back at our favourite moments and best clips from 2022. 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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Timecodes
02:04 - Beyoncé’s Break My Soul
04:34 - Besharam Rang
09:17- Top Gun Maverick
17:14 - Drake’s new album
23:23 - The Kardashians
28:43 - Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives S2
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Fri, 30 Dec 2022 - 39min - 293 - AnA Cutlet 282
While talking about the showMoving in with Malaika:
Rajyasree:I told you to watch at least one episode.
Abhinandan: And I am glad that I didn’t watch it. The beauty of life is sometimes it helps when you listen to people. But the other beauty of life is sometimes it helps when you don’t listen to people. When you asked me to watch, main samajh gaya tha, beta mat dekhna, pachtayega.
Rajyasree:I said you will enjoy it.
Abhinandan:Aap enjoy kijiye, hum chai peete bechte hain?
Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the films The Swimmersand The Banshees of Inisherin;web series Harry & Meghan; Malaika Arora’s new show Moving in with Malaika; and a lot more.
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Fri, 23 Dec 2022 - 19min - 291 - AnA Cutlet 281
While talking about a song fromPathaan:
Abhinandan:This is a song from Pathaanwhich is shot I think somewhere in Spain. There’s like an emerald green ocean and there is a Deepika Padukone...
Nainika: Who’s even prettier than the emerald green ocean which, as you know, has huge feet.
Abhinandan:Yeah. But she also has huge feet.
Nainika:Okay.
Abhinandan and Nainika burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Nainika Rathore review the films Qala and Doctor G; web series Wednesday; the song Besharam Rang from the upcoming film Pathaan; Nora Fatehi’s defamation suit against Jacqueline Fernandez; and a few commercials.
PS. While talking about Jacqueline and Norah, Abhinandan explains how he once had a chat with a spam caller from Sri Lanka. Listen!
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Fri, 16 Dec 2022 - 20min - 290 - AnA Cutlet 280
Talking about the Bangladeshi horror movieMoshari.
Abhinandan: I’m going to start calling horror movies ‘Har Har’. Ask me why.
Rajyasree: Because then you feel like doing…You’ll shout at me now when I say…Because it leads to bowel movement which is ‘Har Har’.
Abhinandan: You know your punchlines always have something to do with shit! It is so sad.
Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies An Action Hero and Moshari; the web series Welcome To Chippendales; Matthew Perry’s memoir; Kanye West; and the controversy surrounding Balenciaga’s holiday campaign.
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Fri, 09 Dec 2022 - 18min - 289 - AnA Cutlet 279
Rajyasree rattles off names of actors fromThe Crown.
Abhinandan:I don’t know. Like you’ve rattled off 10 names. I don’t even know one. I can’t even remember the name of the film I watched. I’m very impressed. You eat badam every day?
Rajyasree: I eat.
Abhinandan:Really? Then start eating less (starts laughing).
Rajyasree:You all are laughing, he’s fat shaming me.
Abhinandan continues laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the series The Crown Season 5; the moviesBullet Trainand Monica, O My Darling; the FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony; and the Adidas World Cup ad.
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Fri, 25 Nov 2022 - 22min - 288 - AnA Cutlet 278
Nainika explains her dislike for Drake while talking about his new music album:
Abbas:So Drake has a new album in collaboration with 21 Savage called ‘Her Loss’ and Nainika, I don’t know why, but I feel like the “her” in the title…
Nainika: Is me?
Abbas:Specifically refers to you!
Abbas and Nainika burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review the films Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever, Phone Bhootand Monica O, My Darling; Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself and Drake’s new music album Her Loss.
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Fri, 18 Nov 2022 - 12min - 287 - AnA Cutlet 277
While talking about howDon’t Worry Darlingends:
Abhinandan:We won’t give any spoilers.
Rajyasree:If it makes me sound really stupid, we can cut it. (pauses) I didn’t understand the end. What happened?
Abhinandan: Cut it!
Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the movies Gargi and Don’t Worry Darling; the second season of The White Lotus; and Akshay Kumar’s Dollar Ultra Thermals ad.
Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction
00:36 - Subscriber letters
09:12 - Review of Gargi
20:05 - Subscriber letters
21:16 - Review of The White Lotus Season 2
27:51 - Subscriber letters
29:15 - Review of Don’t Worry Darling
37:42 - Matthew Perry’s memoir
40:43 - Controversy around the movie The Kerala Story
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Fri, 11 Nov 2022 - 13min - 286 - AnA Cutlet 276
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Thu, 10 Nov 2022 - 11min - 285 - AnA Cutlet 275
While talking about season 2 of The Kardashians:
Lipi:Can you name all the sisters?
Rajyasree:Quiz!
Abhinandan:Kim.
Lipi:Yeah.
Abhinandan: Khloé.
Lipi:Yeah.
Abhinandan: Done.
Rajyasree:No no think. One of the others you know.
Abhinandan:Devika? Anuradha? Rajyasree?
Rajyasree and Lipi: All are with the initials ‘K’.
Abhinandan:Karen?
Rajyasree: You know for sure!
Abhinandan: Kilimanjaro?
Legend has it that it was an endless quiz. Abhinandan, Rajyasree and Lipi burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen are joined by author and poet Jerry Pinto as they review his book The Education of Yuri.Lipi Vats, producer at Newslaundry, joins the panel to discuss season 2ofthe web seriesThe Kardashiansand the Kanye West controversy.
They also review trailers of the films Ram Setuand The Legend of Maula Jatt; Diwali commercials and their favourite Raveena Tandon songs.
PS. Jerry Pinto gives a message to young authors. Tune in!
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Fri, 28 Oct 2022 - 9min - 284 - AnA Cutlet 274
While talking about Ana de Armas’s preparation to play Marilyn Monroe in the film Blonde:
Abhinandan:It’s like how young Indian boys and girls lock themselves in a room and study for IAS for eight months.
Rajyasree:She has studied for this for sure!
Abhinandan:She locked herself in the room and went to Batra classes or Aakash classes or whatever classes, where she only watched every expression of Marilyn and replicated it.
Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the films Blonde and Ticket to Paradise; web series Hush Hush; Hasan Minhaj’s stand-up special The King's Jester; and the new podcast What The Hell Navya.
Song: 12 Bande
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Fri, 21 Oct 2022 - 14min - 283 - Awful and Awesome: Best of 2022
Timecodes
00:49 - Mashup
01:53 - Top Gun Maverick
14:03 - The Matrix Resurrections
26:48 - Beyoncé’s Break My Soul
29:19 - Drake’s new album
35:29 - Abhinandan’s favourite song by Sidhu Moose Wala
This week, as The Media Rumble gets underway, Awful and Awesome producer Jude Weston looks back at his favourite moments from the podcast this year. From Top Gun: Maverick to The Matrix Resurrections to Drake’s new album, here are some of his top picks.
Awful and Awesome will return with a new episode next week.
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Fri, 14 Oct 2022 - 37min - 282 - AnA Cutlet 273
While reviewing the film Chup:
Abbas:If you’re making a film like this, do not show me frames from some of the most amazing classic films made in Hindi cinema.
Abhinandan:Kaagaz Ke Phool type.
Abbas: Because now I just want to get up from my seat and go watch those films.
Abhinandan and Abbas burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Abbas Momin review the filmChup: Revenge of the Artist; Tamil films Ponniyin Selvan: Iand Natchathiram Nagargiradhu;the trailers of Brosand Adipurush and the controversies surrounding them; and a few commercials.
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Fri, 07 Oct 2022 - 14min - 281 - AnA Cutlet 272
Reviewing the film Everything Everywhere All at Once:
Nainika: It’s about, you know, unlocking so much potential about yourself and it’s a very tenderly made film. It’s about love and you would really. If you have a stone cold heart, it would hopefully thaw it a little.
Abhinandan: I see the look!
Nainika: (Laughs) Do you have a stone cold heart?
Abhinandan:Clearly the accusatory look.
Nainika:I’m not assuming.
Abhinandan: So you've been listening to too much of Rajyasree Sen.
Abhinandan denies he has a stone-cold heart and Nainika bursts out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Nainika Rathore review the films Jogiand Everything Everywhere All at Once; web series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power; CSAA insurance group’s ad featuring Rick Astley; India’s official entry to Oscars 2023; and the life of comedian Raju Srivastav.
PS: Abhinandan talks about the first movie he watched in a theatre.
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Fri, 30 Sep 2022 - 13min - 280 - AnA Cutlet 271
While reviewing the seriesThe Bear:
Abhinandan: So if you watch it at leisure, it’s chilled Bear. But if you watch it with someone you love, it’s Bear with me.
Rajyasree:I apologise to the people who are here.
Abhinandan:More jokes are coming as we go on!
Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the film Do Revenge; web series The Bear; a Cadbury ad featuring Tigmanshu Dhulia; and a Polish commercial on handicap parking. As a bonus, Abhinandan shares his views on films Nopeand The Batman.
PS. The conversation takes a turn after Abhinandan kills a mosquito.
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Thu, 22 Sep 2022 - 16min - 279 - AnA Cutlet 270
Abhinandan talks about his recent watchlist:
Abhinandan: Are you familiar with A-ha the band?
Rajyasree:Yes.
Abhinandan:So there’s a film about them which I’ll talk about next time.
Rajyasree:The first time Grammys was shown on Doordarshan was when A-ha performed outside the studio Take On Me.
Abhinandan:I don’t think that’s the first time the Grammys was shown on Doordarshan.
Rajyasree:I have a feeling.
Abhinandan:That feeling is not true because Grammys has been shown for long, like from Michael Jackson’s time I have watched the Grammys.
Rajyasree:Aha!(Fake laugh.)
Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen are joined by Siya stars Vineet Kumar Singh and Pooja Pandey and director Manish Mundra to review the new film. They also talk about the second season of the web series Indian Predator, the car safety commercial featuring Akshay Kumar, Pakistani talk shows, and Primetime Emmy Awards 2022.
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Fri, 16 Sep 2022 - 9min - 278 - AnA Cutlet 269
While talking aboutFabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, Nainika asks Rajyasree what she would do if she was a Bollywood wife:
Rajyasree:See, when I was young, I had hair like you. So, I’d get this hair again. Like suddenly I'd have a shock of hair. I’d go to Dubai and I'd come back with a shock of hair.
Nainika:Okay, fair. But that’s a one-time investment?
Rajyasree:Then I’d go to France and I’d come back like 20 shades fairer. ‘What happened?’ I'd say, ‘Oh, there’s no sun out there, I don't know.’
Nainika: (laughs)
Rajyasree: Then I’d go somewhere else, my figure would be – like, I don’t know – like when I was 23. ‘How did...?’ No, I ate healthy. I just became slim again.
Rajyasree and Nainika burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Rathore review season two of web series Delhi Crime and Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives; the drama surrounding the film Don’t Worry Darling; and the Venice press screening of the film The Whale.
PS: Abhinandan interrupts the podcast recording.
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Fri, 09 Sep 2022 - 12min - 277 - AnA Cutlet 268
While talking aboutShe-Hulk:
Nainika:So I think we need OSHA violations of how much Marvel content I can be expected to consume before I go insane.
Abbas: You know what they call it when you have a crisis of faith and you join a cult? It’s called an OSHO violation.
Abbas and Nainika burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Abbas Momin review the film Three Thousand Years of Longing; shows Mo and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law; Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon; and Kamal R Khan’s arrest over controversial tweets.
PS: Taking their cue from Three Thousand Years of Longing, Abbas and Nainika discuss what they’d ask for if a genie in a bottle offered them three wishes.
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Fri, 02 Sep 2022 - 16min - 276 - AnA Cutlet 267
While talking about Indian Matchmaking, Rajyasree lists her criteria for the perfect partner:
Rajyasree:You can set me up...I’m very open to suggestions.
Nainika:I’ll be on the lookout for people who’d be nice to...
Rajyasree: Subscribers can write in also if they want.
Nainika:Please send in your biodatas. I would love to evaluate them and then set up a meeting between you and Rajyasree.
Rajyasree:You can send your bank statements also because we don’t want surprises later.
Nainika bursts out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Rathore review Jordan Peele’s Nope; web series Indian MatchmakingSeason 2 and The Staircase; Hrithik Roshan's Zomato ad row; and the trailer of Season 2 of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives.
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Fri, 26 Aug 2022 - 12min - 275 - AnA Cutlet 266
The pop culture podcast that isn’t afraid to pop the bubble.
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Fri, 19 Aug 2022 - 16min - 274 - AnA Cutlet 265
The pop culture podcast that isn’t afraid to pop the bubble.
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Fri, 12 Aug 2022 - 15min - 273 - Ep 264: Malayankunju, The Most Hated Man on the Internet
Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction
06:45 - The Worst Person in the World
12:19 - The Most Hated Man on the Internet
16:05 - Subscriber letters
18:50 - Malayankunju
26:35 - Jugjugg Jeeyo
28:56 - Fashion talk
36:59 - Kurkure and Cadbury ads
42:09 - Subscriber letters
44:19 - Ranveer Singh nude photoshoot
48:51 - Kesariya | Arijit Singh
53:37 - Koffee With Karan
While talking about the Malayalam filmMalayankunju:
Nidhi: Why haven’t you made a Mallu playlist then? You only made a Punjabi playlist...Or you’re either singing all the time to Punjabi music.
Abhinandan:Yeah, I sing Punjabi music all the time.
Nidhi:You’ve never put any effort to learn or sing.
Abhinandan:I don’t understand Malayalam.
Nidhi: Haven’t you ever had a Mallu girlfriend? Everyone in Delhi has had a Mallu girlfriend.
Abhinandan:(tries to ignore the question) Can't we just stick to the...
Abhinandan and Nidhi burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Nidhi Suresh review the films Malayankunju and The Worst Person in the World; docu-series The Most Hated Man on the Internet; the song Kesariyafrom the movie Brahmāstra; and Kurkure and Cadbury’s new ads. Abhinandan also asks Nidhi why she watches Koffee With Karan.
Tune in!
PS. Nidhi gives Abhinandan some Malayalam lessons.
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Thu, 04 Aug 2022 - 57min - 272 - AnA Cutlet 263
While talking about a fight sequence inThe Gray Man:
Abhinandan: They’ve both been trying to kill each other since the beginning of the film. In the end, you get a chance. You’ll throw away the gun, you’ll throw away the knife. Chal hand to hand ho jaye.
Rajyasree: “Chal hand to hand ho jaye”–no one said to each other.
Abhinandan: Ranjeet and Amitabh Bachchan used to do this in the ‘70s!
Abhinandan, Rajyasree and Ayesha burst out laughing.
In this episode of Awful and Awesome, Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen are joined by Ayesha Sood, director of the Netflix series Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi. Ayesha explains the challenges she faced while shooting the series and her experience with Netflix. The panel also discusses the film The Gray Man; Ranveer Singh’s controversial photoshoot; and how Shamshera flopped at the box office.
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Thu, 28 Jul 2022 - 11min - 271 - AnA Cutlet 262
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Thu, 21 Jul 2022 - 14min - 270 - Ep 259: RRR, Spiderhead, Beyoncé’s new single
Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction
05:10 -RRR
17:58 - Subscriber letters
22:23 - Spiderhead
37:00 - New York magazine story
47:15 - Subscriber letters
49:28 - Break My Soul by Beyoncé
55:14 - Under the Banner of Heaven
Talking about aNew York magazinestory on a teenager who was cancelled.
Abhinandan:It's a conspiracy.
Nainika:This is a conspiracy against you?
Abhinandan:Wasting my week.
Nainika:But then what do I plan to achieve through it?
Abhinandan:Just, you guys are sadists, all of you. Jude, you, and Rajyasree.
Nainika:So you think the world is stacked against you?
Abhinandan:I’m Diego*!
Abhinandan and Nainika burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Singh Rathore review the films RRR and Spiderhead; web series Under the Banner of Heaven; Beyonce’s Break My Soul single from her upcoming album Renaissance.
* The 17-year-old protagonist of the New York magazine story.
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Fri, 01 Jul 2022 - 1h 02min - 269 - Ep 258: Ms. Marvel, Jayeshbhai Jordaar, Stranger Things 4
Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction
02:42 - Ms Marvel
16:59 - Jayeshbhai Jordaar
28:33 - Stranger Things Season 4
31:48 - Hustle
41:03 - Irma Vep
51:36 - Drake’s new album
Talking about the Happy Madison Productions filmHustle:
Abbas:It’s such a boring movie, dude!
Nainika:What is wrong with you?
Abbas:I fell asleep while watching it. I’ll come to it…Anyway!
Nainika:Abbas, do you have Covid?
Abbas: No, why?
Nainika:Because you have no taste.
Jude: Ooh, burn!!!
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Singh Rathore review the films Ms Marvel, Hustleand Jayeshbhai Jordaar; the web series Irma Vepandseason 4 ofStranger Things; and Drake’s new music album Honestly, Nevermind.
PS: Drake will be horrified if he listens to this episode. Tune in to figure out why.
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Thu, 23 Jun 2022 - 1h 01min - 268 - Ep 257: Jurassic World Dominion, My Daughter Joined a Cult
Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction
01:36 - Subscriber letters
03:16 - Spaces bedsheet ad
07:42 - Jurassic World Dominion
23:17 - Subscriber letters
25:09 - My Daughter Joined a Cult
43:20 - Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
47:08 - Wild Stone ad
49:17 - Subscriber letters
While talking about the docu-seriesMy Daughter Joined a Cult:
Abhinandan:No cult is complete without a white woman...slightly unhinged...
Rajyasree: Damn unhinged, ya.
Abhinandan: And her name is Sarah Landry, which is like News-landry..
Rajyasree: Maybe you should get her on?
Abhinandan:So I was like, bloody hell! It was a sign.
Rajyasree:You’d make a good baba. Baba Nikku Singh!
Abhinandan sings his baba theme song, Rajyasree bursts out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the film Jurassic World Dominion; docu-series My Daughter Joined a Cult and Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey; and commercials for Spaces and Wild Stone.
Song: Nasha
PS: The hosts contemplate starting a cult and Abhinandan wants to be a leader.
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Thu, 16 Jun 2022 - 57min - 267 - Ep 256: Gaslit, Jungle Cry, Layer’r Shot ad
Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction
05:21 - Layer'r Shot ad controversy
10:01 - Gaslit
24:56 - Subscriber letters
30:03 - Akshay Kumar on history
34:23 - Jungle Cry
44:52 - Subscriber letters
51:19 - Depp-Heard trial
Rajyasree spots a typo in Abhinandan’s notes:
Rajyasree:You’ve just written things incorrectly. Amber Heard as H-E-R-D, that’s not her surname!
Abhinandan:H-E-A-R-D, Heard?
Rajyasree:Heard, yes.
Abhinandan:Oh, I was having a herd mentality!
Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the film Jungle Cry; web series Gaslit; the Layer’r Shot ad controversy; Akshay Kumar’s controversial comments on history books; and the Depp-Heard trial.
PS. A fly is the third co-host of this episode.
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Thu, 09 Jun 2022 - 1h 02min - 266 - Ep 255: Fresh, Top Gun: Maverick, Depp-Heard trial
Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction
01:47 - Subscriber letters
04:33 - Top Gun: Maverick
17:52 - Fresh
24:30 - Abhinandan reviews The Great Indian Kitchen
27:44 - Trailer of Dhaakad
31:54 - Subscriber letters
36:33 - Various topics
While reviewing the filmTop Gun: Maverick, Abhinandan goes through his notes:
Abhinandan:Makes you realise yet again what an amazing time the ‘80s was. When cool was genuinely cool.
Rajyasree:This also you wrote while watching the film?
Abhinandan:Yeah. I take notes, I don't just try to wing it. I come prepared.
Rajyasree: You’re not a wingman!
Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the films Top Gun: Maverickand Fresh; the movie trailer of Dhaakad;theJohnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial; and the killing of Punjabi pop star Sidhu Moose Wala.
Bonus: Abhinandan reviews The Great Indian Kitchen to cover for episode 205.
Song: Same Beef
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Thu, 02 Jun 2022 - 47min - 265 - Ep 254: Love, Death & Robots, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
While reviewingDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness:
Abbas: This is the third iteration of it [the Multiverse] to be watched. We watched it in Loki, the last Spider-Man film, and now this. And I still don’t know what exactly the Multiverse is...
Nainika:Loki? Which Loki movie?
Abbas:Not the movie, the TV show Loki.
Nainika:Does it also have Tom Hiddleston in it?
Abbas:Yes?!
Nainika:Tom Hiddleston did a whole TV show with Marvel?
Abbas:A whole TV show, yes!
Nainika: Okay, I guess.
Abbas:I would give anything to listen to the fanboys pulling their hair out right now.
Abbas and Nainika burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Nainika Rathore review the films Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers; web series Love, Death & Robots; Santigold's new song; and the Balenciaga fashion show.
PS: The hosts get carried away and talk about death, particularly a poem Abbas wrote about it. Tune in to find out more!
Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction, subscriber letters
03:02 - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
21:19 - Love, Death & Robots
38:24 - Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
50:32 - Balenciaga fashion show
58:02 - Santigold song
References
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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Thu, 26 May 2022 - 1h 06min - 264 - Ep 253: The Baby, The Wilds S2, Modern Love: Mumbai
Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction, subscriber letter
03:23 - Modern Love: Mumbai
26:45 - Subscriber letter
27:17 - The Baby
35:44 - Subscriber letter
36:38 - The Worst Person in the World
44:27 - Season 2 of The Wilds
While picking their favourite episode ofModern Love: Mumbai, Rajyasree says she cried watching one of them:
Abbas: But why did you cry?
Rajyasree:I cried inChennai Express also.
Abbas:Okay.
Rajyasree:I think I cried in Jurassic World also when one of the dinosaurs died. I’m a very sensitive kind of person.
Abbas and Rajyasree burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abbas Momin and Rajyasree Sen review the web series Modern Love: Mumbai and The Wilds Season 2 & films The Baby and The Worst Person in the World.
Tune in!
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Thu, 19 May 2022 - 51min - 263 - Ep 252: Thar, Slow Horses, The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe
While talking about a documentary on Marilyn Monroe:
Abhinandan: You haven’t even watched it.
Rajyasree:Keep quiet, I know everything about Marilyn Monroe.
Abhinandan:Your insights are just useless. They are not even insights, they are “outsights”. Go outside.
Rajyasree: Oh God, it is so bad, I cannot even laugh. I am crying.
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 Thar; web series Slow Horses; documentary The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes; the new Pepsi anthem; and the Punjabi song Farming.
Tune in!
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Timecodes
00:09 - Introduction
01:43 - The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
11:06 - Subscriber letters
13:15 - Thar
26:40 - Slow Horses
34:57 -Pepsi Summer Anthem Ad
41:19 - Pasoori
46:49 - Farming
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Thu, 12 May 2022 - 51min
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