While discussing Indian reality show The Traitors:

Abhinandan: What’s the point of reviewing trash? Like what’s the point?

Rajyasree: So, the reason why I watched it is because I have seen bits and pieces of The Traitors UK…They’re genuinely funny, they know that it’s campy, that it’s ridiculous that they’re walking around in a cape and all…

Abhinandan: So that’s why we’re reviewing the Karan Johar version?

Rajyasree: So, I wanted to see how India has – as usual – taken a good concept, a funny concept where you’re not supposed to be serious about it, and fucked it up. 


This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the movie Anora, Indian reality show The Traitors, documentary series American Manhunt, and the songs Tum Tum and Qatal.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introductions

02:03 - Topics

4:30 - Letters

9:16- The Traitors

21:08- American Manhunt

31:14 - Announcements

33: 49- Anora

41:23- Letters

46:10- Announcements

47: 23- Tum Tum

48: 54- Qatal

References & recommendations

NL Sena - India’s e-waste underworld

The Traitors (India)

Anora

American Manhunt

Tum Tum

Qatal

La La Land

United 93

The Traitors (UK)

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Produced and recorded by Tista Roy Chowdhury and Anil Kumar, edited by Hassan Bilal.

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While discussing the headlines:

Rajaysree: In bad news, Kamal Haasan’s comments led to his film Thug Life not releasing in Karnataka.

Manisha: In worse news, Akshay Kumar’s Housefull 5 cruised ahead of the box office…I had no idea that five Housefulls have been made.

Rajyasree: And also Fardeen Khan has made a comeback!

Shardool: Oh god. His debut movie is the worst movie I have ever seen.

Rajyasree: Prem Aggan!

Shardool: Yeah, I walked out of the theatre!

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen, Manisha Pande, and Shardool Katyayan discuss the movies Mountainhead and Stolen, and the second season of the TV series Last of Us.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introductions and announcements

02:20 - Headlines

07:55 - Mountainhead

18:18 - Letters

19:44 - The Last of Us S2

38:20 - Letters

42.16 - Stolen

54:10 - Letter

References & recommendations

Sign up for the Chennai subscriber meetup

NL Sena - The Impunity of India’s Police

NL Sena - India’s e-waste underworld

Mountainhead

The Last of Us S2

Stolen

Don’t Look Up

Triangle of Sadness

Fleabag

Scoop: Inside Stories from the Partition to the Present

TVF’s Daaru Pe Charcha Ep.03 ft. Vijay Maal Legaya

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Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra and Anil Kumar, edited by Umrav Singh.

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While discussing The Royals

Abhinandan: You’re saying Bhumi Pednekar is good in this? Is she the redeeming factor?

Rajyasree: No, she's horrible in this…But it has worked in her favour because everyone has logged on and watched the show.

Abhinandan: Why?

Rajyasree: Because it’s so bad. Everyone trashed it so everyone logged on and watched it.

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the series The Royals, the documentary Flintoff, and multiple subscriber letters. Abhinandan also recommends his new favourite Punjabi song.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introductions and announcements

01:43 - Headlines

11:15 - Letters

19:42 - The Royals

30:03 - Subscriber letters

41:23 - Flintoff

49:40 - Letters

57:37 - Abhinandan recommends a Punjabi song

References

Cannes like you've never seen it before | BBC Global

A Friendship, a Pandemic and a Death Beside the Highway

Upamanyu Chatterjee’s interview

The Royals

Flintoff

Patiala Flow

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Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra and Anil Kumar, edited by Satish Kumar.

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