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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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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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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While discussing Jewel Thief:

Abhinandan: I tried to find a redeeming quality about the film. I couldn’t find anything.

Rajyasree: The romance didn’t inspire you to fall in love?

Abhinandan: This film almost inspired me to jump off a high building...In future, I would suggest that you don’t suggest anything we watch.

Rajyasree: But then we’d be watching nothing.

Abhinandan: Which would still be better than watching Jewel Thief.

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the movie Jewel Thief. They also interview Anuvab Pal, Rahul DaCunha and Bhargava Krishna – the team behind the upcoming film Pune Highway.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introductions and announcements

03:32 - Subscriber letters

05:52 - Jewel Thief

19:46 - Interview with the team of Pune Highway

1:01:31 - Letters

References

Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins

Pune Highway

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While discussing the headlines:

Abhinandan: I added this headline myself…In good news, Urvashi Rautela’s reels are appearing on my Instagram feed endlessly. And I am so entertained by whatever she says. I’ve seen so much of Urvashi in the last few days, and I didn’t even know who she was…In bad news, she claimed that a temple was made for her in Badrinath.

Rajyasree: One kilometer from Badrinath. She’s even given directions in the video. In worse news, the priest there wants the police to take action because the goddess Urvashi has nothing to do with actor Urvashi.

Abhinandan: But you know who she reminds me of? Saif.

Rajyasree: What nonsense.

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the TV series Your Friends & Neighbours, Deli Boys, and the movie Kill.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction

02:43 - Headlines

08:32 - Letters

11:28 - Deli Boys

20:05 - Kill

27:59 - Letters

30:30 - Your Friends & Neighbours

40:52 - Letters

References & Recommendations

Deli Boys

Kill

Your Friends & Neighbours

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While discussing Empuraan:

Abhinandan: Why is it called L:2 Empuraan?

Manisha: The second!

Jayashree: Yes, so the first one was Lucifer. But this L is a thing. Something would be happening casually in the movie and a rock will fall in the shape of an L. Or Mohanlal will be walking past a tree which will catch fire in the shape of an L.

Abhinandan and Rajyasree: Why?

Jayashree: Because he is L for Lucifer, guys.

Rajyasree: (cracks up) I’m not going to watch this one.

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri, Rajyasree Sen, Jayashree Arunachalam and Manisha Pande discuss the TV series The White Lotus and The Studio, the movie L:2 Empuraan, and their favourite Val Kilmer roles.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction

02:21 - The White Lotus

19:42 - Letters

26:50 - L:2 Empuraan

36:12 - Letters

40:00 - Favourite Val Kilmer roles

47:30 - Letters

52:45 - The Studio

References & Recommendations

The White Lotus S3

The Studio

L:2 Empuraan

The Pitt

Jubilee

Rekhachitram

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While discussing Emergency:

Abhinandan: The only person who said ‘let me try to act in this’ was the actor who played Sanjay Gandhi.

Manisha: Not Kangana?

Abhinandan: No, her acting was terrible. Her look was perfect.

Rajyasree: No! There was Kangana and there was Kangana’s nose. Indira had a long nose but it wasn’t like Pinocchio!

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri, Rajyasree Sen and Manisha Pande discuss the TV series Adolescence, the movie Emergency, and the Kunal Kamra controversy.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction

03:19 - Headlines

09:50 - Adolescence

30:50 - Emergency

51:00 - Kunal Kamra controversy

References

Adolescence

Emergency

Naya Bharat | A Comedy Special

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While discussing Hyundai’s Women’s Day ad:

Abhinandan: It was simple and direct…but the spot where she parked was not that tight.

Rajyasree: I can park in that spot.

Abhinandan: Are you a good driver?

Rajyasree: I’m a very good driver. I used to drive here also. You’ve forgotten?

Abhinandan: Salman also used to drive. Doesn’t mean he’s a good driver.

Rajyasree: (mimicking Salman) ye log kyu yahan pe so rahe hain!

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss several Women’s Day ads, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, and several subscriber letters.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction

03:00 - Headlines

06:36 - Women’s Day ads

29:40 - Contribute to our NL Sena

31:05 - Letters

40:05 - Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

52:10 - Letters

References

Leap club - The playing field is not equal

Cars 24 - Park Your Bias

Tanishq | Her Choice

Barbie - You Can Be Anything

Prega News

Hyundai - Break on stereotypes

Let Barbie remain the doll she was meant to be

How to sell dolls to woke kids

Munmun Sen video

BBC’s Radhe Maa documentary

Contribute to our NL Sena

Hafta 527 with Sumeet Mhaskar

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