Timestamps00:01 - Introduction01:16 - Subscriber letters07:35 - Boy Erased18:04 - Subscriber letters21:34 - Bichhoo Ka Khel28:48 - Subscriber letters33:25 - The Life Ahead43:25 - Subscriber letters50:13 - Bingo ad controversy54:36 - Dollar Ultra ad1:00:55 - If Anything Happens I Love You Talking about the children Madame Rosa, a holocaust survivor, takes care of while discussing The Life Ahead:Rajyasree: Tell me, a one-and-a-half-year-old will walk around without any assistance? Won’t they fall down?Abhinandan: It depends. Some may, some may not. I mean some of us started walking much later, but when we started...Rajyasree: When did you start walking?Abhinandan: Maybe at two. Before that I was too fat to walk.Rajyasree: What rubbish, absolutely! I was walking at five months.Abhinandan: Yeah, you were born walking. You walked out of your mother’s womb...&nbsp;Rajyasree: I was writing a novel!Abhinandan: And said, “Hey doc, what’s up? I’m Rajyasree Sen. I’m cooler than anybody else. I am an expert on everything from plumbing to coding, so don’t mess with me!”Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the films Boy Erased and The Life Ahead; the TV series Bicchoo Ka Khel; the animated short film If Anything Happens I Love You; the 48th International Emmy Awards, and ad controversies. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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Ep 189: Emmy Awards, Boy Erased, Life Ahead, and If Anything Happens I Love You

Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction03:38 - Subscriber letters07:15 - Ludo26:41 - HP ad31:59 - LG ad34:38 - The Crown Season 445:50 - Subscriber letters47:57 - Soumitra Chatterjee58:06 - Facebook ad1:02:35 - Subscriber letters1:04:20 - Soorarai Pottru While discussing a scene from Ludo, where six-year-old Mini's parents must choose between retaining their house help or keeping their pet dog:Abhinandan: The moral of the story is you must know how to cook.Rajyasree: That’s what! That’s why I cook, na, so that no one can…&nbsp;Abhinandan: That’s why I never tell anyone to pick anyone between that person and me because I know I’ll never be picked because I don't know how to cook.Rajyasree: Because I don’t know what quality contribution...Yours will be to shout at the person.Abhinandan: That I can. I can offer that facility.Rajyasree: Different pitches you can do it in.Abhinandan: I can offer that facility. Regular yelling I can do.Rajyasree: And a few punches now and then also.Abhinandan: That I don’t indulge in but you can keep spreading rumours. But now the good thing is that you have such little credibility, no one believes in anything you say.Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the films Ludo and Soorarai Pottru; Season 4 of the Netflix original The Crown; the works of Soumitra Chatterjee; and a lot more.Tune in! <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 188: Ludo, Soorarai Pottru, and The Crown Season 4

Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction03:50 - Laxmii16:18 - Subscriber letters18:29 - First Man25:36 - Tanishq Diwali ad controversy29:09 - Senco Aham ad featuring Sourav Ganguly32:04 - Subscriber letters34:10 - Lucy in the Sky45:01 - Usha exhaust fan ad47:41 - Subscriber letters54:51 - Cadbury ad57:15 - Zomato ad While talking about Lucy in the Sky:Abhinandan: Other than technology, it’s all become easier to go on the moon, Rajyasree Sen, because the moon now is closer than it was.Rajyasree: Oohhh! Is this your input? Because you did not watch either film.Abhinandan: So, every year the moon will get closer till [after] two and a half billion years, it will just smash into the earth. Do you know that?Rajyasree: But there will be no earth then, na? We’ll be like a rock because we’ll have killed everything on this earth.Abhinandan: Do you know that?Rajyasree: No, because I think you’re making it up now.Abhinandan: Ahh, you’re right! It was worth a try.Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the films Laxmii, First Man and Lucy in the Sky; the Tanishq Diwali ad controversy; and various commercials.Tune in! <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 187: Laxmii, First Man, and Lucy in the Sky

Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction02:45 - Kaali Khuhi15:18 - Jump Cuts20:58 - Skore and Durex ads26:40 - Ford EcoSport ad27:21 - Subscriber letters29:39 - The Undoing39:31 - Subscriber letters42:18 - Taish Talking about the Ford EcoSport ad:Rajyasree: I wanted to buy an EcoSport. It’s a very expensive car, I want people to know.Abhinandan: Then you would have to put a ladder to get in.Rajyasree: Please, I got out of Scorpios and all so easily, as you’ve noticed.Abhinandan: You have to be pushed out and someone has to wait downstairs with a net so that you can fall into it.Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the films Kaali Khuhi and Taish; HBO series The Undoing; Ajay Govind’s anthology short film Jump Cuts; and a lot more.Tune in! <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 186: The Undoing, Kaali Khuhi, Taish and Jump Cuts

Talking about Mirzapur Season 2:Rajyasree: Munna’s character is very important because…&nbsp;Abhinandan: Because he has no character.Rajyasree: He really has no character, he’s a horrible character.Abhinandan: That’s why it was funny. You don’t have to justify my joke, it was implicit in the joke.Rajyasree: No, no, you have to explain. Hindi cinema has taught me.Abhinandan: Making a joke in front of you is really like “Bhains ke aage been bajana”.Rajyasree: Now you’re calling me a bhains? I’ve told you don’t fat-shame all the time.Abhinandan: It’s a muhawra in Hindi.Rajyasree: Either you’re calling me black or you’re calling me fat, it’s so shameful to do this to a person.Abhinandan: Can we move on?Rajyasree: Obviously, because I’ll start crying otherwise.Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the films Rebecca and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm; the web series The Queen's Gambit and Mirzapur Season 2; and Eros Now’s controversial Navratri ad campaign.Tune in! Timecodes00:08: Introduction01:51: Borat 215:00: Letters from listeners17:27: Rebecca29:15: Eros Now controversy32:36: Mirzapur Season 244:28: Letters from listeners47:33: The Queen's Gambit <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 185: Borat 2, The Queen's Gambit, and more

While talking about the Oppo ad:Abhinandan: It ends with a line, “Let’s be the light in each other's lives.” So, on that note, Rajyasree, I have no idea what…&nbsp;Rajyasree: I’m the light in your life, you’ll have to admit. I’m not the light in your life? My name means light of the kingdom.Abhinandan: So nice. That kingdom of chudails you can go light up!Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Tamil anthology film Putham Pudhu Kaalai; web series Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story; the controversy surrounding the film 800; and a lot more.Tune in!PS: Abhinandan and Rajyasree go back in time to when they first watched DDLJ. Timecodes00:08: Introduction01:43: Letters from listeners04:32: The Trial of the Chicago 720:18: Ain’t No Peace by Akon23:12: Letters from listeners27:17: Putham Pudhu Kaalai35:08: Letters from listeners43:10: Scam 199257:55: Letters from listeners1:01:44: 800 controversy1:09:42: Google Nest and Oppo ads1:16:23: Letters from listeners <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 184: The Trial of the Chicago 7, Scam 1992, and more

While talking about Ginny Weds Sunny:Abhinandan: She's really good. Yami Gautam, I think…Rajyasree: Please ya, Abhinandan! She was not good at all in this.Abhinandan: You said your bit, na?Rajyasree: Arrey, but you can't be delusional. I don't want you to be, na?Abhinandan: You are completely allowed to be delusional. See! We do this podcast together for, I don't know how many 300 episodes, thinking people are listening at the other end. And these emails that we keep writing, pretending to be other people.Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the film Ginny Weds Sunny; Netflix docuseries Bad Boy Billionaires: India; the Tanishq ad controversy; Vijay Devarakonda’s comments on democracy; and a lot more.Tune in! Timecodes00:08: Introduction01:38: Dollar Big Boss ad06:03: Google Shopping ad&nbsp;08:20: Letters from listeners15:32: Ginny Weds Sunny27:17: Vijay Devarakonda’s comments&nbsp;33:24: Letters from listeners35:43: Bad Boy Billionaires: India55:16: Letters from listeners1:04:05: Tanishq ad controversy <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 183: Bad Boy Billionaires: India, Ginny Weds Sunny, and more

While talking about their favourite James Bond actors:Abhinandan: This was I think about eight or nine years ago. He’s much taller in person than he looks. He looks slight.Rajyasree: What do you mean, Abhinandan? He looks tall only.Abhinandan: He does? Acha, he doesn't look like…he’s a biggish guy. There was this guy with this white dhaadi (beard) and a white mooch (moustache) and with a shirt. He was pushing this pram and a lady was walking with him.Rajyasree: You thought they’d stolen a grandchild...?Abhinandan: I didn’t know who it was. My friend who was with me said that’s Pierce Brosnan. I looked and it was PIERCE BROSNAN, ya! I was like, “Now, what should I do?”Rajyasree: What did you do?Abhinandan: Nothing. I looked at him and continued walking.Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the film Serious Men; true crime documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door; short film The Discreet Charm Of The Savarnas; Bond theme song No Time to Die by Billie Eilish; and Bigg Boss Season 14.Tune in! Timecodes00:08: Introduction02:40: Letters from listeners06:47: Serious Men23:55: Letters from listeners25:36: The Discreet Charm of the Savarnas34:15: Letters from listeners41:12: American Murder: The Family Next Door51:22: Letters from listeners54:43: Bigg Boss 1459:54: No Time To Die by&nbsp; Billie Eilish <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 182: Serious Men, American Murder: The Family Next Door, and more

Talking about the Bhojpuri Rap ‘Bambai Main Ka Ba’:Rohit: Abhinandan, I’m not being a linguist because Bhojpuri is not my first language but it’s not Bambai Main Kaaba, it is Bambai Main Ka Ba.Abhinandan: Oh, I thought Kaaba.Rajyasree: Kaaba, as in the Islamic structure?Abhinandan: As Jagjit Singh said, “Kaabe se parda mat uthao varna wa bhi vahi...”Rohit: No, no, no! “Khuda ke waaste parda na kaabe se uthaa zaalim.”Rajyasree: Even that’s incorrect! Very good!&nbsp;Rohit: Oh, my God! Brilliant! So, we are on top of the things already.Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri, Rajyasree Sen and Newslaundry subscriber Rohit Mehrotra discuss the series Criminal UK, PariWar, and Tehran; Manoj Bajpayee's Bhojpuri rap Bambai Main Ka Ba; Dua Lipa’s New Rules for Covid Dating; Ali Sethi’s Pehla Qadam; and Mariah Carey’s memoir.Tune in! Timecodes0:08: Introduction03:36: Bambai Main Ka Ba07:49: New Rules For Covid Dating by Dua Lipa14:42: Pehla Qadam by Ali Sethi19:44: Paar Chanaa De by Shilpa Rao and Noori29:34: Letters from listeners31:57: Criminal UK Season 238:01: PariWar49:13: Oppo ad #BeTheInfinite55:35: Cred Series1:00:55: Tehran1:07:08: The Meaning of Mariah Carey <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 181: Criminal UK, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, and more

While talking about Paytm’s First Games ad:Abhinandan: I don’t know how this world works, Rajyasree. I just don’t know it.Rajyasree: &nbsp;Oh my god! You have to go and live on that cliff, na, which you’ll push me off. You’ll build a hut on that cliff and become a recluse there. When I come to meet you, then you push me.Abhinandan: I don’t have to live there, I can just push you off and come back and live my normal life.Rajyasree: Oh, then life would be so much better, na? You wish!Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the films Cuties and Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare; the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards; the table read of Fast Times at Ridgemont High; and a whole lot more.Tune in! Timecodes00:08: Introduction02:12: Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare18:32: Fast Times At Ridgemont High table read23:57: Letters from listeners28:59: Pink Floyd vs Bee Gees mashup31:42: Emmy Awards37:46: Letters from listeners40:05: Paytm First Games ad45:20: Cuties <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 180: Cuties, Emmy Awards 2020, and more

While talking about&nbsp;Wakaalat From Home:Abhinandan: You are basically indulging in shameless nepotism that you’re plugging your friend’s show on this very credible pop culture podcast...So you are using it for nepotism. Kangana was right! I’m sure you’re also doing drugs in your spare time.Rajyasree:&nbsp;I’m doing drugs? Dedo na, drugs dedo. I’m telling everyone, no one’s giving only. Imagine me on drugs. God!Abhinandan: Can you imagine? Already you are so loopy, you shout, you don’t talk normally. We should do it as just an experiment to see...Rajyasree: Just an experiment?Abhinandan: You’d be something else. You’d be like I don't know what.Rajyasree: Maybe I'll calm down? It’s sometimes the opposite effect.Abhinandan: No, no.Rajyasree: Or I just burst! There’d be a high and then I’ll collapse and that’s the end. You would’ve killed me off once and for all.Abhinandan: All the more reason we must try it.Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the documentary film The Social Dilemma; 2019 film Cargo;&nbsp;Into The Wild With Bear Grylls featuring Akshay Kumar; web series Wakaalat From Home; and a lot more.Tune in! Timecodes00:08: Introduction02:31: The Social Dilemma12:40: Letters from listeners18:14: Into The Wild With Bear Grylls and Akshay Kumar27:06: Letters from listeners31:07: Wakaalat From Home32:57: Horlicks ad39:30: TRESemmé “racist” hair adverts44:45: Cargo54:28: Jaya Bachchan’s Parliament speech <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 179: The Social Dilemma, Cargo, and more

While talking about Bandish Bandits:Abhinandan: Rajyasree, sing one line of any song you want,&nbsp;just one.Rajyasree:&nbsp;No, now I don’t want to sing like that because you’ll get it doctored from the backend and make me sound bad. So, why will I do that?Abhinandan: You’re the crappiest singer ever and I must say that much as I have problems with the place you come from, Bongs have music in their blood. It is very rarely that you’ll come across a Bengali who is either not vocally trained or [doesn’t] play an instrument very well.Rajyasree: I play the piano very well.Abhinandan: You do nothing and stop lying.Rajyasree: No, no, I play the piano very well but I’ll sing one line of a song. “Saagar kinare dil ye pukare..." See! You’re making me laugh. It’s off beat?Abhinandan: Dude, you're very bad, you shouldn’t try and sing. Okay, never mind. And don’t say that you can play the piano, your hands are too small to play the piano.Rajyasree: No, I play the piano. I can play Chopin (pronounced “Shoh-pan”, with a nasal “n”).Abhinandan:&nbsp;Ok, Chopin ki hogayi te pan.Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the web series Bandish Bandits, Ramy and I May Destroy You; BBC Three Quickies’ sketch She’s Asking For It; the song Beyonse Sharma Jayegi; and a whole lot more.Tune in! Timecodes00:08: Introduction03:20: Letters from listeners06:26: Bandish Bandits17:33: I May Destroy You30:09: Letters from listeners34:44: Beyonse Sharma Jayegi43:44: She’s Asking For It45:59: Letters from listeners47:50: Ramy57:16: Letters from listeners1:08:03: Dream11 IPL 2020 ad1:10:55: Titan’s #LetsGetIndiaTicking campaign <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 178: Bandish Bandits, I May Destroy You, and more

While talking about Sadak 2:Abhinandan: Suppose there was a tribe that caught us and they said, “We’ll kill you,” and we said, “No, please let us live.” They said, “Ok, you have to watch Sadak.” Even then I would think twice. You watched it when it was optional, no one was going to kill you.Rajyasree: If the tribe said this to me, I would say, “If I watch Sadak will you kill him [Abhinandan]?” Then I would watch Sadak. So, I would negotiate this way, do you understand?Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the films Sadak 2 and C U Soon; web series Masaba Masaba and A Suitable Boy; Oscar-winning short film The Neighbors' Window; Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman; and a whole lot more.Tune in! Timecodes00:08: Introduction01:29: Letters from listeners03:14: Sadak 211:55: The Neighbors’ Window19:03: A Suitable Boy36:05: Letters from listeners38:30: Masaba Masaba44:55: Letters from listeners48:07: Colgate commercial50:07: TFL cycling safety ad54:05: C U Soon56:46: Chadwick Boseman <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 177: Masaba Masaba, Chadwick Boseman, and more

Talking about The Man from Earth:Rajyasree: Because he doesn't age and after 10 years being in one place, he realises that people obviously know that he’s not aging. Then he keeps moving on. I know what Abhinandan says.Abhinandan: Why don’t you move then?Rajyasree: Why? You didn’t say, “Oh, then I should be moving.”Abhinandan: Why should I say that about myself? What do you think I am?Rajyasree: Everyone, Abhinandan thinks he looks 22 years old.Abhinandan: I don’t think I look 22. I’m just saying that when we went for a film, someone asked Rajyasree, “Brought your nephew for a film?”Rajyasree: He said that, huh?Abhinandan: “Accha! Tussi apne bhanje nu filme dekhne? So sweet of you!”Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the films Class of ‘83 and The Man from Earth; the Netflix documentary John Was Trying To Contact Aliens; and the Daily Show spoof Joe Biden: Acceptable Under the Circumstances.Tune in! Timecodes00:08: Introduction04:07: Class of ‘8316:51: The Man from Earth33:03: Letters from listeners38:48: John Was Trying To Contact Aliens44:31: Letters from listeners50:14: Joe Biden: Acceptable Under the Circumstances. <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 176: Class of '83, The Man from Earth, and more

While talking about Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl:Rajyasree: Also the change in behaviour, that commanding officer who takes her under his wing. The change in behaviour can’t happen because of one instance like...Abhinandan: Not under the wing, under the rotor. If she was flying planes, it would be under the wing. But she’s flying helicopters which are under the rotor. Did you get it?Rajyasree: You’ll be under a truck wheel very soon if you carry on with your poor jokes.Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the films Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl and Greyhound; HBO series I Know This Much Is True; Pakistani web series Churails, and the Black Eyed Peas’ new song Action.Tune in! Timecodes00:08: Introduction02:41: Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl22:18: Letters from listeners27:36: Greyhound36:59: Letters from listeners40:41: I Know This Much Is True47:20: Churails59:35: Letters from listeners1:04:43: Action by Black Eyed Peas <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep 175: Gunjan Saxena, Greyhound, and more

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