While discussing Crew: 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.  This episode is outside the paywall. Watch it, enjoy it, and subscribe to Newslaundry, so you can tune in every week. Have something to say? Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters. General elections are around the corner, and Newslaundry and The News Minute have a series of ambitious coverage planned. To support our journalism, choose an election project and contribute here. Timecodes 00:00 - Introductions   03:34 - Crew 19:27 - BJP Ads 22:37 - The Zone of Interest 43:24 - The Regime References General Elections 2024 Fund Crew The Zone of Interest The Regime  BJP Election Advertisement  Rahul Desai’s review of Crew Laapata Ladies Merry Christmas  Click here to download the Newslaundry app on Android. And here for iOS. Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra and Shubang Gautam, edited by Satish Kumar.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.