Awful and Awesome Ep 351: Scoop, Laapataa Ladies, Amar Singh Chamkila
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While discussing Laapataa Ladies: Rajyasree: It was a sweet film. I cried at the end. Abhinandan: Which is so rare. You cry in every film, even in Ram Ratan Dhan Payo.   Rajyasree: It’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. In fact, you almost cried upon realising what a shit film it was. I cried in Chennai Express. This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the films Scoop, Laapataa Ladies, and Amar Singh Chamkila. Abhinandan also shares some entertaining pop culture headlines he came across.  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. Producer’s note: The films and series reviewed in this episode were reviewed earlier, but Rajyasree and Abhinandan have new perspectives to offer.   Timecodes 00:00 - Introductions 3:04 - Pop culture headlines by Abhinandan 9:05 - Letters and an apology by Rajyasree 14:25 - Laapataa Ladies  28:15 - Amar Singh Chamkila 35:45 - Scoop 41:40 - Some more political ads and songs  References Amar Singh Chamkila Scoop Laapataa Ladies  Shivsena UBT Hindi Advertisement BJP rap song Click here to download the Newslaundry app on Android. And here for iOS. Produced, recorded by Shubang Gautam and edited by Umrav Singh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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