While discussing Ripley: Abbas: So, Andrew Scott became famous as the hot priest in Fleabag. Nainika: How can you forget he was Moriarty in Sherlock? Abbas: Ah, right. Nainika: A generation of girls on Tumblr were raised looking at Andrew. Abbas: Tumblr. I can totally fill in the blanks. This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Abbas Momin discuss the mini-series Ripley, the film Scoop, and election campaign songs. Abbas ends the episode with a summary of the latest...

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...

While discussing the headlines: Tanishka: Kangana Ranaut was declared BJP’s candidate from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh…It’s the audition she’s been doing for years now.  Nainika: That too on Twitter…which is why you should keep posting on social media.  Tanishka: Shitposting is great! Nainika: Doesn’t matter what your mom says. You should always be on your phone. One day it could result in a Lok Sabha seat.  This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Tanishka Sodhi discuss...

While discussing Kate Middleton’s ‘disappearance’:  Rajyasree: It is a little weird that she is nowhere to be seen. But then the royal family has had a bit of a dull phase.  Abbas: Exactly.  Rajyasree: Too bad that our public figures don’t go missing.  Abbas: Or are half as interesting. Kate, if you’re listening to this, please show up.  Rajyasree: And subscribe to Newslaundry! This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abbas Momin discuss the movie Murder Mubarak, the...

While discussing Poor Things: Jayashree: You threw me under the bus. I asked if I should watch American Fiction or Poor Things, and you led me to Poor Things. Rajyasree: Which has won an Oscar. Jayashree: So many terrible movies have. I had to watch Poor Things over dinner. So, I did not get my calorie intake last night, because it was a struggle. This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Jayashree Arunachalam discuss the movies Poor Things, American Fiction, Manjummel...

Abbas: Did you see? Karan Johar has put up a high production quality pre-wedding video of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. Our pre-wedding videos are by some random ‘Chandu video wala’.  Nainika: No, Abbas. You’re Bombay royalty. You should have one of your director friends come in and shoot your wedding with a film camera.  Abbas: I think I’d get Suraj Barjatya, or maybe Quentin Tarantino. The joota-churai ceremony would be epic. Nainika: Oh my god, you did not just say that. (laughs) This...

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While discussing Argylle:  Nainika: I’ve seen a lot of movies since joining this podcast. I’ve watched the awful, I’ve watched the awesome, but I’ve never watched… Rajyasree: The boring? Nainika: No, the bizarre. (laughs) It was a bizarre film. I fell asleep, I woke up. Rajyasree: But, what a starcast they’ve got. Nainika: I think this film is a money laundering front for all those involved.  This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore discuss the...

While discussing Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya: Abbas: Dimple Kapadia, who is Shahid’s aunt in the film, plays the role of a scientist. Rajyasree: She did the same role in Pathaan too. Who knows, when filmmakers look at Dimple, they think, “This is what a scientist definitely looks like.” Abbas: Oh, and Shahid Kapoor is also a robotic scientist, by the way. Rajyasree: (laughs) This is really stretching the suspension of disbelief. This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen...

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the film Animal, the series The Expats and Griselda, and the documentary The Greatest Night In Pop. Also in this episode, a special interview with Bhumi Pednekar about her Netflix film Bhakshak. Stay tuned till the end.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Singh Rathore and Abbas Momin review the films Fighter and Anyone But You, series American Nightmare, trailer of Monkey Man, and the Paris Fashion Week.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Singh Rathore and Abbas Momin review the film Sam Bahadur and series Killer Soup, The Curse and Kanan Gill’s comedy special Is This It? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Manisha Pande review the film Merry Christmas and series The Curse, Killer Soup, and First Act.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore review the films Foe and Good Grief, documentary series Wedding.con, and the 81st Golden Globes Awards.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Jayashree Arunachalam review the films Three Of Us and Kho Gaye Hum Kahan, and the trailer for Merry Christmas.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the films Dunki, Maestro and Sajni Shinde Ka Viral Video; the documentary series The Hunt For Veerappan; and their best and worst picks for 2023.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Singh Rathore and Tanishka Sodhi review the films Wonka, Priscilla, Dhak Dhak, and Christmas As Usual.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and film critic Anna MM Vetticad review the films The Archies, Kaathal: The Core, Animal, and Leave The World Behind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Balakrishna Ganeshan review movies Animal and Bottoms, and the trailer of Shahrukh Khan’s upcoming film Dunki. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Rathore review movies The Vaccine War and What’s Love Got to Do with It? and the series A Nearly Normal Family.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri review the movie Sukhee along with Rainbow Rishta and The Crown S6. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Jayashree Arunachalam review the movies The Killer and Fingernails along with Robbie Williams documentary, and the series Bodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Nainika Singh Rathore and Abbas Momin review the movies Fingernails, Indi(r)a’s Emergency, A House Named Shahana, Anatomy of a Fall, The Marsh King’s Daughter, and the new episode of Koffee with Karan S8 featuring Bobby Deol and Sunny Deol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Nainika Singh Rathore review the movies Pain Hustlers and Killers Of The Flower Moon, the trailer for The Killer, the eighth season of Koffee With Karan, and the untimely death of Friends star Matthew Perry.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Deepanjana Pal review the movies OMG 2, Aattam, and Bye Bye Tiberias; the new season of Mumbai Diaries; and the new House of Masaba ad with Kareena Kapoor.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.