The Awful & Awesome Entertainment Wrap

While discussing The Sabarmati Report’s trailer:Rajyasree: Good news is, Coldplay has announced a fourth show in Gujarat. The bad news is, you can’t have cold beers before the concert because it’s a dry state. Abhinandan: But you can have fafda, khakra, and dhokla.Rajyasree: So there will be a lot of hot air at Coldplay.Abhinandan: You can top up with a lot of chaas!  This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the films Zwigato, The Buckingham Murders, the documentary Martha, and the trailer for The Sabarmati Report.  Have something to say? Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters.Timecodes00:00 - Introduction01:51 - Topics02:18 - Letters05:38 - Headlines 08:32 - The Sabarmati Report17:02 - Zwigato 23:51 - Letters27:28 - The Buckingham Murders37:37 - Letters 40:14 - MarthaReferencesAna 373 - Interview with Shalini PassiZwigatoThe Sabarmati Report trailer The Buckingham Murders Martha Click here to download the Newslaundry app on Android. And here for iOS.Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra and Prashant Kumar; edited by Hassan Bilal. 

While discussing Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives:Abhinandan: How did I come about watching this? And I ended up watching four episodes. Rajshree: I am impressed.Abhinandan: It’s because someone called me and told me about all these characters.Rajshree: Okay.Abhinandan: (smiling) I said you have to be exaggerating this. Then I got home, it happened to be a Sunday, and I said let me see if it’s true.This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the series Rivals and Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, and the film Wolfs. Have something to say? Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters.Timecodes00:00 - Introductions01:27 - Appeals02:09 - Headlines05:46 - Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives22:37- Letters26:02 - Rivals35:47 - WolfsReferencesRecommend AnA to a FriendFabulous Lives of Bollywood WivesRivalsWolfsNL interview with Tajinder Bagga Contribute to our NL Sena projects for Maharashtra and Jharkhand polls Click here to download the Newslaundry app on Android. And here for iOS.Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra and Prashant Kumar; edited by Umrav Singh.

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abbas Momin discuss the films Jigra, Khel Khel Mein, and Mothers’ Instinct, the series The Tribe, and the documentary Jamoora.

While discussing Trap:Abhinandan: It was too convenient. Everyone was sharing too much information with the serial killer.Rajyasree: Also, the cops aren’t suspicious when he joins their briefing.Abhinandan: The police in this is from a 70s Jitendra film... always one step behind.This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the series Monsters 2 and Follow Kar Lo Yaar and the film Trap.This episode is outside the paywall. Watch it, enjoy it, and subscribe to Newslaundry so that you can tune in every week.Have something to say? Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters.Audio timecodes00:00 - Introductions02:53 - Announcement08:56- Monsters18:25 - Letter22:15- Trap28:45 - Abhinandan’s concert story34:16 - Letter39:17 - Follow Karlo Yaar47:12 - LetterReferencesRecommend AnA to a FriendPower Sreenivasan Jain’s showMonsters S2Follow Kar Lo YaarTrapSubscribe to Newslaundry Click here to download the Newslaundry app on Android. And here for iOS.Produced and recorded by Shubang Gautam; edited by Parikshit Sanyal. 

 A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the series Call Me Bae, Sector 36 and Angry Young Men. They also talk about an old interview of Saif Ali Khan by Ranveer Allahbadia aka BeerBiceps, as well as the Emmys.

This week, it’s time to unwind and look back at our favourite moments and best clips from the past few weeks – from laughs to jabs. This special episode is free, unlike others behind the paywall. Subscribe to listen to our previous episodes.     Awful and Awesome will return with a new episode next week. Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters.

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack and Shekhar Home. They also review the movie Kalki 2898 AD.

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Balakrishna discuss the series Angry Young Men and Rhea Chakraborty’s podcast Chapter 2. Additionally, Balakrishna reviews Pa Ranjith’s new film Thangalaan.