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Awful and Awesome Ep 351: Scoop, Laapataa Ladies, Amar Singh Chamkila
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.
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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
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Produced, recorded by Shubang Gautam and edited by Umrav Singh.
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