While discussing the headlines:
Abhinandan: I added this headline myself…In good news, Urvashi Rautela’s reels are appearing on my Instagram feed endlessly. And I am so entertained by whatever she says. I’ve seen so much of Urvashi in the last few days, and I didn’t even know who she was…In bad news, she claimed that a temple was made for her in Badrinath.
Rajyasree: One kilometer from Badrinath. She’s even given directions in the video. In worse news, the priest there wants the police to take action because the goddess Urvashi has nothing to do with actor Urvashi.
Abhinandan: But you know who she reminds me of? Saif.
Rajyasree: What nonsense.
This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the TV series Your Friends & Neighbors, Deli Boys, and the movie Kill.
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Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction
02:43 - Headlines
08:32 - Letters
11:28 - Deli Boys
20:05 - Kill
27:59 - Letters
30:30 - Your Friends & Neighbors
40:52 - Letters
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Rajyasree: Hello. Hello, this is the Aland Awesome Entertainment Rap, episode 3 85. This is Radi and this
Abhinandan: AB
Rajyasree: Sacred Good morning. Good morning, good afternoon. Good luck to whatever AB has seen this from. This is from Good Luck and Good Night.
Abhinandan: That's right. Robin gis, which is the Robin gis, right?
Rajyasree: No. George Clooney.
Abhinandan: No, no, no.
Robin
Rajyasree: gis is Mike Tyson's wife. Ex-wife. Oh, sorry.
Abhinandan: No, Robin Williams. Robin, will Robin. Okay. I started off on a slightly Robin, Robin. No.
Rajyasree: Also might have been saying this every night. Goodbye and good. Goodbye. No, good morning,
Abhinandan: Vietnam. That was his sign off line. Goodbye and good luck. Oh, no, I'm getting him mixed up.
No, sorry. Let's, okay, I'm focusing, but this
Rajyasree: is, this has set the tone for the [00:01:00] factual, uh, accuracy of this episode. Dude,
Abhinandan: my, I never make f inaccurate claims. I just. Mess up names and all sometimes, and I sometimes don't watch names, especially when
Rajyasree: you call Robin Williams. Robin Gibbons.
Abhinandan: So Rahi sent today, uh, we have three long form things we are discussing.
Uh, we are discussing your friends and neighbors, deli boys, and a film that I've watched. It apparently has been, uh, reviewed in the past, but I hadn't watched it then, but I finally watched it.
Rajyasree: I watch a new film, but we aren't gonna discuss that
Abhinandan: and we'll be discussing some other pop culture phenomenon soon.
But before we do all that, I'd just like to remind you, here's a QR code. Please subscribe and pay to keep News three because, uh, as we've been saying forever, when the public pays, the public is served. Our journalists are right now investigating. Police atrocities around the country. It is a very ambitious project.
We are still about, as we record this one lag shot of our target. Here's the QR code News. Laundry is an ad free platform, which is why we do and say what we [00:02:00] want. Uh, we do not take any pro promotional, uh, budgets from either IPL or Netflix or Amazon to interview. That's why we can trash who we want with full honesty, even though often in her case, not with full information,
Rajyasree: but my heart is pure.
Intentions are honorable. My heart is pure. What does that mean? As in my intentions are honorable. I'm not giving incorrect information because I have a devious, uh, this thing, unlike certain channels who reported on that? Uh, Indian air, first guy who beat up? Yeah. We don't know the full
Abhinandan: details of that case.
So,
Rajyasree: so, but that's what I'm saying. They did not know the full details. When I give incorrect details is because there's so much trivia in my head. I
Abhinandan: can't believe you are actually justifying giving lies. There's no, just say sorry and move on. Ello. I can't say sorry. Okay. But before we do all that
Rajyasree: mm-hmm.
Abhinandan: Here are the headlines.
Rajyasree: In good news, singer Katie [00:03:00] Perry, uh, Gail, uh, king, who's a CBS anchor and Oprah Winfrey's best friend and, uh, Lauren Sanchez, who is going to be Mrs. Bezos and three other women, uh, went on a blue origin flight to travel to space. In bad
Abhinandan: news, the Alderman team spent 11 minutes in space before returning.
In worst news, Katie Perry kissed the earth on her arrival and she said something like, now I know what it's like to be a, I forget what, but they were called astronauts.
Rajyasree: Yeah. So a reporter told her, so now you are an astronaut. And she didn't correct him. She said, yes, thank you.
Abhinandan: I'm gonna tell you something right now.
You are officially an astronaut. Thank you so much. How do you feel? I feel super connected to Love Trivia. What is an astronaut?
Rajyasree: An astronaut is someone who knows what A is. I don't know what isn't. Someone who works in, you're shaking
Abhinandan: Katie. Very ani astronaut. What is a [00:04:00] pilot? A, an astronaut is actually defined, and I think this part of the UN charter.
Mm-hmm. As an ambassador for Earth. So she is so, no they're not. And she goes to another planet, people who have gone on one of their friends, this thing. So she's not an ambassador for earth. Uh, astronauts are ambassadors for humankind. None of them are that. So
Rajyasree: I just wanna give more, uh, irrelevant trivia that, uh, Lauren Sanchez, who is going to be Mrs.
Bezos, uh, it was, you know, how it came out that they were seeing each other and that's why the divorce happened and now he can, can marry her. Her own brother leaked pictures of her and Jeff Bezos to Daily Mail and then the marriage. So I'm very impressed by her because she's very focused and Jeff Bezos's transformation from a nerd to this like puff, uh, chap is so, I guess starting, her brother
Abhinandan: will never be [00:05:00] singing the song to her pool.
Look at
in Good News, finally, a film has been made on a revolutionary and visionary couple, SA, BI, and Jo, which is about time.
Rajyasree: In bad news, the CBFC has demanded several cuts from the upcoming film, including removal of caste references like mahar and modification of the priest, uh, of the priest, haar, ani, ami. So basically half the film has been,
Abhinandan: look, this is like saying make a film on racism.
Don't use the words. N word. Yeah. Don't use the, and don't show any
Rajyasree: black people.
Abhinandan: Don't say show that they were slaves. Yeah. Don't use the word slave. Don't do really a country. What can I say then in good news, I had added this headline myself. This is,
Rajyasree: yeah, because,
Abhinandan: uh, in good news, Rashi ELAs reels are appearing on my Instagram feed and obviously I have no idea why, [00:06:00] but I'm.
Hugely entertained. And this is one thing I wanna thank Insta for these magical
Rajyasree: must, you must have clicked on it once. '
Abhinandan: cause every reel appears. She's saying I'm from IIT I'm the number one. So I've got, I've seen so much of in the last four days from six days ago when I didn't know who she was. So it's amazing.
Urvashi Rautela: Jhi is sounding a little bit
called
Anchor: connection with IT You have written IIIT.
Urvashi Rautela: Um, I was preparing for it and I have cleared it. So yeah. Hundred five. My mother demonstrated Rolex and my father,
Abhinandan: in better news, she claimed a temple was made for her in bad.
Rajyasree: One kilometer from, she's even given [00:07:00] direction. She said one kilometer. You're going in bad news though. The priest there want, uh, police to take action against her for claiming this because the goddess has nothing to do with.
Abhinandan: But Rashan, you know who reminds me of
Rajyasree: who?
Abhinandan: Yes.
Rajyasree: You'll say me. I'll give you one back,
Abhinandan: Seth.
Rajyasree: What nonsense. You know,
Abhinandan: was a girl.
Rajyasree: He'd be like,
Abhinandan: they are same personality Matlab, they are like basically swinging beyond their, uh, you know, their, their category. They are both very fair. They are both in a, you know, northian, Punjabi way, good looking Kiki, they're go must be okay.
And they both speak English and they both talk with the confidence of plenty. Einstein
Rajyasree: is a different league
Abhinandan: that is a match made in heaven rash. She was ands you,
Rajyasree: he was saying Rosa ano
Abhinandan: it's, it's like you and
Rajyasree: Ika don't make fun in good [00:08:00] news. Mother visited AK Temple to do that hun. I call good tourist.
Abhinandan: In bad news for, so Cher, Jacqueline Fernandez, ac Dillon's mom, who she referred to as my friend. My friend me. So it might be the end of days for Ish just saying,
Rajyasree: yeah, but there's always a chance for other people. Then that's, this is how promotions also happen in companies. One person has to quit. Only then can you become like that.
So
Abhinandan: you're still hoping is watching this show. Never know. And we'll send you a private jet or a BM, bmw. I'm
Rajyasree: saying stallion, whatever he wants. I don't care.
Abhinandan: Okay. So in case you have access to a awesome and hard, you
Rajyasree: have I think tv, laptop and all. He definitely has,
Abhinandan: right? Uh, so ri send, uh, we have a lot of emails and as you had indicated, you'd wanna start off by first reading out a mail that criticizes me so you can, she said that before we started.
I wanna start off first by reading a male that criticizes you. So I said my No, but
Rajyasree: they aren't, I can't find it. Okay. One sweet. It's a [00:09:00] sweet meal. Lavanya has, uh. No. So she is said later how to pronounce, oh, it's because you've been doing this. There are three meals where the person has said how to pronounce the
Abhinandan: lasagna.
Laia.
Rajyasree: It's so nice. Not really how all AB does is roll his eyes and poo the staff. Rahi and gang have watched religiously. Why ab a banana? Why don't you watch a single thing for or ever? Pre tell. My recommendation is that you start a subscription model with smaller amounts so people can bribe you to watch their favorite shows, the highest bidder in their show or movie recommendation wins your promise to sit through and review on the next episode.
How about that is not bad.
Abhinandan: Good recommendation. Yeah.
Rajyasree: Jokes apart. I recommend you watch and review Arnold, the documentary on Netflix. I watched it. I thought I reviewed it. Maybe I didn't. I must have reviewed it in my head. It's a good watch about how Schwarzenegger went from being a random Austrian to a successful bodybuilder and action [00:10:00] hero and one of the wealthiest Hollywood movie stars married Maria Shrier and ran and won for office as Governor of California in spite of being an immigrant.
Unlike the Beckham docu, he talk takes on his cheating scandal head on. And sincerely apologizes candidly, he's a greater example of being self-motivated, strong-willed, ambitious, persistent, flawed, and brave. There are many life lessons and nuggets of wisdom in there. Cheerio. PS by name is pronounced like lasagna with the we.
Abhinandan: Laia la. Okay, Lavania, thank you so much.
Rajyasree: It's a really good docu. I think you've watched, did you not watch it? So
Abhinandan: I don't know. Uh, I've read the book, total Recall, uh, his autobiography. Um, but that's
Rajyasree: after the scandal had happened?
Abhinandan: Mm, I think so. Yeah. I think it was after. Let me see, when was it? So I loved it and I mean, it's clear he's a really smart guy.
He's not just this. He's not a piece of chunk of beef. And I watched, uh, the documentary Pumping Iron, which is an old one.
Rajyasree: Oh, so watch this. This is so, that'll be just
Abhinandan: too much ar. But I really admire Arnie. [00:11:00] And like I said, if he, uh, were born in the US he would've been the president. Yeah. By the highest mandate.
I think he would've got more votes than Obama, Trump everyone put together and,
Rajyasree: uh, you should actually follow. Instead of, uh, looking at bu she's reel only Ani Ari has an Insta handle and he has the, like, the most charmed life, which he's worked for. So he has this house where like two little Shetland pony is walking now, and then he feeds them from the table.
Very enough. Then he's doing his political work, then he's doing something. It's quite cool his entire life, I have to say.
Abhinandan: So on that note, uh, Sen uh, tell us about what you watched and then you can ask me questions about it.
Rajyasree: But you haven't watched it. So first ask me the
Abhinandan: question
Rajyasree: A then did you watch daddy Boys?
Abhinandan: So here I'm gonna internalize [00:12:00] my PGE from the, in the film Tan Manu, when he's asked, he's pretending to be a doctor in a medical conference and someone asks him. So this is my answer. I'm just,
Deepak Dobriyal: good question. You're a good question. Next,
what's her name? Third year student. Very good question. Question hurt me. It's pain here. Excuse me, doctor. It's okay. Yeah, sure.
Rajyasree: If you had only spend as much time watching the 20 minute episode as you have in finding this clip. Very
Abhinandan & Rajyasree: good question if I watch it, but your question hurted me right here.
Rajyasree: So Good.
Then you must be always hurting, huh? Because it's the same question with the same answer,
Abhinandan: but I'll watch it actually eventually, but tell me about it.
Rajyasree: No, so you should watch, so I [00:13:00] think I did not like everyone had been raving about Daddy Boys after it got released. It's a series, it's an, uh, it's on Hot Star and I'm not a big fan of Puna Ana.
Deepak Dobriyal: Hmm.
Rajyasree: So she's in it and it's uh, like it's got these two. In my eyes, they look like Indian boys, but they are Pakistani American boys. Okay. And there's a lot about India, Pakistan, and this also. But basically these two young, uh, boys, one is, uh, played by Sik and the other by Ali Meda and Raj and their father used to run this.
He had a pickle empire in America.
Deepak Dobriyal: Hmm.
Rajyasree: And they were one of the brothers who's the younger brother. He is this spoiled brat who's his dad's favorite, though the older one is used to work in the father's company running this business. [00:14:00] And, uh, but the preference was to the younger one, just because he was the spoil brag.
This one is the educated one who went to college and all and keep saying that, you know, I went to, I got an MBA, I got an MBA, but it starts with baba D is, uh, playing golf with them. And a golf ball hits him on the forehead and he dies instantly. And they are like, what is going to happen with this business empire that we have and all?
And Ana is their dad's right hand person. They are not in a relationship, but she is been there since she was very young. And her name is lucky Auntie. And lucky auntie says that I am going to take over the business and tell her what to do. And they basically realized over the course of in the first episode itself that the father wasn't running a legitimate pickle business.
He was actually one of the [00:15:00] largest drug. Pe This sounds suspiciously like that
Abhinandan: British show. Yeah. What? It's not what first words? It's what,
Rajyasree: what, what?
Abhinandan: Wha
Rajyasree: Don't make fun of a disability.
Abhinandan: Okay. Huh? Um, yeah. That British show, which was a little underwhelming where this guy dies, huh? And his son takes, so rises bankrupt, the younger one, like a teammates, him dance like a chicken, and he's.
Rajyasree: Hangover.
Abhinandan: Don't do it. I'll just, it'll, it's a British, so anyway, it's carry on. It just sounds exactly like that.
Rajyasree: No. So it, so these two are pa so it's a Pakistani family. It's not an Indian family. They are Pakistani Americans. And uh, that's the whole thing about how these boys now are going to, young men are going to, there's a fight for the business empire also because the father has a, the
Abhinandan: gentleman.
Rajyasree: Oh yeah. But this is not as, uh, like this is more slapstick and funny, funny that way. And it's, there's, the whole thing [00:16:00] is about a business empire being, how are they going to control it? And these two boys have no understanding of the drug business or how to do business itself. I see. And it is very funny.
And there's this whole thing about how. Pakistanis View Indians and Indians. View Pakistanis is that an
Abhinandan: Indian character? In the film, there's an
Rajyasree: Indian character, so they, there's also a marriage of conveniences done between who is going to be their new drug mule. Then they have, uh, Una's character. So there are back stories, which are their, it's very, very funny, I have to say.
So then
Abhinandan: the pipe was worth it because we started that. Everyone was saying, oh, it's so great. I thought you'd say that it isn't. So
Rajyasree: that's how you make the expectation No. And then go up like that. It's like a ti. Like gold.
Abhinandan & Rajyasree: She's user like a Roche film. They're completely devoid of reality.
Rajyasree: No, but it's really also, you'll recognize most of the actors other than these two young guys [00:17:00] who are first, no, they'll be second generation Americans.
They're born and brought up there. So in Jimmy Fallon's interview, and he said, so where are you from? Are you from pa? So, no, he doesn't say, are you from Pakistan? He stops himself, but you can, so Juan says, I'm from Houston, and the other says, I was born in Arizona and they have never been. Yeah. But, but you know,
Abhinandan: on this, I will say, uh, I think there is genuinely a grievance of people who are second, third generation.
Mm-hmm. When they're asked, where are you from? Right. Yeah. Uh, like there's that famous, I think it was a sketch, an SL sketch. Uh, this woman who's obviously from somewhere, it could be Chinese, Japanese descent. She, you know, looks and he says, so where are you from originally? And, and she gets offended. Yeah.
So that was because she's like a third, fourth generation. But I think everyone getting offended. Where you from? Like. If your, you know, parents moved there in the sixties and seventies. I don't think it's a, I don't think it's a rude or racist question all [00:18:00] the time, basically. So these
Rajyasree: two ones, they were just saying we know America because we've lived and one of them is actually his parents are.
So that I found interesting. His parents own a gas station. The other actors' parents, her, they're like, uh, the grocery
Abhinandan: store, they're Patels.
Rajyasree: No, they are like Asians. Not that, uh, we are doctors. He's my mother store respiratory driving store
Abhinandan: at that. What's that? Uh, family guy. Too funny. So she sent one question I have to you and to our Yes.
Uh, viewers and you can mail in video feedback on podcasts@newszealand.com. I repeat podcasts@newszealand.com. Me and Rashiv had this discussion in the past. Uh, she had claimed that there is a restaurant that serves Pakistani cuisine in Delhi and I had said there is. No such thing as Pakistani cuisine.
They can be a muglia cuisine, which can be shared between India and Pakistan because there was no Pakistan before the 47 and even after there is no pa. [00:19:00] And she insisted there is something called Pakistani cuisine. There is Bangladeshi cuisine. So she says that I'm one of those. Hindu to Pakistan doesn't exist.
They don't have a right. I'm not, but I still maintain. There is no such thing. Write with your feedback. What is Pakistan? Because I asked her to name one Pakistani dish and she has not been able to, I'll tell you. Tell me.
Rajyasree: Pakistani run basically
Abhinandan: Pakistani. Pakistani.
I made
Rajyasree: Pakistani. Okay.
Abhinandan: It
Rajyasree: tastes a little like Indian Martin 'cause they're neighbors, but it's p you don't know.
Abhinandan: No,
Rajyasree: but it's, it's, the show is very funny because there's a lot about, uh, you know, sadly about how Indians talk about Pakistanis, how Pakistanis talk about Indians. Then, uh, poor are fa fabulous job.
Like it's pretty much her show. These boys are part of it, but she's pretty much the [00:20:00] one of the leads I would say. And most importantly, it is 22 minutes long each episode.
Abhinandan: Then I can watch it
Rajyasree: and it's a lot of fun to watch. So with all the sad, dreary things around us, it's a fun show to watch.
Abhinandan: Right. So, Rashi, on that note, I would just like to mention, because I'm always criticized for not watching anything, including Lavania.
Rajyasree: I wonder why.
Abhinandan: So, uh, I watched Kill. Which was reviewed, I was told few months ago, who's
Rajyasree: made kil?
Abhinandan: So, uh, kil has been directed by Nick Hil, who's produced it, written by him. Karen Jahar. Are you quizzing me?
Rajyasree: Yeah.
Abhinandan: Gunni Monga and Kran Jahar. It's starring this really, uh, handsome guy called L Yeah, I don't know what he's done after or before.
Rajyasree: He's done some stuff before, but this was his big, uh, this thing. It
Abhinandan: has really good actors as Raha. JAL has done a fantastic job. Uh, Ashish of course, is good as usual, so I [00:21:00] was really blown away by how good that film was. Uh, yeah, with the action sequences, the one thing that I found really jarring in it, and this is something I don't know when Indian cinema will, um, get over it, is the entry, you know, heroi entry.
Rajyasree: I'm trying to remember what, so, so basically he's there
Abhinandan: and someone says whatever his name is, captain Rat Hall or whatever. Of course he cannot be. You know, captain Gupta or Captain Agaral, the ca talking of cast, or you cannot have mention of cast whenever you'll have a cop or when you'll have anything.
It'll be a captain. Or Captain Sia or Major Banerjee, major Rana,
Rajyasree: captain Banerjee? No,
Abhinandan: no.
Rajyasree: Captain Professor.
Abhinandan: Professor Banerjee. Captain
Rajyasree: Kota. You have not heard?
Abhinandan: No. So if the cast identities of your character, I mean your characters, professions spend so much cast. If there's a Ku, he'll be Bering or Manal Singh.
He will not be, you know, da val. [00:22:00] Yeah. You know, it's just, it's uh, you know, Dr. Ji Ani or whatever it is, it's ha. So caste is so much a part of our cinema and we just wanna deny it. But so the, so whenever, so sorry. Coming back to the point, Hey, captain Hot, and then Sunday Snowman some major, and then he'll turn around and it is so jarring in such an otherwise nice film.
And of course the last scene when he gets off and there's dream sequence that she's coming to him, which is again, again, the slow motion overuse of slow motion pissed me off a little bit. But otherwise I, she
Rajyasree: annoyed me. I'm sorry. I just found her very annoyed. You're
Abhinandan: allowed to say hate.
Rajyasree: No, I hate no one.
I love everyone, but she really annoyed me. Didn't she annoy you?
Abhinandan: No,
Rajyasree: I would've wanted, see, this is the thing. Now these Punjabi men, like all these wimpy type of, uh, this thing, she was very annoying. But the film, this thing of being shot in the train pretty much the entire thing. And [00:23:00] I love that infighting amongst the gang members.
It was so
Abhinandan: good. No, I think what was. Really good about it is thenar of criminals is demonstrated. Yeah. That criminals and the, they also feel fear. They also have a certain ordinariness to their lives. They also have these, they
Rajyasree: also love each other when it's, uh, so I think that was
Abhinandan: really good. And I'm, I'm surprised Kara Johar made that film.
'cause otherwise he makes such shit all the time. And now of course he's, in fact, I, I wanna talk about that Ra she said, I'm gonna put a couple of interns. We have some really bright interns. I just thought I had mentioned this in the nuisance, and we'll discuss this. I'll get, uh, the data collected over the last seven years.
Hmm. The, let's get the, you know. Hundred films that have been made. Hmm. How many of them have had that nationalistic streak? Yeah. Which we'll decide how they did because we know the Washington Post article that said that basically the big stories are making what they're being told to make you make a film on.
Yeah. Nationalism, make a film on [00:24:00] Pakistan is bad. Make a film on Delhi files called Kata files. If you make film outta those, you'll get the funding and how basically the flop rate has gone up. Oh, I think we should do an analysis. We'll do that.
Rajyasree: So we'll do that.
Abhinandan: So yeah, rash, that was good, but
Rajyasree: I thought the level of gore, because a lot of, so I watched it on big screen.
The, this thing, and there were quite a few people. There were like 40, 50 people in the hall, I think. Hmm. But, uh, I enjoy, uh, very gory stuff, but I know a lot of people who watched it thought it was too gory. I can
Abhinandan: imagine.
Rajyasree: Did you find it? I felt a way They were that added to it. I felt, I mean,
Abhinandan: I don't know.
I haven't thought about that. I didn't find it. But
Rajyasree: also I feel that part is true, that if you are piss, like if someone angers you to that extent where you are like you, I want to beat you to a burp. If you are [00:25:00] capable of beating that person to a pub, say they've killed your entire family, so they've taken away everything you love, that is the motivation.
You'll be very brutal in the way you attack. I'm not sure
Abhinandan: about that. A lot of people think so, but I mean, it takes a special kind of. Inhumanity, if that's the correct word to that. Oh, I was gonna say,
Rajyasree: I would be able to do that. You, you, you may
Abhinandan: think so, but when you actually have to do it, you'd be surprised that there's certain kind person in you somewhere.
You know, you never know. You may surprise yourself. I'm
Rajyasree: a younger sibling. I was beaten black and blue as a child, so I think that got knocked out of me.
Abhinandan: So, uh, rash. I wanna ask you actually, when you were giving the headline about the
Rajyasree: what?
Abhinandan: Your
Rajyasree: My boyfriend. Your,
Abhinandan: your crushes. Your crushes crush. I'm saying
Rajyasree: boyfriend.
What am I doing? I'm manifesting he become
Abhinandan: your crushes crushed to temple. Uh, you don't ever visit any temple?
Rajyasree: I [00:26:00] visited every temple.
Abhinandan: When you go in your skin, doesn start burning out. No, the
Rajyasree: temple goes up in that,
Abhinandan: that, because I've seen in films, whenever Del tries to enter temple some, no,
Rajyasree: that's you.
You're like, Damien, if you go into a church, you know what happened. Right. That whole thing that he got. You don't know when he, he starts screaming. When they are pulling. I
Abhinandan: don't
Rajyasree: towards the, but I've been to Kaka Ka No, it's an Ami word. It's ka Punjabi. Stop doing that. You've done Now I've been to, I've been to Ana Temple, I've been to, uh, the one in, uh, Kaman, the one where Vishnu is coming out of the ground.
Abhinandan: Ji.
Rajyasree: He shiff, he became shi, he was whatever. Okay. Shiff G is there. Then I've been to the banana temple where Ria got married to that tree. And the guy, the head priest also told [00:27:00] me, so I said, maybe double man who is a Arabic secrets. I was like, this tree is dumb story. All these mans are, marry it. I've been there, I've been girl, I've been in Kmi every, oh, those on temples though, there all the Mars?
No, the
Abhinandan: Kmi is that famous temple on top. The temple up.
Rajyasree: I've been to the hill where they say that Moses is buried there. Hmm. Which my father said this is a scam because I don't think he's buried here. But, uh, Moses thing, and I've been to all the Maren, ger and, uh, Jammu. So I, I go across religions. I do not.
Abhinandan: So I think, uh, if Mo is looking for a, an ambassador for. Communal harmony, et cetera, who also has a suspiciously similar way of talking to Moji. Maybe nominate our own orhan and awesome ambassador to be the communal, communal harmony ambassador Rasen.
Rajyasree: I also fear I'd be [00:28:00] very good. I'll tell you why.
Because I'm not religious. I have no leanings towards religion. I feel all religion should exist.
Abhinandan: Okay. Ra on those. Imagine all the people.
Rajyasree: I really think it's such, we read
Abhinandan: another email. Yes. Which has corrected how I pronounce his name last time. It's Zahi, not Ijaz, as I said. Sorry, za. I have a friend called Ejaz, so I just automatically s typo.
Iza says, hi guys. Love the addition of Jian Mana. I went to UAEA couple of months back and I would highly recommend SeaWorld Abu Dhabi to everyone visiting. It takes four to five hours to explore. The Warner Brothers studio is nearby, but to be honest, not worth the hype, especially without the Hogwarts section.
Was three seasons of World War II in color. It's on Netflix. I loved the retrieved footage because the raw nature of the film, there is one more thing like Incher Nobel. The narrative is totally biased and I would still recommend it. People might not agree with me, but I would like to point out that we don't need L-G-B-T-Q and everything.
It has become the new Mayon knees. Mr. [00:29:00] Abana, my name is Ija. Is Za not Ijaz.
Rajyasree: Okay. I have two things to say. Uh, sea world is lovely, but if you, the concept of taking these animals, animal sharks and fish and all, and like killer wheels, especially who are very intelligent and putting them in this, uh,
Abhinandan: confined environment,
Rajyasree: confined environment, where they are performing and so on, is.
Really cruel. And when I was a child I went to see World in Orlando and I loved it. I petted an orca, all that. Now when I think about it, it is there and there's a film called Blackfish, which everyone should watch. It's a documentary, it's about telecom. He was an orca who was kept at SeaWorld and then he attacked three people ultimately.
Yeah, we discuss
Abhinandan: in Hafta last week.
Rajyasree: Yeah. And uh, especially, it's not nice. Yeah,
Abhinandan: it's so nice, especially, especially if you go, uh, [00:30:00] elish shopping. Elish is the fish which actually loves and she'll eat like a five kilo hills and wants a, I wish when she goes shopping and she is shopping for the hillside as it's swimming, it's the compassion love she shows for that fish before she eats.
It is truly it. Always makes me want to eat fish, which I don't eat. But just saying that percent, I
Rajyasree: would eat pir, but PIR is the most ed product nowadays. That's, that's why I'm not, otherwise I would, so I was just saying, so Minu, I don't eat live hills. Okay. I'm just saying. But uh, sea World is just very cruel if you Yeah.
That Yeah, it's fine. It's,
Abhinandan: yeah. It's different standards. I get it. So Rash saying, let's talk about a show that even I have seen. So all of you au watched. I watched both episodes.
Rajyasree: Yeah. The third episode is out also. I watched three episodes.
Abhinandan: So half two show one up. I'm
Rajyasree: just saying, you told me
Abhinandan: to watch two episodes.
I watched two.
Rajyasree: Oh, you're so hated. Everything I tell you to do, you do. [00:31:00]
Abhinandan: Lemme start off by first complimenting you. For the first time in your life, you have recommended something good. Congratulations, Rashi. Your taste may be getting better
Rajyasree: five to six times. You've said this already that I've
Abhinandan: No, yes, you have.
Each time you have recommended something. It has been so shit, so shit that I have had. I've broken my laptop.
Rajyasree: You've broken your laptop. Just give it to me by you breaking it.
Abhinandan: And I have basically gritted my teeth and said, it's okay, friends, make mistakes,
Rajyasree: but maybe you just haven't understood what I've recommended.
Right. Have you thought about that?
Abhinandan: So this is a show on Apple tv. It's called Your Friends and Neighbors. Uh, it's a dark comedy. That's a genre. It's created by Johnath, Jonathan Chopper. It's starring John Ham, who is really cool. What's he done?
Rajyasree: He's a madman. Don Reaper from, uh, madman. I have not seen, seen that.
He, he is just a, a very beautiful piece of
Abhinandan: work. But, and, and then [00:32:00] there are every character in that is amazing. Lisa, Olivia, man. I dunno how you,
Rajyasree: who? Olivia man. Uh, Amanda. Amanda Peach. You've seen Amanda, Pete before
Abhinandan: possible. Uh, basically Lena Hall, uh, who plays his sister. Uh, it's just, so here's the plot.
Uh, he's this super rich hedge fund. I dunno if he's a manager, but he's basically a trader on Wall Street, making shitloads of money, drives a Maserati. Uh, his wife ends up screwing his best friend, who is a three time NBA All star basketball player, gets a divorce. So he's has to give his Ali money? Yeah.
He has two children, teenage children, a boy and a girl. Uh, they live with the wife and their stepfather. Not stepfather, they're not married,
Rajyasree: but he just, no, they're not married. So, and it's a very posh neighborhood. It's one of those very, uh, Hamptons type.
Abhinandan: Yeah. So if someone told me this is the plot, I would say I'd.
[00:33:00] I'm not gonna watch it because what I always end up watching is like, the plot of studio is, you know, it's a sati studio. These are the plot of succession, it's in the news. Anything to do with the news, I'll watch
Rajyasree: even if it's five years after the show. But I, but you watch. Correct. But it's, its my
Abhinandan: curiosity.
PS another PIQU, you know the word,
Rajyasree: you know how to spell it. It just checked right. You
Abhinandan: So, uh, so conceptually it sounds very ordinary. A million shows. A but I was trying to figure out why I found it so watchable and I'm definitely gonna complete it. I think because A, the performances are really good. The characters, it's really tight
Rajyasree: and the relationships make sense.
The interactions are so, no. Also the
Abhinandan: scenes, and this is what Quentin Tarantino is a genius at. He can make really long scenes and you're tense, like, you know what's gonna happen at the end of this scene. You're like, something is gonna unfold. There is. There's a tightness to the scene. So I think that is, uh, really well done in this film.
So in the sorry series. So I loved it. [00:34:00] Thank you for once in your life recommending something.
Rajyasree: Ah, this is like the thing. Half 16 chapel,
but, uh, no. So I, the third episode is even better than that. Had
Abhinandan: to be since I've watched two. I'm the Truth. Why the fuck did you not watch The Third
Rajyasree: Did, watched
Abhinandan: the fourth is best.
Rajyasree: But it hasn't come out now. Fourth third has come out. So I watched it yesterday because I'm very dedicated to the cause, as we all know.
Cause of
Abhinandan: awful, I didn't even know Awful was a cause.
Rajyasree: It's a cause. Everything is a cause. But John Ham is spectacular. And you know which film he was the only film that you and I walked out of the English $1 million. Um,
Abhinandan: fuck. So Boring.
Rajyasree: Yeah. So this was before he was in madman. So, uh, after Madman, I think this is the
Abhinandan: lead of this show.
Rajyasree: Yeah, he was Don Ripper in Madman, which is a fabulous [00:35:00] show. So, but, uh, what I like is the motive, what he ends up doing. We don't wanna give it away. You should see what he, how he tackles. The fact that he is outta money, he's
Abhinandan: lost his job and he has a very expensive lifestyle.
Rajyasree: And even what they show about how he loses his job, which
Abhinandan: is typical.
Rajyasree: Yeah. So it's nicely done because it has a lot of nuance, I have to say, for something which could have just been a like, can interesting sitcom, kind of this thing. And although I love the relationship between him and his ex best friend who's now sleeping with his wife and his relationship with his wife, the kids' relationships with him, uh, and the,
Abhinandan: the conflict in the wife.
Yeah, it's that, that sense of guilt, just the way it, it basically seeps out. It's just really well done. I think it's a very well done
Rajyasree: show. Yeah. So watch it because it's very good. And if you [00:36:00] like John Ham especially, this is fabulous because sometimes when they make a second show after a really big show, it's usually like puss and that other
Abhinandan: girl who's taking John Ham salami.
Ha. Get that joke. Uh, she's Olivia. Is she that alien? URA in the Marvel series? You know the one she, he's screwing?
Rajyasree: No, no. Who are you thinking of? Ura.
Abhinandan: She's only, he's only screwing one. No, tell me
Rajyasree: that it's alien's name. I
Abhinandan: don't know. But she basically has two anti like this in the, who is this? So, I dunno if it's the same girl, but did you get my joke?
She's taking, it was so bad. Ham salami. No,
Rajyasree: I've ignored it. But Olivia Mon is married to, she's damn hot that, uh, comedian. Now who, you know who is also very funny. Kal
Abhinandan: Camera
Rajyasree: John. She's married to Kal Camera. She'll be one foot taller, one and a half feet taller than Kal. Kal is six and she'll be one [00:37:00] 10th of Kal.
Kal is
Abhinandan: six two. She,
Rajyasree: so she'll be his highest. She's seven
Abhinandan: feet tall.
Rajyasree: She's very tall. She's married to John Ney. Okay. And, uh, it's just, and she also had a double mastectomy just now. Highly the things you learn from it, highly
Abhinandan: recommend the show. Yeah,
Rajyasree: yeah. It's good. It's a good show. But there's a show that is going to, I will talk for two minutes about the film that I watched because I wanted to watch it on big screen.
But we will be watching another, uh, show, which I think will be highly acclaimed and recommended for next time, which is Jewel Thief, which is, uh, J Eth and EF Han.
Abhinandan: The male version of, sorry, Rashan.
Rajyasree: Hmm.
Abhinandan: Is it a remake of the De Classic?
Rajyasree: It's a series, however. Oh, I see.
Abhinandan: Because
Rajyasree: maybe it is,
Abhinandan: I have watched the de Classic Jewel Thief,[00:38:00]
so that film
Rajyasree: I
Abhinandan: loved then when I was in class 12
Rajyasree: Hmm.
Abhinandan: Had become truly senile. He made a film called Return of Jewel Thief with as Kumar her, where her plays his son.
Rajyasree: This is true. And
Abhinandan: Hamen is crumbling. He's old and you can make out, he's like smashed every shot. And when he gets to know that Dev one and the Jewel Thief, daddy, you Thief.
Thief. So I so like
Rajyasree: Ali Daddy, you're drunk. I,
Abhinandan: I call it Return of Jewel Thief because it cannot be called Jewel Thief after Hamen is made immortal for you. So. I have a feeling that because this has sef, it'll be slightly worse than a ton of draft, please.
Rajyasree: It's called Jewel Thief. The heist begins and it is directed by Cookie gti, who is known for his
Abhinandan & Rajyasree: cookies.
Fabulous [00:39:00]
Rajyasree: cookies. Robbie Gal and Cookie GTI have directed this and, um, I am for one dying to watch it, so he'll probably watch
Abhinandan: this. And, uh, the, and Pulley. Pulley. We'll watch these two things to balance
Rajyasree: out.
Abhinandan: I mean, after what the sensors I've done to Pulley, I don't know what they've left of the film. In 10
Rajyasree: minutes it'll be an ad.
Abhinandan: We will see what they've done with it
Rajyasree: is a story that a thief accepts a mission to steal. A legendary diamond Jewel Thief.
Abhinandan: No.
Rajyasree: Oh. So see it's original story. This is very good.
Abhinandan: Jewel Thief is basically. They don't know who the Jewel Thief is. There is this thief who steals the most expensive Jew ever, but Oh, he's in disguise and No, no.
So throughout till the end, you know, the audience is made to believe it is not Devan. Someone looks like, like Dawn, you know?
Rajyasree: Oh, like that. The
Abhinandan: original Dawn was someone looked Exactly. So, but in the end it emerges. It's a show, Kumar
Rajyasree: the other film. I think that this is a [00:40:00] episode of Recommendation, the film that everyone should watch if you haven't, is Shalamar with Christopher Plummer, isn't it?
No. Rex Harrison or Christopher Plummer.
Abhinandan: Rex Harrison.
Rajyasree: Rex Harrison. Then it has Zina Thoman.
Abhinandan: It's
Rajyasree: very good Charle. 1978, the
Abhinandan: film was made where they have everything. They have black face, they have jal jal, jal
Rajyasree: Shami, Kapo
Zalman, Rex Pri Rex Sison was in it. I remember watching it thinking what happened to poor Rex Harrison that react to act in this film. Bert and
Abhinandan: Russell has done a film with, uh, what's his name? Ra Kumar.
Rajyasree: And what was the film that Karen Kapo did?
Abhinandan: Shahi
Rajyasree: Kapos. Good looking son. The Blonde Loha. That's another film that you should like
Abhinandan: where [00:41:00] this guy has a mohawk.
It's quite cool. But actually we have about nine emails to go through, so let's. Get the feedback of our most wonderful, loyal audience. Here's a QR code. We only entertain the emails of subscribers. So if you're a subscriber, you can scan this or click on the show notes below. Write to us at podcasts at newsline, tell us what we are doing right, what we are doing wrong, and we know we are doing a lot wrong, what you'd like us to improve, what kind of discussions we should have, et cetera, et cetera.
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Rajyasree: Okay. So
Abhinandan: I give my throat to rest.
Rajyasree: Okay.
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And if a student that you're subscribing, your commitment to independent journalism is truly noteworthy. And all your people who are earning [00:42:00] and if you're earning comfortably and not subscribing. Have some shame. Uh, I just wanna say that whatever you guys might think of Mr. I love his absolute calculus.
Laugh after he cracks a dad joke and no other human being other than him laughs.
Rajyasree: Correct.
Abhinandan: Thank you Chad. I had a suggestion for your social media people. Maybe they should clip all the insane shit Mr. Aan says on a NA and make a compilation. Something like AAN out of context to promote the show.
Rajyasree: That will be very long.
Abhinandan: Thank, thank you for the journalism that you guys do. Love the show. And tell Mani. She's very cool. Will do. Thank you so much. Thank you. But you know what will be even longer than me saying Insane Shit. The Fake News by SEN or News Laundry, that'll be like hours long. There's no
Rajyasree: fake news. I might give something which is a little incorrect or based in, it's always based in fact.
But not fully factual. It's like, it's like [00:43:00] newspapers based. In fact, it is. Last episode was one of the most entertaining ones. Manisha and Gehi are great addition. Manisha has a hidden comedian in her ab, even though he doesn't watch any of the shows. Has a knack for chit chitchat and humor. Continue with the great job.
Good luck chitchat. Actually, I'm, I'm the chit chatter of all time
Abhinandan: chat. I should have a show called Chitchat and Chat with,
Rajyasree: I think this is a very good idea and I'll make the chart and keep bringing it.
Abhinandan: See, had I said that at being sexist
Rajyasree: before you could say it, whether it was going through your head, I know this.
No, don't act Smart. R has written Sacred Point about the correlation between states control over cinema and the poor quality of films. Made me think of the fascinating Soviet films I have watched these include historical dramas like Andre Rublev and a sci-fi film like So Solaris, this is not. To say that bad Soviet films are not produced or brilliant ones were not [00:44:00] banned.
I wonder if Bollywood's problem is more the dishonest and cynical way in which these filmmakers approach Hindu themes to cash in on the current political hysteria. I shudder to think of the day someone in Bollywood who knows their job and truly believes in the political message, makes an ideological film
Abhinandan: I com.
I agree with that. I mean, the correlation, I'm not sure, but Yeah. Yeah.
Rajyasree: But I'd say watch two films of, I think there are two different filmmakers who knew the politics and uh, also made great films, is Ishi. Mm-hmm. Was lovely. And the other one. With uh, these three. Ha ha. Yes.
Abhinandan: In fact, there was a, a piece in the paper day before whatever, 20 years of ha, 25 years of Hache
Rajyasree: Chinese in it.
Abhinandan: Chinese is not in it. They just spoke to Ang, they spoke to, uh, Isha
Rajyasree: Chinese in the film. I mean,
Abhinandan: yeah. But, um, uh, I think [00:45:00] yeah, they both made by Hir Mishra.
Rajyasree: Oh, they're both. Although RA
Abhinandan: wasn't political servant. It was a very, very good film on Bombay. Good film. It was very tight. Uh, yeah, it was brilliant. And I remember watching it in, you know what, I feel bad about the gen Gen Z and beyond.
They will never get to see a film in a single screen hall.
Rajyasree: Yeah.
Abhinandan: That feeling of a single screen hall, that energy, you don't get in a multiplex. 'cause everybody who's sitting there are people who can afford 700, 800 bucks for an outing per head. Single screen halls, you know, I've said this before, I'll sound like an uncle.
At least in when you go in an auto. Mm-hmm. The ot, you were going to the same TTO in the same film. So he'd say, hop I'm parking. Actually, I'm also coming to see that same film. 'cause he'd buy the three Rupe ticket in the front stall. You'd buy the balcony ticket for five Rupe, 50 pe, which is the price of a balcony ticket.
When I wash Mania and just the, it was, yeah, it was very different. Very [00:46:00] sad.
Rajyasree: An Unseed employee. Greetings a NA team. I thoroughly enjoyed the latest episode, especially with Manisha and Gehi as a co-host with all the reels references and semi Gen Z slang. It feels as of Niku has fi fully embraced Instagram's dopamine machine.
Raju finally had reinforcements to defend her. Beloved se Ali Khan leaving Niku out voted three to one, obviously, because se is. So hot. I suspect Niku has a soft spot for Shalini Pai, correct. She not only validated his choice of clothes, uh, but also complimented his fashion sense. Great fun to watch. I started severance on NICU's recommendation
Abhinandan: of season one.
Rajyasree: Yeah, after we've been talking about it forever and was blown away by the concept. Season two hasn't been as gripping, though glimpses of Gemma and Mark's backstory and the F finale may still be worth a [00:47:00] look for. Newcomers aren't familiar with NICU's critiques. His reviews evoke the myth of Sisyphus. The struggle itself of watching content is an after who's heart.
Always love the banter, jokes and conversation. Do you know who Sisyphus is?
Abhinandan: No.
Rajyasree: Are you kidding or you're, I'm serious. So Sisyphus is this, uh, person in Greek. Smith who basically rolls a rock.
Abhinandan: Oh, right.
Rajyasree: Yeah. Up the hill on Oh yeah. It's
Abhinandan: ssis. Yeah. The, the reference to it in, um, one of these films also that we watched that, that's the, that's yeah,
Rajyasree: yeah, yeah.
Abhinandan: Yeah. Task he was given that he has to endlessly keep rolling the rock up.
Rajyasree: Yeah.
Abhinandan: But, um, thank you Unsaved employee. But you know, Rasen, a lot of people, uh, have said, and they may be right, what? That we ran out of patients with, uh, severance too. I dunno. So I'm actually going to rewatch it because it's got some fantastic review.
So maybe I didn't give it a chance, but I'm gonna have to [00:48:00] rewatch one, which means it'll take a few years.
Rajyasree: So let's just focus on watching what we are gonna watch for the next episode. First 2020.
Abhinandan: Seven.
Rajyasree: You might, I'll
Abhinandan: have watched both and I'll give you a comprehensive review.
Rajyasree: Yeah. By which time the fifth season of it will be out.
Abhinandan: Hmm.
Rajyasree: So this will be like Sisyphus again. You'll be continuously pushing the, uh, severance stone up. Bartha said, my honest feedback about White Lotus the show is nothing but a bunch of rich white people whining about their lives. It's just a less crass version of shows like The Real Housewives or Kardashians.
I don't understand the hype around this show. Actors have done a good job playing these irritating characters, but there isn't anything special about this show. I guess I'm just a hater. I think you are a bit of a hater barat because it, but it's not some deep insight into society. It's just a fun drama.
Abhinandan: But see, I'm probably, I'm not gonna watch this show. Mm-hmm. Because whatever I get of the show, when you guys talk about it. What [00:49:00] Barath has written is what I actually visualize, which is I, there is just no motivation for me to watch White Lotus,
Rajyasree: but your word body wood vibes.
Abhinandan: I fucking watched seven minutes, if you remember, and I just couldn't watch the rest.
And
Rajyasree: even, because Char won, what
Abhinandan: a friend of mine from school is the executive producer. Yes. She, when she met me in Bombay, she says, how dare you fucking trash my show without even watching it? So, sorry, Anisha, my bad. But, but it's
Rajyasree: because of the criticism also that people watch by the, there's a lot of hate watching that happens.
Abhinandan: Yeah.
Rajyasree: So that's a way of,
Abhinandan: so BNA says, hello guys. I love the vibes of, or, and Awesome ab is relatable and how he rees old stuff but doesn't do his homework for a pop culture podcast. Thank you bna, for your endorsement or insult. I cannot tell what this is.
Rajyasree: Ah, because the next line says what it is.
Abhinandan: It gives me confidence.
I could be a host too. Bna. When Aand retires soon. Pam is the co-host Rahi. I'm glad Rahi plays her [00:50:00] part well. And sometimes Overcompensates too, with recommendations of some short films by a whiskey brand. You know why Knock it? 'cause Auntie has been given one Tradeoff. What's it called? Royal Tag. Royal Stack.
It's not Royal Stack.
Rajyasree: No. Seagram's.
Abhinandan: Seagrams. What's the name of the Whiskey Royal Tag? Only
Rajyasree: Royal Tag Only. I think it's, but
Abhinandan: it's not Royal Tag.
Rajyasree: What is
Abhinandan: it? Royal Tag
Rajyasree: Whiskey Short film. That's God knows what will come out. Whiskey
Abhinandan: short film. Okay. No, this, I've got something else. Whiskey. I can, I have a recommendation.
Sorry. Leave a recommendation. Can I leave a recommendation? I would love to see you review the Chestnut Man series on Netflix. I think you both will like it. Thank you for making me use the word. Account feature on wrap this in one 50 words or less reminds me of school assignments. See, prey writing is the, I keep telling all my colleagues the only thing that you learned in your English and Hindi language, papers at school, that's prey, which you'll need all your lives.[00:51:00]
So Rahi, uh, have you heard of Chestnut? Man?
Rajyasree: No. I was just wonder this thing it, okay.
Abhinandan: Google. Oh, not chestnut. Chestnut.
Rajyasree: Chestnut to me. You are saying chestnut, then you're saying not chestnut. What you having a stroke or something?
Abhinandan: She's written Chestnut.
Rajyasree: Chestnut.
Abhinandan: A chestnut spelling is with a t either with chestnut and chestnut.
So suppose I feel he's having
Rajyasree: a breakdown. Are you having a breakdown, Audrey? You suppose
Abhinandan: I put I grow a, a, a peanut tree on my chest. Then will you? You can't tell between a chestnut and a chestnut then.
Rajyasree: It's a peanut, which is also a chest nut then. But a chest
Abhinandan: knot is a chestnut. That's how it's spelled.
Yes. I was never good at spelling, just French
Rajyasree: ri you were not un pronunciation, but at least
Abhinandan: I can pronounce wild water. No, that's
Rajyasree: because I have a disability.
Abhinandan: Okay. So rash then Couple has written a, you [00:52:00] think it's the same couple day who won as a World Cup? No.
Rajyasree: I'm quite certain it isn't going by the content itself.
Hi, Hannan, since you admire Bill Maher and his work in Sati, I'm curious to know your thoughts on his recent meeting with Trump after years of building his show around criticizing Trump. Baha. Uh, Maha, uh, reportedly concluded the meeting by saying he's not as bad as he pretends to be in public. How do you view this sudden shift, especially from someone who's been so vocal against him?
And more broadly, how do you view the direction of sati and KTI in the US where comedians like Andrew Schutz, Joe Rogan, et cetera, o open the offering Trumper platform. A special shout out to everyone who worked on the indoor video. Truly appreciate it.
Abhinandan: Thank you so much, Barry. Um, so first of all, I'm gonna give couple days.
Endorsement of the indoor video to our team. Yeah. Uh, but on the Bil ma thing, I, I'm sure you heard his last two podcasts where he spoke about why he met Trump. I completely agree with him. I mean, [00:53:00] I'm gonna take names here, but often I meet people, uh, who I don't agree with. Uh, you know, that's, I've criticized, uh, these guys so much, uh, you know, Sohi and the other nutters who will refuse to share a platform with me so we can talk.
Uh, so I think it was fine. What I disagreed with his post meeting monologue that he did, he says that the man I met is the real Donald Trump and the man you see in front of cameras, he's playing a part, someone
Rajyasree: playing,
Abhinandan: my question would be maybe the man you met, he's playing a part
Rajyasree: Yeah.
Abhinandan: To charm you. And what you see on screen is the real Donald Trump that is, I think.
I, I really like Bill Maher. I think he's an amazingly bright guy, but I think in the social media times one is expected to agree with everything someone says and not see their entire work. Uh, [00:54:00] like I think his position on Israel is really fucked up and I cannot say that enough because he just is so, like I committed to that position.
And I think that's also because of his sometimes over the top hate for, uh, gen, whatever the newest generation is who are in university now, the teenagers. But if you see his body of work, I think his contribution to free speech to satire, uh, is phenomenal. So I don't agree with everything he says, but I largely agree with his, you know, position on liberalism.
I. So, yeah, that's my view.
Rajyasree: Aush has written, uh, hello ab rahi. I've been following NL for many months now, and I really appreciate your work. I have been using ENA for movies and series recommendation, and it really helps me drill down on the vastly available new content to watch. By the way, an aura was not good.
I agree. Didn't [00:55:00] really deserve four Oscars, and all we imagine as light was boring despite the hype. In hindsight, it's a good thing for me that all my friends. Said no to watching that movie in the theater. And I went to watch it alone, my movie and series recommendations to be hopefully re reviewed by us and, uh, which is not going to release here.
And so it won't even release on Mo in India, by the way. I it's not gonna be allowed. And the Dark Money Game docuseries on Geo Hot Star freshly release series on dark money in American elections. Oh, I watch this. Please read this mail. We are very kind despite your subscription expiring on
Abhinandan: 18th, but, but, uh, I hope Aush you do subscribe again.
Uh, so the two recommendations are Santo Dark Money.
Rajyasree: That's it.
Abhinandan: Yeah. I, I still wanna watch 'cause even Ramer really recommended it. I'll watch it by 2028. I think
Rajyasree: men will like it.
Abhinandan: I think I, I'll, I'll fix my calendar till 2028 about all I have to watch.
Rajyasree: I think you [00:56:00] still won't finish. So. But it's good that you're hoping Hmm.
San Ak, uh, has written Hi team. I was in a rare position of being much like Nan this week on not having watched anything you were discussing, but still enjoyed the show. I wanted to ask, it would might be possible to bring your producer, the one who quoted the Salman K line when Manisha brought it up. She sounds very fun.
Kudos to the team.
Abhinandan: Yes. We, in fact, we should have one, uh, podcast with Pali. She knows more and watches more than both of us.
Rajyasree: Yeah. And clearly there was Salman Khans Lion. What, what Salman
Abhinandan: Khan Lion did. You what? Salman
Rajyasree: K line.
Abhinandan: Right. But I, you know, I, you like, I think the only person who probably irritates me more than surf is Salman. Just is so annoying.
Rajyasree: Salman irritates me more than anyone. Seth is not irritating at, at, at all. You are a little envious of him. [00:57:00] Salman is the most irritating, actually. Kumar I find very, like he's traditionally good looking, but his politics has now started affecting my opinion.
Forget his politics.
Abhinandan: He's such a jackass. You know, the thing is that, no,
Rajyasree: also when he smiles he does that strange like, but this thing, you know what,
Abhinandan: what really got my goat and really pissed me off and he wasn't called out. I, since you brought, in fact, we should do a show on that, uh, because you know, they went and they posed a al bag because he's done some film on that.
Yes. Phase three, two, it, you know what really got my goat, because that is, Amit is a city that is probably my favorite city after. Really? I've said often enough, I go there. I'm the only place I go to for. Spiritual purposes is Herand. Uh, I go to the Golden Temple whenever I, I'm grateful and I have to go and say I'm grateful for something and Ana Bag, which is close [00:58:00] by, and I've been there several time When you go there, of course it's not now what they've done, but it just, when you see what happened there and to sell his shitty film, they were posing there.
And how many times did you go there before you had to, you know, promote this film? Yeah. And post about it. I haven't seen You go to these places when you don't have to and you know, people lap it up. If someone, which is why these really morons don't give us interviews. If he gave me an interview, I'd say, dude, have you ever been there in your life before you had to promote this film?
Did you post about it? Then only when you want to promote a film, you're suddenly very, you know, uh, I am what's he's going anywhere. Patriot
Deepak Dobriyal: his, I mean, he
Abhinandan: is just the most annoying, illiterate. Uneducated buffoon. You're right. He's, he, he's aunt, he's, no, he's
Rajyasree: aunt.
Abhinandan: That's the thing. I mean, he just gets my goat man.
Just do. And the thing is, people like him are celebrated by the ruling dispensation, but Rajen.
Rajyasree: Oh, [00:59:00] ju Thief also has this one, uh, Al Kaur from Randi Basanti. Oh yeah. He is been given a rule. So it's got a lineup of characters is all I'm saying. So
Abhinandan: sen hopefully we will be able to, before the next recording, watch both Poe and Jewel Thief.
Uh,
Rajyasree: ju though, I will watch a hundred percent. I'm saying
Abhinandan: both will be available online, right? 'cause
Rajyasree: I, no, Kule won't be Who is, is a theatrical release. A theatrical
Abhinandan: release. Okay. Um, if
Rajyasree: it gets released, that get released.
Abhinandan: Let's see. But, uh, do subscribe. Page eight, news Street. Enjoy this podcast, but also appreciate and enjoy the journalism that our very brave and committed team brings to you.
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Rajyasree: Drink Ru za. [01:00:00] Speaking of Pat,
Abhinandan: don't. It's full of sugar. I'm not saying it's because of, you know, Muslim, take it from someone who is diabetic. And had I had better eating habits when I was younger, I would not have been unless you really need to.
Don't eat sugar.
Rajyasree: Don't eat sugar only, please. I've eaten. Don't drink Rua because it tastes really bad according to me. Me, it tastes very good. Cheese. I used to love it. And there's a green one. What is it?
Abhinandan: Cuss the cuss that I don't like.
Rajyasree: They're just, I'll tell you the things which are deli things, which people have made me have and I have almost died having it.
Uh, what is that? Kanji. Kanji.
Abhinandan: Hmm.
Rajyasree: Oh my God. It's like some socks, dirty socks have been soaked in water. In that water. You're being made to drink. Ru are horrible. Uh, cuss horrible. Soya chop. Disgusting. But you wanna have good food, have Pakistani [01:01:00] cuisine,
Abhinandan: which doesn't exist. I agree. So just to correct, uh, a few things because like she has, she's clearly not very well traveled.
Kanji is not a deli thing, it's a Punjab thing. It is one of the most. Delicious things. And also really good for you in the summer, Boi as well. Uh, it is made with Kali Gaja. Mm. Uh, and when we were young and we used to live in my, used to make kanji in the lawn, and it was so now you're trying to make me
Rajyasree: feel bad by saying this.
So it is the best thing bad taste
Abhinandan: s tastes like as it's disgusting. Yeah. Uh, za tastes very good, but it's not good for health. Uh, and soya chop is not a deli thing. I don't know where you brought that up.
Rajyasree: I only found it the first time I saw it was in deli in the modern, bizarre, uh, cold. This thing. It was from bang I cheese and all.
Then I see some lollipop stick, not lollipop ice cream stick with this thing on it. So I said, your, so they said, so your job. So I said [01:02:00] so and. Obviously not, I then how do you
Abhinandan: know? It sound good Because looking at it, see you are reviewing stuff without tasting it.
Rajyasree: You,
Abhinandan: you're being like a no.
Rajyasree: Right?
Abhinandan: Not, not a good thing.
Like
Rajyasree: Tinder, someone once gave me a Tinder and told me it's an onion and I thought she sent
Abhinandan: You are, God, I can't believe you. Horrible. You've written a book on food sound. Give you a tinder. Said it's an onion. And this food expert said, ah, of course must be a green onion.
Rajyasree: No, it was cooked. I thought they were roasted like onions.
They were roasted tinder. And I said, don't do this to people. It's not a good thing to do Tinder, but you could have
Abhinandan: just exchanged it as another vegetable. 'cause there's an app for that. Not there.
Rajyasree: Were no,
Abhinandan: there's an app to, if you don't like a vegetable, you swipe left. You know where you right. So much
Rajyasree: house I can do, I'll swipe right.
This black
Abhinandan: episode app is called Tinder on that wonderful uncle joke. Thank you to a [01:03:00] wonderful sound record, Anil, and to a wonderful producer Pali. Thank you Mr. Thank
Rajyasree: to say
Abhinandan: it's a wrap.
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