While discussing Empuraan:
Abhinandan: Why is it called L:2 Empuraan?
Manisha: The second!
Jayashree: Yes, so the first one was Lucifer. But this L is a thing. Something would be happening casually in the movie and a rock will fall in the shape of an L. Or Mohanlal will be walking past a tree which will catch fire in the shape of an L.
Abhinandan and Rajyasree: Why?
Jayashree: Because he is L for Lucifer, guys.
Rajyasree: (cracks up) I’m not going to watch this one.
This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri, Rajyasree Sen, Jayashree Arunachalam and Manisha Pande discuss the TV series The White Lotus and The Studio, the movie L:2 Empuraan, and their favourite Val Kilmer roles.
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Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction
02:21 - The White Lotus
19:42 - Letters
26:50 - L:2 Empuraan
36:12 - Letters
40:00 - Favourite Val Kilmer roles
47:30 - Letters
52:45 - The Studio
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