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While discussing headlines:

Jayashree: Does your fandom of Akshay Kumar extend to you watching his movies?

Rajyasree: No, that’s too much. I just think he’s a very good-looking man. 

Jayashree: I think the last Akshay Kumar movie I watched was Garam Masala, 20 years ago.

Rajyasree: I have nothing to say to that. 

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Jayashree Arunachalam discuss th...

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...

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 Regi...

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. 

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!

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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 ...

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 ceremo...

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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. 

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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...