The Awful & Awesome Entertainment Wrap

The Awful & Awesome Entertainment Wrap

A weekly wrap up of consumable and non-consumable entertainment curated, especially for the internet age. Hosted by Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen. Click here to support Newslaundry: http://bit.ly/paytokeepnewsfree Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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June 18, 2026 18 mins

Rajyasree: In this week’s good news, there is a film that is not praising Modi-ji or bashing Pakistan which is being released, we were told. 


Abhinandan: Based on true events. 


Rajyasree: Ya, it's based on true events though. 


Abhinandan: In bad news, it is doing something that the other films are doing which is bashing Muslims. 


Rajyasree: But the good news is that the Muslim in question is my...

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Awful and Awesome Ep 409: The Boys (Season 5 finale), and Kartavya


The pop culture podcast that isn’t afraid to pop the bubble.


NL Team


While discussing The Boys: 


Abhinanadan: But I always wonder what the art department would be like? 


Rajyasree: It would be such fun!


Abhinandan:. Like, imagine in a scene you have to kill five people, normal thing: gun, bullet, blood, ok, ready, *gun noises*, bloo...

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May 15, 2026 17 mins

A whole lot of awful and awesome, as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the movies, MIchael, The Devil Wears Prada 2


and headlines from the world of entertainment. 


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May 1, 2026 13 mins

A whole lot of awful and awesome, as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the movies, Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa, Anaconda 


and headlines from the world of entertainment. 


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April 10, 2026 19 mins

We have all this and a whole lot of Awful and Awesome in this special episode, where Abhinandan is joined by special guest Sucharita Tyagi and our AnA quiz winners: Trupti Kulkarni and Veer Ojas Khanna. They discuss Dhurandar 2, Sentimental Value, and How to get to Heaven from Belfast. The panel also recommends Punjabi songs.



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March 20, 2026 17 mins

A whole lot of awful and awesome in this special episode where Abhinandan and Rajyasree are joined by two subscribers – Leah Verghese and Ankita Chawla, who were the winners of our AnA quiz. They discuss the movies It Was Just An Accident and Ikkis, along with the latest Academy Awards, the controversial Sarke Chunar song, and the new Louis Theroux documentary Inside the Manosphere. The panel also recommends Punjabi songs.&nb...

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February 27, 2026 17 mins

A whole lot of awful and awesome, as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the series Kohrra 2, the documentary Reality Check - Inside America’s Next Top Model, the 79th BAFTAs, and Abhinandan’s latest Punjabi song recommendation. 


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February 12, 2026 10 mins
a whole lot of awful and awesome, as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the movie Dhurandhar.

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January 30, 2026 11 mins

A whole lot of awful and awesome, as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the movie The Rip and headlines from the world of entertainment. 


We also bring you a special Awful & Awesome quiz to test who is the true AnA superfan! Participate in the quiz and get the chance to win a whole lot of special prizes!  Click here.



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January 16, 2026 15 mins
A whole lot of awful and awesome, as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the movies Nuremberg and Bugonia.

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December 27, 2025 16 mins

A whole lot of awful and awesome, as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the series Pluribus and the documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning. Abhinandan also suggests new Punjabi songs. 



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December 5, 2025 17 mins

A whole lot of awful and awesome, as Rajyasree Sen, Manisha Pande, and special  guest Deepanjana Pal discuss the series Delhi Crime, The Family Man, and the movie One Battle After Another. We also discuss Deepanjana’s new book Lightning In A Shot Glass. 


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While discussing the movie Frankenstein:


Rajyasree: In not so surprising news, Abhinandan has not watched anything we were meant to discuss this week. 


Abhinandan: We will start the show with Frankenstein, which I did watch. And I must say, it was a masterpiece. I knew it would be because it was not Rajyasree’s recommendation. 


Rajyasree: One second, whose recommendation was it? Guillermo del Toro called yo...

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November 7, 2025 15 mins

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri review the series All’s Fair, the movie Eden, and Rahul Gandhi’s video about Columbian coffee, along with a music video recommended by a subscriber. 


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While starting the discussion:


Abhinandan: Before we start the show, I have a surprise for you.


Rajyasree: That you have not watched anything this week?


Abhinandan: How did you know? You’ve killed my surprise!


Rajyasree: The good thing is you’re dependable that way. You don’t shock me at all.


This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri review the series Search: T...

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October 10, 2025 18 mins
This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri review the series The Paper and Two Much, the movie Homebound, and the song Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai.

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September 26, 2025 17 mins

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri review the series The Ba***ds of Bollywood, the movies Inspector Zende and Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, and a new song by Amruta Fadnavis. 


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September 5, 2025 24 mins

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri review the movie The Thursday Murder Club, the music video of Guru Randhawa’s Azul, and a new Rado ad featuring Katrina Kaif and Hrithik Roshan. We also have a special interview with the director an co-writer of Dhadak 2, Shazia Iqbal!


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August 22, 2025 18 mins

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the movie Dhadak 2, the documentary Fit for TV, and the final season of And Just Like That.



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August 8, 2025 14 mins

A whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the movies Housefull 5, Sarzameen, and the series Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2. 



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