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In this episode, Asim and Sujoy are holding things down without Amrita — what started as a casual catch-up turns into a wider conversation about where Bollywood is right now.

We get into the current slump at the box office, why modern romcoms aren’t landing the way they used to, and the growing feeling that a lot of what’s coming out just isn’t connecting anymore. Along the way, we talk awards drama, stand-up comedy, industry fatigue, and what audiences actually want from Hindi cinema.

It’s a looser episode than usual, but one that ends up going a bit deeper than expected.

Chapters

00:00 – Intro
01:00 – Bollywood slowdown & Dhurandhar fatigue
02:15 – Awards shows & industry credibility
04:00 – Why Bollywood feels irrelevant right now
05:55 – Indian stand-up comedy discussion
10:00 – “We have morals… and no money”
14:45 – Akshay Kumar & Bhoot Bangla
17:05 – Why romcoms aren’t working
20:00 – Dharma & the hype problem
24:00 – Kriti Sanon discourse
28:00 – Korean movie recommendations
35:15 – Project Hail Mary review
42:40 – Bait (Riz Ahmed)
46:00 – British media & diversity

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