Talking about the kids featured in one of the videos sent by Ananya:

Abhinandan: The kids are such brilliant performers. I find it amazing that a child that young can dance so well.

Rajyasree: Abhinandan used to be a dancer.

Abhinandan: But I can’t do the kind of moves they did.

Rajyasree: Okay. Because when we do our live recording...

Abhinandan: I’ll show my moves...

Rajyasree: So, we will have a segment where I will sing because we will have a captive audience and we’ll lock the door…

Abhinandan: There will be a riot, Rajyasree. Let’s not push it!

Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.

This and a lot more as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen talk about I Lost My Body, Sky’s Christmas ad, Nredwriter1’s video essay, Servant, American Music Awards, and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome.

After reading Jay’s letter correcting Rajyasree’s pronunciation of ‘Le Mans’:Abhinandan: So Rajyasree Sen, he has corrected your pronunciation. So obviously you hate Jay. Jay, you are now on the…Rajyasree: Hitlist!Abhinandan: Rajyasree’s ‘I hate’ list. You are there because you corrected her pronunciation. Because no one dare correct her pronunciation. So just telling you, in case you’re ever alone, wandering the streets where you live, and suddenly someone arrives from the sky sitting on a broom…Rajyasree: And throws a dictionary on your head…Abhinandan: yeah, and you pass out, you know who it is!Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing. This and a lot more as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen talk about Hotel Mumbai, One Mic Stand, Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator, Utsav Chakraborti, Out of Love, Amazon Prime's censorship of Madam Secretary, Gillette's new ad campaign and Durex, among other stuff awful and awesome.

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Rajyasree: I actually told you all that I’ll record the second week, and you said I’d rather record by myself with the subscribers. But even the subscribers complained and said please come back, because Abhinandan is saying any shit on the podcast. And I actually listened to the podcast and you trashed me in the first five minutes. And then I stopped!Abhinandan: So welcome back and all of you who were saying where’s Rajyasree, lo, she’s back, ab khao kadhi!Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing. This and a lot more as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen talk about Apple TV+, The Morning Show, Drive, season 3 of The Crown, Prince Andrew’s interview, Ford vs Ferrari and Bhuvan Bam’s music video Ajnabee, among all other stuff awful and awesome.PS: Abhinandan is back at recommending Punjabi songs, on popular demand.

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Inderpreet: So the award you got, it was based on votes?Abhinandan: I don’t think it’ll be based on anything else.Abhinandan, Tanya and Inderpreet burst out laughing.Inderpreet: So we should tell Modi ji, Jan sankhya vispot ka hume to faida ho gaya!Abhinandan: Beshak!This and a lot more happens as Abhinandan Sekhri and Newslaundry subscribers Inderpreet Singh and Tanya Bahuguna talk about the new Under Armour ad, Korean TV shows, Netflix shows Living With Yourself and Trump: An American Dream, the latest episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, among other stuff awful and awesome.

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This week on The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap, Abhinandan Sekhri is joined by Amrita Roy and Aditya Relangi to discuss Season 3 of the series Atypical, Tamil movies Asuran and Kaithi, the album Khulle Naagde by the Bandish Projekt, and three advertisements which have become the talk of the town. Referring to Atypical, Amrita says the sitcom series is “more representative of the world we live in”. “It’s brave to pick up a subject like this because it’s very easy to get it wrong,” she adds. Aditya applauds the makers of Asuran for the intense visuals of the film. Up next is the Knorr soup commercial starring Karan Johar. Amrita argues that it is a “fine, lowkey and funny ad” that is also progressive. “KJo maintains his way of making fun of his wishy-washy stand on being homosexual,” she notes. The panellists also laud the latest Australia Tourism ad as having the perfect ingredients to attract an Indian audience.The discussion moves on to a major Tamil release of 2019, Kaithi. Aditya argues, “Kaithi is a gritty film, a suspense thriller, they were able to hold the suspense through the entire 2.5-hour film.”This episode also features the bilingual Netflix documentary American Factory, the Citibank ad plagiarism row, and Bandish Projekt’s Khulle Naagde album.

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In this episode of The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap, Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the film Saand Ki Aankh, which hit theatres last Friday. “Tushar Hiranandani, whose directorial debut this is, demonstrated that it is clearly his directorial debut because I think this material under a more adept director would have made a fantastic film,” Abhinandan says. They also discuss interesting advertisements they watched recently. One is an ad by an Australian insurance company featuring Domuts, donuts for dogs. Both Abinandan and Rajyasree agree that it was definitely worth a watch. Another ad that caught their eye is the Puma ad featuring Indian sportswomen such as Mary Kom, Dutee Chand. “I thought it was a very cool jingle, but one can’t help but compare it to the previous Nike commercials,” says Abhinandan. Rajyasree complains that the production quality of the ad is bad.A special episode of the Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman featuring Shah Rukh Khan is a topic of discussion as well. “This is by far one of the worst interviews of SRK I have seen and he is an extremely interesting interviewee,” Rajyasree says. They also review the Dabbang 3 trailer and agree that it all but gives away the gist of the film. So one doesn’t need to watch the film when it releases.

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This episode of Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap features Rajyashree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri.The podcast kicks off with the duo discussing The Sky is Pink. Shonali Bose, the director also directed the movie Amu which Rajyashree quite liked. Rajyashree says that the movie will appeal to people who have lost somebody close. However, both humorously also add, “You don’t have to be a lion to appreciate Lion King,” or “You don’t have to be a zebra to appreciate Madagascar”.Safi’s recent advertisement has Abhinandan caught up with its catchphrase, “Taste karoge hate, face banega great." They also review the viral Project Streedhan, an advertisement that targets women suffering from anaemia and urges them to invest in their health. Abhinandan, however, comments, “It is a fantastic piece of audio-visual production, it has nothing to do with the messaging”.They also discuss Amazon Prime’s Modern Love that is based on the essays on The New York Times column that goes by the same name. While Abhinandan is not all praises for it, Rajyashree says, “It’s like Love Actually but not as good."Amongst others, they also talk about Netflix’s series The Laundromat and another documentary Tell me who I am. Rajyashree also reviews a few Zomato Originals episodes that she watched.

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In this episode of The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap, host Abhinandan Sekhri is joined by two of our subscribers, Ekta Gulyani and Abinash Chakraborty. The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap has been nominated for the Best Podcast award at the Asia Podcast Awards. Please click on the link (https://asiapodcastawards.com/) to ensure the podcast that YOU have helped us create wins.They begin with a discussion on Mere Pyare Prime Minister, which is directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. Ekta says, “There are very amazing elements of niceness and humanity which we don’t see in city life.” She adds later that it is a feelgood film despite being about such a dark topic. On Oppo drawing flak for its ads, Abinash says he wonders why Caucasian actors were chosen for the ads when the Chinese company has a huge market in India and China. Abinash then talks about El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. He says although the movie is good, the sequel was a long time coming. “There are inside references or jokes that I rarely remember,” he says, adding that the film is meant for a small audience.They also delve into the similarities in the trailers of upcoming movies, Bala and Ujda Chaman. Wondering why men are so self-conscious about their receding hairline, Abhinandan remarks, “I think it’s because deep down hair is a sign of virility. And this is why it is so deeply etched in the subconscious of men.”

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This episode brings you not only the usual dose of entertainment but some exciting news as well. The Awful & Awesome Entertainment Wrap has been nominated for the Best Podcast award at the Asia Podcast Awards. Please click on this link(https://asiapodcastawards.com/) to ensure the podcast that YOU have helped us create wins. Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen, as usual, talk about ads, series, and movies. Discussing the new Cadbury Dark Milk ad starring Aishwarya Rai, Rajyasree says, “I can’t see whether the ad is that good or not as the chocolate, although she is looking very good.” They talk about the Netflix series Bard of Blood, a spy thriller which Rajyasree thinks is “just very very bad”. The Family Man on Amazon Prime is much better, she adds. “Watch it because they have managed to string the whole thing together very well. I’m impressed that Amazon Prime has a better original series than Netflix does.”The recent release Joker has garnered a lot of attention. But Abhinandan thinks the director didn’t do justice to the film and the character of Joker as the quintessential villain. Rajyasree adds, “This character has nothing. Neither do you feel bad nor does he scare you. You just wish he died.”They also discuss China’s ban on South Park and its creators’ apology to Beijing, Ram Gopal Varma’s latest offering, Beautiful, and much more.Tune in!

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Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen come together after two weeks for yet another episode of the Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap. They begin with talking about ‘Back to School Essentials’, a Public Service Announcement inspired by the Sandy Hook School Shooting. They discuss the recent Gillette advertisement starring Kanan Gill, Kenneth Sebastian and Sumeet Vyas. Talking about advertisements Abhinandan says, “If you’re making a jingle, it has to be memorable”. However referring to these ads particularly, he adds “It’s completely forgettable.”Rajyasree brings up the Netflix series ‘Unbelievable’. While she is all praises about the article that inspired the show, she remarks, “More than the show honestly, the article is brilliant.” Talking about another Netflix show, ‘The Politician’ she comments ‘It is a commentary on everything”.Abhinandan speaks of his experience of watching ‘Fleabag’. He says, “It’s a phenomenal show”. He also talks about the two movies he watched in the past days, Pet Semetary and Tumbbad.The podcast ends with the duo talking about a music video called ‘India’s Got Colour’. “It was just nice and catchy and it’s done without being preachy. But it wasn’t catchy enough for me to remember the tune” Rajyasree concludes.

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