The pop culture podcast that isn’t afraid to pop the bubble.
Talking about the film Bhoot Police:
Rajyasree: Do you know what a Kichkandi is?
Abhinandan: It's one variety of...
Rajyasree: Of Shak Chunni like that.
Abhinandan: Ya, it’s a Bengali chudail!
Rajyasree: Bengali chudail is Shak Chunni.
Abhinandan: This is Sheikh Chilli.
Rajyasree: No, Kichkandi.
Abhinandan: Kichkandi, okay.
Rajyasree: Is a Hindi chudail.
Abhinandan: All these good things that I learn on Awful and Awesome which will absolutely have no value in my life.
Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the film Bhoot Police; Malayalam film Home; FX series American Crime Story Season 3; and ‘The Activist’ Reality TV Series backlash .
Song: Challa Punjabi MC Mix
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Timecodes
00:01 - Introduction
02:49 - Bhoot Police
12:25 - Subscriber letters
18:17 - Home
28:03 - Subscriber letters
34:08 - American Crime Story Season 3
48:25 - Subscriber letters
50:26 - ‘The Activist’ Reality TV Series
References
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