The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap Ep 131: #MerePyarePrimeMinister, #ElCamino and more

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 here 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.”

References

Mere Pyare Prime Minister

Oppo uploads then deletes surreal, hilariously bad ColorOS ads

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Powder

Milton Ad: Kuch Naya Sochte Hai

Gurgaon

Bala: Official Trailer

Ujda Chaman: Official Trailer

Hope is Power: Guardian Ad Campaign

Recorded by Anil Kumar, edited by Samrendra K Dash and produced by Parikshit Sanyal

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