Awful and Awesome Ep 187: Laxmii, First Man, and Lucy in the Sky

While talking about Lucy in the Sky:

Abhinandan: Other than technology, it’s all become easier to go to the moon, Rajyasree Sen, because the moon now is closer than it was.

Rajyasree: Oohhh! Is this your input? Because you did not watch either film.

Abhinandan: So, every year the moon will get closer till [after] two and a half billion years, it will just smash into the earth. Do you know that?

Rajyasree: But there will be no earth then, na? We’ll be like a rock because we’ll have killed everything on this earth.

Abhinandan: Do you know that?

Rajyasree: No, because I think you’re making it up now.

Abhinandan: Ahh, you’re right! It was worth a try.

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 films Laxmii, First Man and Lucy in the Sky; the Tanishq Diwali ad controversy; and various commercials.

Tune in!

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

03:50 - Laxmii

16:18 - Subscriber letters

18:29 - First Man

25:36 - Tanishq Diwali ad controversy

29:09 - Senco Aham ad featuring Sourav Ganguly

32:04 - Subscriber letters

34:10 - Lucy in the Sky

45:01 - Usha exhaust fan ad

47:41 - Subscriber letters

54:51 - Cadbury ad

57:15 - Zomato ad

References

Laxmii

First Man

Lucy in the Sky

Tanishq Under Fire For New Ad Discouraging Use Of Fireworks On Diwali

This is not just a Cadbury ad

Aap Bas Rishte Banaiye, Baaki Sab Hum Par Chhod Dijiye

Senco 'Shine On' campaign with Sourav Ganguly

Usha Striker Exhaust Fan ad

Recorded and produced by Jude Weston, edited by Umrav Singh.

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