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While discussing Indian reality show The Traitors:
Abhinandan: What’s the point of reviewing trash? Like what’s the point?
Rajyasree: So, the reason why I watched it is because I have seen bits and pieces of The Traitors UK…They’re genuinely funny, they know that it’s campy, that it’s ridiculous that they’re walking around in a cape and all…
Abhinandan: So that’s why we’re reviewing the Karan Johar version?
Rajyasree: So, I wanted to see how India has – as usual – taken a good concept, a funny concept where you’re not supposed to be serious about it, and fucked it up.
This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the movie Anora, Indian reality show The Traitors, documentary series American Manhunt, and the songs Tum Tum and Qatal.
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Timecodes
00:00 - Introductions
02:03 - Topics
4:30 - Letters
9:16- The Traitors
21:08- American Manhunt
31:14 - Announcements
33: 49- Anora
41:23- Letters
46:10- Announcements
47: 23- Tum Tum
48: 54- Qatal
References & recommendations
NL Sena - India’s e-waste underworld
The Traitors (India)
Anora
American Manhunt
Tum Tum
Qatal
La La Land
United 93
The Traitors (UK)
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