NL Hafta

It's NSFW time on our pop culture podcast, courtesy DJ and producer Nanok's Lay You Down. Deepanjana Pal and Rajyasree Sen have a few questions and a little disagreement about the video that shows Monica Dogra and Anushka Manchanda making out in proud, gay abandon. Also on the podcast, our two culture vultures discuss whether the new Pirelli calendar deserves as much applause as it has got. Find out what they thought of Evan, an American short film made in memory of the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting of 2012. And finally, the Raees trailer is here!Up your pop culture game with a little help from these two critics. And as always, there's a question at the end of the podcast. Send us your answers and comments to contact@newslaundry.com. For references visit:https://www.newslaundry.com/2016/12/07/the-awful-and-awesome-entertainment-wrap-episode-21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their sporty roundup. This week on Just Sports, they discuss the English Premier League, the latest El Clásico, governance issues in football and why politicians run sports all over the world. Also, Tiger Woods is back! But can the legendary golfer keep his performance consistent? Within a week of becoming the Formula one racing champion, Nico Rosberg announced his retirement. The fans are shocked and the big question is if he's the latest victim of pressure in the world of sports? All this and more, discussed and dissected on this episode of Just Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deepanjana Pal And Rajyasree Sen watched Sujoy Ghosh's Kahaani 2 for you and the film, unlike its predecessor, hasn't really scored highly for either of them. Find out all the twist and tales in the plot, whether no make-up is equal to great acting and whether Arjun Rampal's handsome face saves the day. There are loads of spoilers in this so don't say we didn't warn you. Listen up and let us know what you think at contact@newslaundry.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The year is winding down, but the pace of news isn't slowing down any. Join Abhinandan Sekhri, Madu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan, Manisha Pande and Deepanjana Pal as they discuss this week's headline makers. Six prisoners broke out of Nabha Central Jail, a maximum security facility that magnanimously allows its prisoners to update their Facebook status (it's hard out there for convicts). While the runaways managed to pull off a plot that belongs in Bollywood movie, there was a tragedy when a young woman was killed accidentally. What's going on with Punjab Police? Despite Sekhri insisting that this Hafta, the panel wouldn't discuss demonetisation, we can't help but wind back to the topic that's been making headlines for 24 days (and counting). How is the government going to tell which is inherited gold and what has been stashed away to turn black money, white (or golden)? There's black comedy with Congress's social media accounts being hacked and everyone has a lot to say about Mukesh Ambani taking over the news channels to announce Jio's success. What does this say about the state of Indian media? Also, find out the act of rebellion that Sekhri and Ranganathan have planned now that the Supreme Court has ordered that all cinemas in the country must play the national anthem before screening a film. Finally, Sekhri and Ranganathan go head to head as they discuss the legacy of Fidel Castro. This week, instead of a song, we've got some poetry for you. Don't forget to send us your comments and ideas for #Hafta100 at contact@newslaundry.com.For reference visit:https://www.newslaundry.com/2016/12/02/hafta-96-nabhajailbreak-congresss-twitter-handle-hacked-and-fidel-castro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The aliens have landed, Shah Rukh Khan has redefined therapy, Pakistani women are saying "Beat Me" -- so much to dissect, so little time. This week, Deepanjana Pal and Rajyasree Sen discuss Gauri Shinde’s Dear Zindagi, the trailer of Martin Scorsese’s Silence and two short films. Tisca Chopra is the star of Chutney, according to Sen and Pal. Find out what they thought of Wes Anderson's ad for H&M, titled Come Together. Pal has much to say about Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, which is being tipped to be an Oscar favourite. Plus, there's the UN Women Pakistan’s ad Try To Beat Me, I Am Unbeatable. Trigger warning: the discussion on Memories of a Machine concerns the topic of child sex abuse. All this is discussed and dissected in this episode of Awful & Awesome Entertainment Wrap. Up your pop culture game with a little help from these two critics. And as always, there's a question at the end of the podcast, This time we changed our style of asking the question, so keep your ears perked. Send your answers and comments to contact@newslaundry.com.For references visit:https://www.newslaundry.com/2016/11/30/the-awful-and-awesome-entertainment-wrap-episode-20 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their sporty round up. This week on Just Sports, they discuss who was the greater midfielder--Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard or Paul Scholes? José Mourinho's latest meltdown; aren't they occurring a little too often? And finally, we have a new Formula 1 racing champion, Nico Rosberg. Talking about F1, is it fair that it's a team and individual sport? Can both be managed together? How does it work? All this and more discussed and dissected on this episode of Just Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Indore Patna Express train tragedy is one of the worst rail accidents India has suffered, with 146 lives lost and many injured. Should there have been more news on this rather than demonetisation? Should the Indian Railways not face more heat from the media? Kanchan Gupta, Commissioning Editor & Commentator, ABP News, joins us for this episode of Hafta, with Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Deepanjana Pal, Anand Ranganathan and Manisha Pande. Gupta and Sekhri disagree on the Right’s view of Trump. We also discuss demonetisation and why Gupta believes economists should not be allowed into corridors of power. Trehan offers her take on Rajdeep Sardesai’s exclusive ‘interview’ with Congress' Sonia Gandhi. Should a journalist agree for an interview with restrictive pre-conditions? Also in this Hafta: nostalgia from Trehan and Gupta, jokes from Sekhri, and disagreements between Gupta and Ranganathan. Finally, this time, the panel has article and book recommendations. And of course, a very special song, inspired by Dr. Subhash Chandra's love for "Rabinder Sangeet". For reference visit:https://www.newslaundry.com/2016/11/25/hafta-95-kanpur-train-tragedy-soniaspeaksup-and-money-talk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deepanjana Pal and Rajyasree Sen are back with their weekly entertainment roundup. This week, Pal and Sen go from concert to movie to a ​N​etflix series​,​ to a cooking show​ with Zarine Khan​ and finally to ads​ that make them go hmm​. Amit Gurbaxani, co-founder and chief editor of​ The Daily Pao​, ​is a special guest on the show and he's got all the details of how Global Citizen​s Festival India went. ​Heard of Brown Nation, the new Netflix​ show on Indians in America? Neither Pal nor Sen enjoyed it much. And of course,​ there's a whole lot about Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, JK Rowling's first film as a screenwriter and a return to Potterverse. ​Listen to find out what is the best pet in these demonetised times, Sonu Nigam's new "musical narration" on ​the currency ban, and how not to take your work home (Jack Jones and Ranveer Singh, we hope you're listening). And as always, we have a question for you as well. Listen up, and send us your comments and answers to contact@newslaundry.com.For reference visit:https://www.newslaundry.com/2016/11/24/the-awful-and-awesome-entertainment-wrap-episode-19 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their sporty round up. This week on Just Sports, they discuss how sportsmen are held to a different standard of behaviour given the hue and cry after Wayne Rooney gatecrashed a wedding. Does Andy Murray deserve to be the number one after his most recent win? And finally PV Sindhu has become the new poster girl for badminton, leaving Saina Nehwal behind. All this and more, discussed and dissected on this episode of Just Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are joined by journalist Vivek Kaul who is also the author of the three-part series Easy Money. We discuss demonetisation, and Sekhri seems convinced that Modi's mother standing in a queue of a bank, was a photo-op. We also talk about Vijay Mallya's loan being written off; Mamta and Kejriwal's rally against demonetisation and the big fat wedding of Janardhan Reddy's daughter. And look out for an interesting song dedication to Modi in the end.For reference visit:https://www.newslaundry.com/2016/11/18/hafta-94-demonetisation-modis-mother-in-queue-mallyas-loan-the-reddy-wedding Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.