Awful and Awesome Ep 352: Heeramandi, Unfrosted, The Idea of You

While discussing Heeramandi :Rajyasree: If you wear velvet and zardozi in the heat of Lahore, you won’t have a nawab around you because you will be stinking.Abhinandan: As if the nawabs themselves were smelling of roses, they were probably piss-drunk. Rajyasree: Chee, chee, chee!Abhinandan:  It’s such a stupid concept, it took me three days to watch 24-odd minutes.This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar and the films Unfrosted and The Idea of You. Abhinandan recommends Saba Dewan’s documentary, The Other Song.This episode is outside the paywall. Watch it, enjoy it, and subscribe to Newslaundry, so you can tune in every week.Have something to say? Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters.Timecodes00:00 - Introductions03:51 - Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar20:09 - The Other Song - Abhinandan’s Recommendation29:44 - Announcements31:45 - Unfrosted38:55 - Letter40:57 - The Idea of You44:24 - May December - Rajyasree’s Recommendation49:18 - Kettan Singh and Met Gala ReferencesSubscribe to NewslaundryNewsAbleHeeramandi: The Diamond BazaarThe Other SongUnfrostedThe Idea of YouMay DecemberClick here to download the Newslaundry app on Android. And here for iOS.Produced and recorded by Shubang Gautam and edited by Umrav Singh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.