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EPISODE · Oct 7, 2025 · 57 MIN

EP 51: Scary Tales of: Jinns, Bollywood’s Flop Era, & Boy Bdays

from Confessions of a Desi Drama Queen · host Sana Memon and Amna Saleemi

It’s spooky season, which means every brown girl’s #1 admirer is—wait for it—a jinn. Because if you didn’t grow up being warned that one’s going to fall in love with you non-consensually, what was your childhood even? 👀 We spiral from supernatural situationships to Sana’s post-Saiyaara emotional damage, reminiscing on the golden era when Bollywood made us kick our feet, sob dramatically, and practice our “no don’t go” lines in the mirror. Who needs a storyline when you have delusion and desire? 💔 (Spoiler: Amna hated it.)Then we get real messy (because Bollywood still is) and discuss why some “icons” need to be uncancelled, audited, and re-cancelled—for cultural balance.And somewhere in between all that, we spiral into the eternal mystery: why do boys hate their birthdays? Like—why are you acting like we scheduled your public execution? And more importantly, what are we even supposed to buy them? Socks? Trauma therapy? A clue? 🎁In our Can I Be a Bitch? segment, Amna exposes the difference between movie-watchers and vibe killers, while Sana questions if the word “vintage” has officially lost all meaning.

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It’s spooky season, which means every brown girl’s #1 admirer is—wait for it—a jinn. Because if you didn’t grow up being warned that one’s going to fall in love with you non-consensually, what was your childhood even? 👀 We spiral from supernatural situationships to Sana’s post-Saiyaara emotional damage, reminiscing on the golden era when Bollywood made us kick our feet, sob dramatically, and practice our “no don’t go” lines in the mirror. Who needs a storyline when you have delusion and...

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