Ep 229: Sardar Udham, Rashmi Rocket, Dabur ad controversy

Timecodes00:01 - Introduction03:13 - Subscriber letters05:17 - Rashmi Rocket14:38 - Subscriber letters18:13 - Sardar Udham with Ronnie Lahiri43:51 - Subscriber letters46:28 - Fem Dabur ad52:21 - CEAT ad ft. Aamir Khan54:14 - Cadbury ad ft. Shahrukh Khan57:25 - Subscriber lettersWhile talking about the film Sardar Udham, a chair caught Abhinandan’s eye:Rajyasree: It’s so gripping, the way they shot it. But then...Abhinandan: Who broke that chair? Why is that chair bent? Who sat on it?Rajyasree: Not me!Abhinandan: Sorry! So, a chair caught my eye which is bent and I was just worried we have to buy another chair. But, there’s another chair there, so there are three nice chairs. So, three chairs for Newslaundry!!! Hip hip...Rajyasree: If y’all don’t support Newslaundry by the end of all the lawsuits, they’ll only be three chairs.Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen are joined by Ronnie Lahiri, producer of the film Sardar Udham, to discuss the film. Abhinandan and Rajyasree also review the film Rashmi Rocket; Dabur’s Karwa Chauth ad controversy; the CEAT ad controversy; and the death of Halyna Hutchins.Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.