S1 Ep57: OK Jaanu

S1 Ep57: OK Jaanu

Author: TiC Productions January 19, 2017 Duration: 35:26
  1. We discuss why OK Jaanu feels like a previous generation trying to write what they think millenials think and act like, and other failings of this movie.
  2. Trailer round-up including Haraamkhor and Vishal Bharadwaj's Rangoon.
  3. We look back on the Filmfare and Screen awards, which both took decidedly different approaches to dealing with Aamir Khan
  4. XXX: Return of Xander Cage starring our own Deepika Padukone is out! We discuss whether we in India have double standards relating to Hollywood and Bollywood action movies.

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