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Drishyam 3: One Body, Too Many Twists? 🎙️ Join us for more live recordings, audience questions and bonus episodes on Patreon. One body, three films, and a family that really needs a holiday. Asim and Sujoy tackle Drishyam 3, its increasingly elaborate twists, Jaideep Ahlawat’s scene-stealing performance and Tabu’s sidelined storyline. We compare Vijay Salgaonkar with Georgekutty and ask whether this is finally the right place to end the story. With Amrita away, we also catch up on Digger, Animals, Baby Do or Die, Runner and Awarapan 2, discuss Bollywood music through Komal Nahta’s interview with the Tips brothers, and take questions from our live audience. Can Koffee with Karan recapture its early magic? And is Shah Rukh Khan entering his Tom Cruise era? Spoilers throughout the Drishyam discussion. Timestamps 00:00 Livestream setup and technical chaos03:53 Welcome: Asim and Sujoy go live06:13 Drishyam 3: first impressions and increasingly wild twists12:41 Jaideep Ahlawat joins the chase14:44 Tabu and the…
Drishyam 3: One Body, Too Many Twists? 🎙️ Join us for more live recordings, audience questions and bonus episodes on Patreon. One body, three films, and a family that really needs a holiday. Asim and Sujoy tackle Drishyam 3, its increasingly elaborate twists, Jaideep Ahlawat’s scene-stealing performance and Tabu’s sidelined storyline. We compare Vijay Salgaonkar with Georgekutty and ask whether this is finally the right place to end the story. With Amrita away, we also catch up on Digger, Animals, Baby Do or Die, Runner and Awarapan 2, discuss Bollywood music through Komal Nahta’s interview with the Tips brothers, and take questions from our live audience. Can Koffee with Karan recapture its early magic? And is Shah Rukh Khan entering his Tom Cruise era? Spoilers throughout the Drishyam discussion. Timestamps 00:00 Livestream setup and technical chaos03:53 Welcome: Asim and Sujoy go live06:13 Drishyam 3: first impressions and increasingly wild twists12:41 Jaideep Ahlawat joins the chase14:44 Tabu and the…
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Drishyam 3: One Body, Too Many Twists? | Khandaan A Bollywood Podcast
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