Journalism of Courage
Movie Police
A podcast about movies and shows where our hosts Rohan Naahar and Sampada Sharma from the Indian Express’ entertainment desk unpack the bizarre web shows, old Hindi films that haven't aged well, and the terrible truths of blockbusters that earned crores. To know more log on to indianexpress.com/audio or write to us at podcasts@indianexpress.com
Episode
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August 24, 2022
Rajkumar Kohli’s ‘Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani’ is a film sans ‘kahani’
In this episode of the Movie Police, our hosts Sampada Sharma and Rohan Naahar discuss the 2002 supernatural action thriller film “Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani” which was directed by Rajkumar Kohli and features stars like Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Sunny Deol, Arman Kohli, Manisha Koirala etc. Our hosts talk about how, despite recruiting the biggest names in the industry, the film failed to make any sense and is now viewed as a “cringe-watch” and how issues like rape, violence, and suicide were normalized in the name of “cringe”.
Rajkumar Kohli’s ‘Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani’ is a film sans ‘kahani’In this episode of the Movie Police, our hosts Sampada Sharma and Rohan Naahar discuss the 2002 supernatural action thriller film “Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani” which was directed by Rajkumar Kohli and features stars like Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Sunny Deol, Arman Kohli, Manisha Koirala etc. Our hosts talk about how, despite recruiting the biggest names in the industry, the film failed to make any sense and is now viewed as a “cringe-watch” and how issues like rape, violence, and suicide were normalized in the name of “cringe”.
