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The Jeff & Ishan Show #15 – Kara

Just dropped! Our review of Kara, a 2026 Tamil-language heist movie starring Dhanush, and Mamitha Baiju, written by Alfred Prakash, Vignesh Raja & Gopal Ram, and directed by Vignesh Raja, streaming now on Netflix. Rated MA-14. Our original theme music by Ano Malee. Tune in for a big time!

“The entire thing was super-captivating. There were some action sequences, fights, that were a little overblown,almost RRR-ish or old fashioned martial arts movies…It’s really the performances that carry the movie, and it’s really the old people. They’re just outstanding. They’re really nuanced. I was a lot more interested in their lives than I was in the main plot of the film. It was just amazing because of their charismatic performances.

The Jeff & Ishan Show #14 – Toaster

Tune in for a big time! Our review of Toaster, a 2026 Hindi-language black comedy starring Rajkummar Rao, Sanya Malhotra and Archana Puran Singh, written by Parveez Shaikh, Akshat Ghildial and Anagh Mukherjee, and directed by Vivek Daschaudary, streaming now on Netflix. Rated MA-14. Our original theme music by Ano Malee.

“It is about this very frugal man wo buys a toaster for a wedding gift and then the wedding gets canceled. He will do everything to try and get that toaster back, but of course it’s lost and he goes on a pretty big adventure…The humor is indeed black. This is a black comedy and it delivers the goods on that. The humor is almost Seinfeldian at times. It’s like Seinfeld meets Murder on the Orient Express.

We’re a Brand!

Did this really happen? 🚀 We never expected our hobby to become a “brand” but here we are. Netflix, Netflix India, Amazon Prime Video and Prime Movies have approved The Jeff & Ishan Show as a paid partner for Instagram branded content.

We’re not entirely sure what this means yet but we’re grateful they’ve noticed the fun we share with all of you. After 18 months of creating and learning, we’re amazed to feel their support.

Most of all, thank you to everyone who keeps coming back. Time to grab our smartphone and mics and keep creating magic. 🎥✨

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“Tune in for a Big Time” with 40,000 Subscribers

Classic Americana meets Indian cinema mash-up as we extend our deepest thanks to our 40,000+ Youtube subscribers in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, the US, Kazakhstan, the UK, and welcoming Germany, for your support.

We had fun making this celebration video that’s a one-of-kind mix of my roots to remember my mom who passed away this year and who grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry country music radio/TV show from childhood onward, and our love of Indian cinema including honoring Asha Bhosle who also passed away this year.

The music is a 19th century folk song about a train, “Wabash Cannonball,” which has been recorded by many singers over the years with slightly changing lyrics, so we decided we could change them, too. The banjo music is from an old 78rpm record from the 1940s performed by The Folkcraft Country Dance Orchestra; hence, we tried to modify our vocal tracks in post-production to match the old sound.

We remain heartened by cinema’s power to cross borders and to unite during these divisive times around the globe. We’re glad you’re still having fun watching us have fun.

The Jeff & Ishan Show #12 – 120 Bahadur

Fresh out of the oven, our review of 120 Bahadur, a 2025 Hindi-language wartime biopic starring Farhan Akhtar, Sparsh Walia and Raashii Khanna, written by Sumeet Arora and Rajiv J. Menon, and directed by Razneesh “Rhazy” Ghai, streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Rated PG-13. Our original theme music by Ano Malee.

“It’s about the Battle of Rezang La which took place on a mountain pass in the Himalayas in the early 1960s when the Chinese army betrayed India. It follows the story of 120 brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives to keep thousands of Chinese soldiers out of their country. . . Most Americans don’t have a clue about this. You might think of it as having a similar place in U.S. popular memory to the Battle of the Alamo.”