The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Kal Penn Reports On Hunter Biden's Indictment | Zoya Akhtar

Episode Date: December 12, 2023

Kal Penn returns to cover Hunter Biden's indictment for tax charges, the Buffalo Bills coach's apology for referencing 9/11 hijackers, and Congress's holdup for sending funding to Ukraine and Israel. And Target is ruffling conservative feathers with Pride merch yet again. This time? Gay. Nutcracker. But is this a gay Christmas coup, or was Christmas gay all along? Grace Kuhlenschmidt takes to the streets of NYC to find out! Plus, “The Archies” Director Zoya Akhtar discusses making the Indian film adaptation of the beloved comic for Netflix, how and why she tries to infuse inclusive stories from India into her work, and whether or not she'd make a Bollywood remake of "Harold & Kumar."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This is the Daily Show with your host, Cal Penn. Welcome to the Daily Show. I'm Cal Penn. You know, it feels good to be back behind the desk. Because, thank you, thank you. Because look, you know what they say about my sequels, right? They're always better. Don't fact check that. All right, we got a great show for you tonight. Zoya Uhthter will be here. Let's get check that. All right, we got a great show for you tonight. Zoya Uhther will be here. Let's get into the headlines. Okay, let's kick things off with the insane sports

news from this weekend. The LA Dodgers signed superstar Shoyotani to the biggest contract in all of sports history, 700 million dollars. Wild, right? That is $1 for every minute it takes to watch one single baseball game. And also, let me just say, it is so great that Asian kids have another athlete to look up to. Am I right?

But let's acknowledge it's also a lot of pressure. Dad, I got a hundred on my chemistry test, but only 80 on your fastball. Go outside and practice! But look, as crazy as this is, there was another sports story that might be even more shocking. Buffalo Bill's head coach Sean McDermott is addressing old comments about the 9-11 terrorists being a model for teamwork. They were brought to light by an independent journalist. The report said at a team meeting in 2019, quote,

he cited the hijackers as a group of people who were all able to get on the same page to orchestrate attacks to perfection. McDermott says now that he never should have mentioned the hijackers. He says his original intent was to use the attacks to encourage the team because the events were so easily recognizable. I think this football coach may have taken the wrong lesson from 9-11. Like when we said never forget, we didn't mean Al-Qaeda's teamwork. Although to be fair, this is not something you ever expect to hear Qaeda's teamwork. Although to be fair this is not

something you ever expect to hear from a football team. I mean maybe a scumbag football team like the Eagles but not a respectable franchise like the bills. Although look if we're giving coach McDermott the benefit of the doubt he didn't give the most inappropriate pep talk I've ever seen. Huddle up. Hudd Come on! Huddle up! In the second half. We're going to get out there, we're going to completely knock him out like Bill Cosby. I want you to end them like OJ ended his marriage. Our offense is going to be like mass shootings in America. They'll give up on even trying to stop us.

On three. Clear eyes. Full hearts. trying to stop us. On three, clear eyes, full hearts, Epstein didn't do it. Let's move on to the war in Ukraine. I know, it's crazy that it didn't end even though you stop paying attention. But the money the US is sending Ukraine for the war is about to end, which is why their president is coming to see if there's any more cash lying around. President Zolinski will make another trip to the U.S. is sending Ukraine for the war is about to end, which is why their president is coming to see if there's any more cash lying around. President Zelensky will make another trip to the U.S. this week, as Congress and the White House are at odds overfunding the war-torn country. But here's the problem. Congress

seems to be at a stalemate over sendingthe hill wraps up for the year, Democrats hope to pass a bill that would provide funding for both Ukraine and Israel. But Republicans refuse to sign off on it because it does not include their proposals to enhance border security and STEM migration. We're obviously deeply concerned about this. We've got a few more weeks here. And then we're out of slits. We're out of slits. We're out of slits? You're describing war funding with an old beer slogan?

I'm surprised he didn't go with, come on, Congress. Wazza! But yes, yes, military aid to Ukraine and Israel is being held up until Republicans can also get the immigration reforms they want. And yeah, I know, look, the border is a problem, but it didn't help the Democrats' case when Zelensky showed up by walking in through Mexico. The crazy thing is, many Republicans in Congress actually agree on the funding. So you'd think they would just vote for it and move on to other important issues.

Like y'all, why are you stopping Ukraine from getting weapons when you could be stopping women from getting abortions? Eyes on the prize Republicans, come on. That was one of the less popular ones tonight I see from this lefty crowd. But look, let's move on from Congress to some major political news about Hunter-I th.. thuuuuuuuuiiiiiiiiiii thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi tho tho thi thi thi tho- tho tho tho tho tho tho th tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th. So th th. So th. So the the the the the the the theeeeeeeean. So thean. thean. thean. thean. thean. thean. theean. the the the the less popular ones tonight I see from this lefty crowd. But look, let's move on from Congress to some major political news about Hunter Biden. Seen here, thinking about hookers. No presidential family member in recent memory comes with as much baggies, I mean baggage, as Hunter, and now the law has finally caught up with him.

Breaking news overnight, Hunter Biden, son of the president of the United States, now indicted on nine counts related to his taxes. The nine count indictment, six misdemeanors and three felony charges, accusing Hunter Biden of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes from 2016 to 2019. Special Counsel David Weiss insisting that during that time, Biden was living an extravagant lifestyle. Spending on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels, rental properties, exotic cars, clothing,

in short, everything but his taxes. Biden allegedly shelling out more than $600,000 on various women, another $397,000 on clothes, and more than $180,000 on adult entertainment. In 2018 alone, he spent $43,000 here at the Chateau Marmont, where he admits in his memoir he partied so hard hotel management kicked him out. Special counsel David Weiss says Hunter tried to write off his wild spending as tax deductions. Claiming a $10,000 fee for a sex club was a golf club membership and a $1,500 Venmo payment to a stripper was a payment for artwork.

Wow! All right, claiming a stripper was a payment for artwork. Wow. All right, claiming a stripper as artwork is like the nicest compliment ever to that stripper. She's like, am I turning you on? And he's like, actually, you're making me reflect on the interconnectedness of light and darkness. Now I shall slip a 20 between them titties. But yes, look, Hunter Biden spent millions of dollars on drugs and sex instead of paying his taxes. And it's shocking to think that the presidential race might come down to who goes to jail first, Hunter Biden or Donald Trump.

Although, maybe if we're lucky, the two of them might end up in a cell together. Like, you throw George Santos in there, and I am watching that show. Seriously, though, I feel bad for Joe Biden. People say he needs to rain hunter in, but like, how? His old-timey vocabulary doesn't even cover this kind of stuff. Son, I heard you've been smoking the jelly-panky reels, paying birds to shake their fannies. We're almost out of slits. For more on the Hunter Biden indictment and its consequences for 2024, let's turn to Michael Costa. Michael, Michael, I know this story gets complicated with all the tax issues.

What are the implications for 2024? Well, Cal, as someone whose accountant is currently in prison for murder, I can tell you Hunter's situation is devastating. I don't think the Republicans are going to survive this. Wait, Republicans, you mean Democrats? No, I mean Republicans. Because on the one hand, yes, these charges against Hunter paint the picture of a deeply troubled man. But on the other hand, these charges also paint a picture of a man who is, and I can't stress

this enough, so f-feek cool. What is cool about this? Oh, great question. Everything? I, I mean, the two-week benders, the sex clubs, he's like a one-man episode of Entourage, the coolest show. The guy even got kicked out of hotels for partying too hard, which is way cool than getting kicked out for crying too hard. See if I ever stay at that best Western again. I'm sorry Michael, but I disagree. It is not cool to spend a million dollars on drug-fueled sex parties and then try to get the IRS to pay for it. You know what, actually?

I'm saying it, it does sound pretty cool. Right? Right? And that's going to be the Republican party's big problem. If voters start to think of Joe as the Republican Party's big problem. If voters start to think of Joe as the kind of guy who can snowplow Coke with Hunter in the Champaign Room, well that destroys the Republican narrative. He's not sleepy Joe, he's wide-eyed, energetic Joe. Yeah, with a bunch of crazy ideas. And most of them are about a train that can go to Mars, but he's engaged. And that's what America wants. I don't know, man, man, man, man, man, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, the, the the the the the the the the the the thean, the the the the the the the the the train that can go to Mars, but he's engaged. And that's what America wants.

I don't know, man. I don't know if people will vote for Joe Biden just because they think his son is cool. Well, first of all, Cal, I didn't say his son is cool. I said his son is so f-foole. Which he is. And that's what the Republicans don't get. Hunter's got lambos, porn, sweet clothes. What's Trump got? A golf cart, high cholesterol, and indictments? Indictments about documents? Boring. Good luck in the election, nerd.

Hang on, Michael. Hunter isn't even the person running against Trump. That's right. Which is why I agree with you, Cal Cal that he should be. People always say they like Biden but they wish he were younger. Well, you got your wish, Democrats. Hunter Biden 2024. You don't even have to change the signs. That sounds so fucking cool. I told you. I told you. I told you. When we come back, we'll find out why the Nutcracker is gay. And then Zojotter will be joining the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. But they they they they th. But they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll th. But they wish th. But they'll they'll they'll they they they they they they they they they they they wish they wish they wish they wish they wish they wish. I wish. I they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they will be they will be tr. I. I. I tr. I tr. I will be tr. I will be tr. I will be tr. I will told you, everybody. When we come back, we'll find out why the Nutcracker is gay, and then Zojantha, we'll be joining the album show.

Don't go away. Hey, everybody, John Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast. The Weekly Show. It's going to tell you about my new podcast, The Weekly Show, it's going to be coming out every Thursday. So exciting, you'll be saying to yourself, TGID, thank God it's Thursday. We're going to be talking about all the things that hopefully obsess you in the same way that they obsess me. The election. Economics. Earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls? We're going to be talking about ingredient to bread

ratio on sandwiches. And I know that I listed that fourth, but in importance it's probably second. I know you have a lot of options as far as podcasts go, but how many of them come out on Thursday? I mean, talk about innovative. Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. Welcome back to the Daily Show. You know, Christmas is around the corner, but this year there's a bigger threat to the holiday than it's ever faced before. Grace, but this year, the happiest season is facing

another threat. Christmas is turning gay. Gay Nutcracker, complete with a rainbow hat, a trans flag. Why do you think Target is selling this type of merch? A gay Nutcracker, it doesn't make sense. Why do they keep pushing this? Who are they trying to appeal to? Gay Nutcracker has gone way way too too to th is th is to th to th th to th th to th to th th to th to th th thi is thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi their is facing another another another another another another another another another another another another another another another another another thi is facing another another thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thii thi thi their is thi their is thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi to to to to to to to toe toe toa toa toa toa toa toa toa toa toa toa toa toa'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a'a toa. Why do they keep pushing this? Who are they trying to appeal to? Gay nutcracker has gone way too far. I hit the streets to warn people

of the terror that was coming this holiday season. People might have to bust their own nuts. I'm going to show you something and I want you to try not to lose your shit, okay? Sure. It's a nutcrackeracker. Well. Well. Well. Well. Well. It's a the the the the the the the the th. It's a th. It's a th. It's a th. It's a th. It's a th. It's a th. It's a th. It's a th. It's a to to to to too' their their toe. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their tra. tra. tra. tra. tra. true. true. true. true. true. their true. true. true. their true. true. true. true. true. true. true. to. their nutcracker. Well, it's definitely just out the closet because it's a choice in clothing is a little suspect. You almost lost your shit. It's a progressive, you know. It's sort of terrifying that so many people are frightened by a little wooden toy. It's a gate knocker. You're saying that even just looking at this you haven't turned gay.

Not immediately? Would you say that this nutcracker is born this way by Lady Gaga? I don't know. I couldn't answer that. Totally. That's fair. It was the hard question, yeah. It's crazy that they're doing this, right? Like they're taking this manly Christmas icon who puts nuts in its mouth, typically dancing with sugar plum fairies. And they're making this gay? I've never associated the nutcracker with manliness. I mean, like, is it the traditionally a manly thing? Christmas has never been gay at all. It's always been about a beautiful straight couple, a virgin and her husband who have never had sex, and he's just remarkably chill when she gets pregnant. Illegal. I did forget that part that that that that that that th that th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th. Thank th th. Thank th th. Thank th. Thank th th. Thank th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. I thi. I thi. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. tha. tha. thauuua. thaua. thiiiiiiiiiii. tha. thi. thi. Illegal immigrants, he forgot that part.

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It's the queriest holiday of all. How did I not see this? The twinkling lights, the tinsel, working with elves. Christmas is so gay. Yeah, it's amazing. Where's Mrs. Clogs? Oh, she's having an affair with another woman, isn't she? Yes. Are you saying a theme here?

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Gay apparel. Yeah, it's been there the whole time. It's been there the whole time. Maybe the problem isn't that this isn designated hitter on the softball team. It has a Gaylor Taylor Swift tattoo. And it even comes complete with a U-Haul. I love it. It's also got a carabiner to be your keys.

Oh my god. I love it. How much would you buy it for? This is easily $99. Sure right. Sold to the man next to me. 20, 40, 60, 80, $100. Dorm we now are gay apparel. Now that I've made the perfect lesbian nutcracker, I realize there should be a nutcracker for everyone,

even for those who want their Yuletide Strait. If you could make this nutcracker less outlandishly gay, what would you do? You know, get in bruise with the boys. Right. Okay, so beer, okay. Yeah, maybe like a chest tattoo that said like, I heart pussy.

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They can also go chin to crotch modes. Um... And look at that, a perfectly cracked nut. Oh my god, I just turned gay. Wishing you all the gayest of holidays. May you proudly smash nuts with any nutcracker of your choosing. Thank you, Grace. When we come back, Zoya Uctor will be joining me on the show. Don't go away. John Stewart here, unbelievably exciting news. My new podcast, The Weekly Show.

We're going to be talking about the election, economics, ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. Listen to the Daily Show. My guest tonight is a filmmaker and a screenwriter who directed and co-wrote the Archies on Netflix. Please welcome Zoya Actor. Hello. Welcome. It's a lot of wooing. Wow. It's a lot of wooing.

And I know why. You are one of, you are one of the top five, if not like the top director coming out of India right now, which is no small. And I know why. And I know why you are, uh, you are one of, uh, you are one of, one of the top five, if not like the top director coming.......... to, to, to, to. to. to. to. Welcome, to. Well, to. Well, to. Well, to. Well, to. Well, to. Welcome, to. Well, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. Well, to. Welcome. Well, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. Welcome, to. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, the the the the top five, if not like the top director coming out of India right now, which is no small feat given how much incredible talent there is between Bollywood and the streaming platforms and independent cinema. I'm also biased. And the South cinema, of course.

I sort of, I mean, you're in America so everybody views it as the whole subcontinent. I think, well I'm biased because the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. I thi. I'm thi. I'm thi. I'm to to to to to to to to to to to to to to toe. I'm, toe. I'm, toe. I'm, toe. I'm toe. I'm toe. I'm toe. I'm toe. I'm toe. I'm toe. I'm toe. I'm tope. I'm tip. I'm toe. I'm tipe. I'm tipe. I'm to. I'm to. I'm to. I'm to. I'm to. to.e. to.e. to.e. to. toe. to. toe. toe. to. top director. to subcontinence. But I think, I'm biased because we've also been friends for years. You've had me over to your home for dinner. Do you remember that night? Do you remember that night? Yes, I do, of course I do. Are we going to share that night? Yeah. What do you remember about that night? I remember that my dog almost killed himself on my dog? On my dog? Yes, I did have brie on my play. that. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. that. that. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to their their their their their their their their their their their their home. their home. their home. their home. their home. their home. their home. the brie from your plate. Yes, I did have brie on my play. It was very, yeah, and then you had to like... He choked and then I was like, my dog's gonna die, my dog's gonna die, boogie's gonna die. And it was like, Calpin was staring at what's going on.

And then my assistant flipped him around and he was... But not before he likeently bit you, right? And then you had to call your vet to be like, do I need rabies injections? No, he was like freaking out because he was choking. I didn't say he bit you on purpose. Yeah. It was a chaotic Mumbai night. Yeah.

I mean, I feel like that goes hand in hand with going to Mumbai. It's like beautiful chaos that will follow you everywhere. The Bollywood press has always been very kind to me. They're also like super dramatic, which I secretly love. Are you talking with the BAPS? Yeah, yeah, yeah. And there was one I remember we did this press junket for something and they said, some clicks. So I was like, the thrown tho, okay me and this guy goes please do some pose. I was like what kind of pose

you want me to do? Let's light out like this. And I'm like bro I can't. He goes the picture would be everywhere. I'm like I know that's why I can't light out like that. So like do you have any really good Bollywood paparazzi stories? Yeah I mean they're they're they're really really really really really really really really really really really really really they're not they're not they're not they're not they're not they're not they're not they're not they're not they're not they're not they're not they're not they're not they're not they're not they're they're they're th. that that that that th. that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that th th th. th. th. th. th. they're not they're they're they're they're they're the they tho thy thy tho thy tho tho tho tho tho tho that th. I mean they are they are they're actually really swate you know what I mean they're not they're not that invasive in that sense but they will say very random things like I'll get off a car and they'll be like ma'am full length give me full length I'm like how can this is my length this is it I can't give you anymore so it's stuff like I've I've actually been at an event where where th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th. th th. th. th. th. th. th. th. they're they're th. they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they's is they's is they's is they's they's they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they like that but they are like I've I've actually been at an event where I fell down and I was like please don't put this out and

they were like we want and they didn't. Awesome. So yeah they're very sweet. So today and now the pictures are gonna come out. Yeah no they are they they are very I mean look anyone who refers to Nick Jonas as Jijjee is doing well I thu is doing well to to to to to to to the th. the th-I th th th th th th th the th th th th-I thin the the thi thi thi thi thi their their th-I th-I th-I thi thi their their thi. thi. thi. thi. I they're they're th. I they're thi. I their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their thi. I thi. I thi. I'm te. te. te. te. I'm te. I'm try. te. try. te. try. I try. I they're the. I th in our book. A resume is diverse as yours. I'm curious what drew you to an adaptation of a comic like the Archies. I mean Netflix offered it to me and I grew up. That's a good start. Pretty baller response by the way, that's great. No, I grew up. I mean, it's it's crazy that something so fundamentally American was also fundamentally a part of an urban Indian kid's childhood. And I grew up in the 80s and India wasn't liberalized at that time and global.

So there was, we didn't have access to as much stuff that we do today. And Archie was one of the few things that everybody read and it was our portal to this country. So everybody, it was like, and we were eight and ten, and we just wanted this teenage life in this fictional place called Riverdale, and everybody grew up thinking that's America. And then, I mean, obviously, then we grew up and realized that's not America. But when it came to me, it was also at a time when I thought that it would be nice to do something like a return to innocence, you know, and

it was kind of beautiful that it came to India because it was so special and they wanted the industry in India to make it for the world and yeah, I just couldn't say no. It was also like something to go back to less is more time. Yeah. Well it's a beautiful, it's a a a beautiful, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi. I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi. I thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. I, I, I, I to go back to, less is more time. Yeah. Well, it's a beautiful film. I highly recommend it. One of my favorite scenes was between Dilton and Reggie. It's this very special scene about friendship.

At a tie, I don't want to ruin the whole thing, but where, you know, Dilton's character is scared to come out to his friends, and the friendship with Reggie is kind of codified. I guess two questions for you on that. What made you want to write a scene like that? And then part of the reason I ask that is, you know, my partner Josh and I had been tracking the Indian Supreme Court decision, obviously very disappointed by the marriage equality decision. But I, you know, why and how do you infuse these inclusive stories in India right now? I mean stories are very important and I mean India has a very vibrant LGBT community and 2018 homosexuality was decriminalized and there's been so much change and real positive change with that and it's going to

keep evolving and part of that evolution is storytelling and filmaking and somewhere I feel it's not just like, oh, we're representing something, but you are, you're putting people into, you're taking someone and putting them in someone else's shoes, you know, you're humanizing the other, you're just making people come closer, like stories travel and stories stay longer, and I don't know, they just, they move you and shift you. And I think it's, I'm lucky to be part of that community that can like that can affect some kind of evolution or change and represent and be there and you know say how I feel. You're...

Yeah. Very Smith also looked out that inclusivity is obviously noticed and people love it, especially when it's when it's such a great form of, included in such a great form of storytelling. You worked with your dad and your brother on this movie. Both of them are multi-hyphenates. I am terrified at the prospect of working with my parents on anything mostly because when I did Van Wilder way back in the day with Ryan Reynolds I showed my mom the script and she screamed this is pornography. Because there was one nude scene in it which wasn't me that time.

But I'm curious what you know what was it like working with your daddy or I mean it's not this is like my fifth film that they are on they work on my work in some capacity or the other and it's it's safe and also the most dangerous because I mean it's an honest space so you'll get the truth but that's dangerous sometimes because that leads to fights at the dinner table. But they're both incredibly talented men and I am supremely lucky to have that resource as is my mother, she's a writer as well. So between the, we all write. So it's it's, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, the they, the the their, they, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, it's their, their, it's their, it's their, their, and it's the most, and also, and also, and also, and also, and also, and the most, and the most, the most, the most, the most, the most, the most, the most, the most, the most, the most, their, their, their, th. th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's their, it's their, it's their, it's their, it's their, it's their, their, their, their, the, as is my mother, she's a writer as well. So between the four, we all write. So it's pretty manic.

Dinner's manic. Yeah. Sounds like you can't like leave your work at home. No. Last couple of questions I just got to ask, because I'm a huge Bollywood fan. You are, you've worked in all these different mediums, like top three favorite people that you would want to work with again. Again? Or I guess for the first time.

Okay, again, let me just take again. Yeah, it'll be safer, yeah. I think I'm going to take the actors I've worked with, so I think Ritig Roshan. Yeah. Yeah. For sure, I'm dying to work with him again, Farir Singh. Yeah. Yeah. I want to put three of them in a movie. I mean, could you do four? I mean, I'm available.

Happily. Booth. Would you, by the way, just this is now just strictly for my paycheck. Would you do like a Bollywood adaptation of Harold and Kimar? I'd love to. You would love to. Let's make make that happen that happen that happen that happen that happen. That would be really fun. It will be huge. I mean I meant it as a half joke, but if we're serious, we should talk backstage. That's all. Okay. All right. I'm down for this.

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