What started as a breezy, no-holds-barred celebrity gossip fest has become one of the most debated OTT shows of 2025. Amazon Prime Video’s Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle, which wrapped its main season on November 20, has just dropped a bonus episode on November 26 featuring cricketers Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma, and the hosts finally addressed the elephant in the room: the massive backlash their candid (some say careless) takes on marriage, infidelity, and Gen Z relationships triggered.
The Moments That Lit the Fuse
The internet lost its collective mind over three particular segments:
- Kajol casually suggesting marriages should have “expiry dates and renewal options” like a phone plan.
- Twinkle Khanna declaring “Raat gayi, baat gayi” about one-night stands and agreeing that physical cheating isn’t always a deal-breaker.
- Both hosts tease Chunky Pandey for being a “joru ka ghulam” and claim “today’s kids change partners faster than outfits.”
Within hours, the #CancelTwoMuch trended, with tweets calling the duo “privileged aunties giving toxic advice” and accusing them of normalising infidelity while mocking younger generations. One viral post read, “Kajol and Twinkle just made Sonam Kapoor look sensible.”
The Bonus Episode: Damage Control with a Smile
In the newly released bonus episode, Kajol kicks off the infamous “Agree or Disagree” round by laughing: “Ab yeh segment humein bahut mushkil mein daal chuka hai.”
Twinkle jumps in with the line everyone was waiting for:
“We should have put a disclaimer from Episode 1: Whatever is said on this show is not to be taken seriously. Please do not follow any of our advice. We are not relationship gurus; we are just two women having fun.” Kajol added, “We are in our 50s; they are in their 20s. Of course we’ll see things differently. It was lighthearted banter, not a TED Talk.” The cricketing duo, Jemimah and Shafali, kept it diplomatic, agreeing that “Gen Z is emotionally more aware” but steering clear of the marriage-expiry minefield.
The Apology That Wasn’t Quite an Apology
While the hosts never said “sorry,” the tone was unmistakably conciliatory. Twinkle wrapped the segment with: “We got carried away in the moment. Lesson learnt: next time, big bold disclaimer in neon.” The bonus episode has already crossed 3 million views in 24 hours, with reactions split down the middle: half the internet calling it “classy accountability,” the other half saying “too little, too late.”
A Reminder That Even Stars Can Overstep
In an industry where every word is dissected, Two Much became a case study in how quickly “just for laughs” can spiral into “just too much.” Kajol and Twinkle’s bonus episode may not silence the critics, but it does prove one thing: even Bollywood royalty occasionally needs to press the rewind button.
-By Manoj H