Two Much with Kajol & Twinkle Ep 1 Review: Too Little from Salman & Aamir in a No-Masala Convo

Star Power, Low Voltage

There’s no denying the star wattage. Aamir and Salman walking in together is an event in itself, two of Bollywood’s biggest, most enigmatic men sharing one couch. The show opens with a food-gorging segment, dabeli, vada pav, and juices but it’s as bland as an under-seasoned chaat. The banter finally shifts to the sofa, where Kajol quips about not wanting to “cast” them and therefore refusing them the couch at first. It’s a nice tease, but the energy never quite hits the high you’d expect.

Familiar Stories, Faded Thrill

From there, the conversation wanders through well-worn territory. We hear again about Aamir’s meticulous work ethic versus Salman’s famously casual approach on the sets of Andaz Apna Apna. We revisit the era of their early friendships, the financial struggles of their school days, even the personal bond forged during Aamir’s divorce from Reena. All interesting in theory, but none of it feels new. If you’ve followed either star in the last decade, you’ve heard these anecdotes before.

Even the section on their contrasting marketing styles, Aamir the strategist, Salman the instinctive superstar feels like a recycled magazine profile. For a show positioning itself as “Too Much,” the revelations are surprisingly too little.

When It Gets Real

The most compelling stretch arrives late, almost by accident. Salman speaks candidly about a nerve condition so painful it was also called a “suicidal disease,” and about the grueling eight-hour surgery that finally ended years of agony. It’s raw and moving, a glimpse of the man behind the macho image. Aamir follows with thoughts on mental health and therapy, though Salman counters that he’d rather lean on friends. For a few minutes, the show breaks through its polite surface and gives us the kind of vulnerability that sticks.

Salman also delivers the night’s sharpest line: a disarming confession that he often gives “mediocre or below-average acting” and that it’s the audience who has made him larger than life. It’s rare self-awareness, and frankly the most memorable quote of the episode.

The Forced “Issues” Round

The hosts steer the conversation toward hot-button topics, gender inequality, the age gap between male and female leads, whether fame corrupts. But these debates are as tepid as reheated tea. The arguments feel dated, the answers perfunctory. Salman shrugs off the age-gap question, and everyone recycles the old “men gossip more than women” banter without much bite. It’s the kind of panel chatter you’d hear at a college fest a decade ago, not a streaming show in 2025.

Games Without the Fire

To inject some spark, Kajol and Twinkle throw in a couple of games: a “green or red circle” moral dilemma and a final fishbowl challenge where the guests label each other with quirky traits. It raises a few polite chuckles, Salman admits people find him intimidating, everyone calls Kajol a bully,

but it never lands the cheeky punch that a good rapid-fire round delivers. By the time Aamir and Salman sing a song to close the evening (the most unfiltered, charming moment of the night), you realise that might be the only genuinely spontaneous high.