Web series BOMBAY BEGUMS |
Alankrita Shrivastava directed “Bombay Begums”, the six-part Netflix drama`s story revolves around women in Bombay. Wives are at war with husbands, teenagers at war with their mothers, and women at war with other women starring Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, and Plabita Borthakur as four women trapped in the corporate world. Aadhya Anand, meanwhile, plays an emotional teen named Shai, who provides the navel-gazing narration. While the show`s `smash the patriarchy` spirit might feel progressive to some, Shrivastava`s sensibilities as a storyteller, remain, as always, strictly Bollywood. “Bombay Begums”`s strength lies in its characters, each of whom embodies the clashing morals and ideologies of the show itself — in one moment they`re pulling each other down, and in the next, making uplifting speeches about sticking it to the man. Watch Pooja Bhatt as Rani, the CEO of a private bank, go to great lengths to brush serious problems under the carpet, often through illegal means. Witness Fatima played by Shahana Goswami, Rani`s number two at the bank, bend over backwards to fulfil the desires of her husband, who`s jealous of her professional success. React to Lily, the one-time bar-dancer played by Amruta Subhash, as she scams her way to a better life, for herself and her son.
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