First look poster of Netflix series Bombay Begums starring Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami released
3 years, 11 months ago

First look poster of Netflix series Bombay Begums starring Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami released

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Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, Plabita Borthakur and Aadhya Anand will soon be seen on Netflix’s Bombay Begums, which releases on 8 March. They will be seen as “five ambitious boss women” who “steer their lives through obstacles in their careers and relationships, all while trying to break free from the shackles of society.” The cast also includes Danish Husain, Rahul Bose, Vivek Gomber and Nauheed Cyrusi. Here is the first look poster Alankrita Shrivastava is the creator of the Netflix show and has co-directed alongside Bornila Chatterjee_._ Endemol Shine India, Endeavor Content, and Chernin Entertainment are the producers. “Bombay Begums is a story about Indian women that I hope women in India, and across the world will connect with.

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Bombay Begums: How Alankrita Shrivastava rewrote bisexuality and infidelity in her Netflix show
3 years, 9 months ago

Bombay Begums: How Alankrita Shrivastava rewrote bisexuality and infidelity in her Netflix show

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In “Love,” the second episode of Bombay Begums, the new Netflix series created, co-written, and co-directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, comes an unsuspecting scene that I thought was subversive in its agency. Netflix The scene opens with Ayesha nervously standing outside Chitra’s house. Netflix I’ve replayed this sequence several times since the show released a few days ago and every time, …

’Bombay Begums’, for all its flaws, gets #MeToo right
3 years, 10 months ago

’Bombay Begums’, for all its flaws, gets #MeToo right

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For the second time in two months, a Netflix title from India is hobbled by a voiceover in English. The White Tiger’s narration was stilted and ornate, but for sheer teeth-grating qualities it can’t match the one by 13-year-old Shai in Bombay Begums. Barely has the series begun than we hear: “Some women secretly aspire to be queen, but society …

Bombay Begums Review: Nothing More Than A Role Reversal
3 years, 10 months ago

Bombay Begums Review: Nothing More Than A Role Reversal

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Bombay Begums Cast: Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, Plabita Borthakur, Aadhya Anand Creator: Alankrita Shrivastava Bombay Begums is a classic example of letting go of good opportunities in the name of sticking to the theme. The six-episode show loses steam within first two episodes and then keeps beating around the bush for the rest of it. Bombay Begums never …

Bombay Begums review: Pooja Bhatt is brilliant in Alankrita Shrivastava's inelegant but empowering Netflix show
3 years, 10 months ago

Bombay Begums review: Pooja Bhatt is brilliant in Alankrita Shrivastava's inelegant but empowering Netflix show

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Alankrita Shrivastava returns to Zoya Akhtar territory in Bombay Begums, armed with Rahul Bose and an overwritten voiceover. Bombay Begums review: Pooja Bhatt leads an in-form cast in Alankrita Shrivastava's Netflix series. Watch the Bombay Begums trailer here While the show’s ‘smash the patriarchy’ spirit might feel progressive to some, Shrivastava’s sensibilities as a storyteller, remain, as always, strictly Bollywood. …

How Alankrita Shrivastava, Pooja Bhatt put together their Netflix show Bombay Begums
3 years, 10 months ago

How Alankrita Shrivastava, Pooja Bhatt put together their Netflix show Bombay Begums

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Alankrita Shrivastava remembers watching Mahesh Bhatt’s Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi, the 1991 romantic comedy that propelled Pooja Bhatt’s acting career into fruition, atleast 21 times. “Alankrita watched Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi 21 times and it took me 21 years to kind of come back to acting.” Pooja Bhatt’s comeback vehicle is Bombay Begums, an opulent six-episode Netflix series …

Streaming Now: Celebrate Women's Day with Bombay Begums and The Married Woman
3 years, 10 months ago

Streaming Now: Celebrate Women's Day with Bombay Begums and The Married Woman

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This week’s highlights on streaming platforms revolve around International Women’s Day, being celebrated on Monday, March 8. Ekta Kapoor is producing The Married Woman, starring Riddhi Dogra and Monica Dogra, a series based on celebrated author Manju Kapur’s bestseller novel called A Married Woman. The Married Woman ‘The Married Woman’ is an urban, relationship drama about women and their conditioning …

Bombay Begums trailer: Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash wrestle with desire, ambition, personal crises in Netflix show
3 years, 10 months ago

Bombay Begums trailer: Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash wrestle with desire, ambition, personal crises in Netflix show

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Written and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, Bombay Begums will stream on Netflix from 8 March. The show has Pooja Bhatt in the lead alongside Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, Aadhya Anand and Plabita Borthakur. “Some women laugh and smile their pain away but they are survivors,” she continues as the clip introduces Plabita, Shahana and Amruta’s characters, and their daily grind, …

'Bombay Begums' Starring Pooja Bhatt to Release on Women's Day 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

'Bombay Begums' Starring Pooja Bhatt to Release on Women's Day 2021

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The web series, Bombay Begums will release on March 8, on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The show casts Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswam, Amruta Subhash and Rahul Bose in pivotal roles, and is created and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava of Lipstick Under My Burkha fame. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pooja B Said Shrivastava: “‘Bombay …

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