Created and co-directed by Atul Mongia, Netflix India’s latest original series Mai stars Sakshi Tanwar as Sheel, a mother who sets out to track down the culprits after her daughter is killed under mysterious circumstances. Atul, when you were writing the show and creating this character, at which point did you think ‘it has to be Sakshi Tanwar’? Sakshi, what …
The mother’s guilt allows Sakshi Tanwar’s domesticated character in Mai to go through an extreme path in order to uncover her daughter’s mysterious death. Unlike another mother, Sushmita Sen’s titular character in Ram Madhvani’s Aarya, it doesn’t take two seasons for Sheel to kill someone in order to “protect my family.” All it takes is an episode. But that didn’t …
Series: 'Mai' Duration: Average 48 minutes per episode Directors: Atul Mongia, Anshai Lal Cast: Sakshi Tanwar, Vivek Mushran, Raima Sen, Prashant Narayanan, Seema Pahwa, Anant Vidhaat, Vaibhav Raj Gupta, Omkar Jaiprakash Rating: *** This six-episode series has a familiar premise. The prologue of this series unfurls on a shaky note showcasing how Sheel, a doctor working at Geeta Bhawan - …
Mai Director: Atul Mongia Cast: Sakshi Tanwar, Wamiqa Gabbi, Raima Sen, Prashant Narayanan, Vivek Mushran, Anant Vidhaat, Ankur Ratan Originality is hardly a hallmark of Indian films or television series, and Atul Mongia’s outing, Mai, on Netflix is no exception. Headlined by a popular star of television serials, Sakshi Tanwar, the six-episode series reminded me of the Sridevi starrer, Mom, …
The makers of Sakshi Tanwar starrer crime drama ‘Mai’, on Thursday, dropped a gripping trailer of the Netflix film. ‘Mai’ is a layered, crime drama and thriller series produced by Karnesh Ssharma of Clean Slate Filmz and directed by Anshai Lal & Atul Mongia. With Sakshi Tanwar at the helm, Mai hosts an exciting ensemble including actors, Vivek Mushran, Wamiqa …