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Alankrita Shrivastava developed the Indian drama web series Bombay Begums for Netflix. She also co-wrote the script alongside Bornila Chatterjee and Iti Agarwal. Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, and Plabita Borthakur play the key characters in the series, which is directed by Shrivastava and Chatterjee and produced by the Endemol Shine Group and Chernin Entertainment of Los Angeles. The series is narrated by Aadhya Anand. Pooja Bhatt, an actress, makes her comeback with this series. [2] It examines the lives of five successful women from varied backgrounds as they navigate their hopes, wants, and setbacks in contemporary Mumbai, from boardrooms to society’s outskirts. [3] On March 8, 2021, Netflix made it available.
Genre Drama
Written by Alankrita Shrivastava
Bornila Chatterjee
Iti Agarwal
Directed by Alankrita Shrivastava
Bornila Chatterjee
Starring
Pooja Bhatt
Shahana Goswami
Amruta Subhash
Plabita Borthakur
Aadhya Anand
Narrated by Aadhya Anand
Theme music composer Sunny Dutta
Composer Anand Bhasker
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6[1]
Production
Executive producer Alankrita Shrivastava
Cinematography Akshay Singh
Editors Charu Shree Roy
Omkar Uttam Sakpal
Production companies Endemol Shine India
Chernin Entertainment
Distributor Netflix
Release
Original release 8 March 2021
Plot
Five women from different generations battle desire, morality, personal crises, and vulnerabilities to claim their goal in this contemporary urban India story.
[5] Rani is the CEO of a bank that makes a lot of effort to conceal its issues. Fatima, a subordinate of Rani, makes every effort to win her husband over. Former bar dancer Lily, who now resides in a chawl, is using fraud to improve her son’s and her own lives. Ayesha is new to Mumbai and is bisexual. She is from the little village of Indore. [4] The show examines the protagonists’ drug addiction, extortion, crushed hopes, and aspirations.
No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date
1 “Women Who Run With The Wolves” Alankrita Shrivastava Alankrita Shrivastava 8 March 2021
Newly appointed bank CEO Rani tries to thwart a potential scandal. A promotion offer has Fatima torn. Ayesha attempts to forge ahead after a mistake.
2 “Love” Alankrita Shrivastava Iti Agarwal, Alankrita Shrivastava 8 March 2021
Helping Lily towards her goals, Ayesha mulls over her own unspoken desires. Rani and Fatima clash over business while navigating their deeper demons.
3 “The Colour Purple” Bornila Chatterjee Bornila Chatterjee, Alankrita Shrivastava 8 March 2021
New layers of Rani’s complicated marriage are revealed. Fatima juggles tough personal and professional decisions. Ayesha’s home hunting takes a detour.
4 “The Bell Jar” Bornila Chatterjee Bornila Chatterjee, Alankrita Shrivastava 8 March 2021
After an unwanted advance, Ayesha is conflicted about next steps. A leaked video puts Rani in a crisis. An enemy blocks Lily from starting her factory.
5 “The Golden Notebook” Bornila Chatterjee Iti Agarwal, Alankrita Shrivastava 8 March 2021
Ayesha speaks her truth, but is met with troubling reactions. A stifled Fatima continues to seek solace. Another setback disrupts Lily’s brief respite.
6 “A Room Of One’s Own” Alankrita Shrivastava Alankrita Shrivastava 8 March 2021
Betrayals, confessions and shattered illusions propel Rani, Ayesha, Fatima, Lily and Shai to take the reins on their lives and make some big decisions.
Origin
In an interview, Alankrita Shrivastava recalled that she had seen Mahesh Bhatt’s 1991 film Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin—which saw his daughter Pooja Bhatt make her acting debut—at least 21 times.
[6] She insisted on developing a fresh project with Bhatt playing the lead. Bombay Begums was the name of the script that Bhatt initially refused to accept despite liking the description that Shrivastava had provided. However, she ultimately reversed her position and approved it. Pooja Bhatt made her acting comeback in the series after she appeared in a cameo in Sadak 2. (2020)
Development
The idea for Bombay Begums first came to the author in 2012, while she was reflecting on her own prior experiences and wondering about the dual lives of metropolitan Indian women who enter the corporate world and succeed there while still having to deal with gendered expectations at home. She began writing the script for Bombay Begums with the intention of turning it into a television series, but she was unable to secure the necessary producers. Following the 2017 debut of Lipstick Under My Burkha, Chernin Entertainment of Los Angeles expressed interest in Bombay Begums, and Netflix quickly joined the project. Bombay Begums centres on ladies who, like her earlier films Lipstick Under My Burkha and Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, are
Filming
While developing the Made In Heaven for Prime original, Shrivastava began work on the series. She collaborated on the scripting and directing of the series with Iti Agarwal and Bornila Chatterjee. The series’ main filming began in late 2019 and was finished in March 2020, a few weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India. [2] The group started post-production work in July 2020, and it was finished in just two months.