Bombay Begums – Reality Of Modern Mumbai Women

OTT platforms are filled with a variety of shows and endless entertainment. Web series have the spark to deliver some genuine and interesting content apart from the worn-out content and this may the reason to which viewers are attracted to OTT platforms. The entertainment industry is also aware of the interest of viewers and delivering some best masterpieces to entertain. OTT platforms like Amazon, Netflix, etc. Provided the variety of web series and drama on a very low subscription fee, you just have to pay the monthly or yearly subscription charges and enjoy lots of shows and movies of your choice.    Bombay Begums

Here, we will talk about one of the Indian web series on Netflix “Bombay Begums”. This show has six episodes and streaming on Netflix, telecasted on 8 March’21. The series is also highlighted due to the comeback of Sadak girl “Pooja Bhatt” and her strong character as Rani sing Irani, the series created by Alankrita Shrivastava known for her brilliant work in “Lipstick under my burkha and Dolly”. She is also a Co-writer along with Bornila Chatterjee, is produced by Chernin Entertainment and Endemol shine group.

The story explores the lives of five women living in the city of dream Mumbai. Different age groups and social-economic strata to tell the experience of four desirable women and a girl who are going through their journey of pain, sexual exploration, pain, and discovering a true inner strength. Rani Singh CEO of Royal Bank of Mumbai, trying hard to be in the place where men suppose to be. Ayesha Agarwal (Plabita Borthakur) is a new joint at the bank, starry-eyed and ambitious, but with very little wisdom about how the world operates. Fatima Warsi (Shahana Goswami), a woman trying to be pregnant as her husband Arijay (Vivek Gomber) decided early retirement to her.  Bombay Begums

Unfortunately, one incident happened and change the lives of all the women or marked a connection between them. Rani’s stepson did an accident in his car and she is trying to save her son, other women come into the frame, Lily/Laxmi Gondhali (Amruta Subash) a bar dancer turned sex worker. She wants to be a dancer but became a sex worker, wants her son to be a rich and successful man. She did everything for her son and come in contact with Rani.

The Story is rotating around the female leads, explores office politics, sexual exploration/Harassment, nightmares, dreams, and expectations that were never filled. The patriarchal face of women, the unfortunate reality is the major concept of the storyline. To know more about the events and lives of the protagonists, streaming now Bombay Begums on Netflix.