Bombay Begums explores ambition, a working woman’s efforts to maintain a work-life balance, and her complex relationships with men, women, colleagues, bosses, children and her own body.
Shrivastava’s six-part series, which will be launched on Netflix on March 8, follows five women whose lives interlock in Mumbai. The ensemble cast includes Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, Plabita Borthakur, Aadhya Anand, Rahul Bose, Vivek Gomber and Danish Husain. Pooja Bhatt, who plays the banker Rani, returns to acting after 20 years. She was last seen in the 2001 film
Everybody Says I’m Fine.
In a phone interview, Bhatt and Shrivastava spoke about comebacks and the begums and their journeys.
MUMBAI — Adding to its robust film slate, Netflix today announced that it will release “Dhamaka,” headlined by Kartik Aaryan. The film’s plot unfolds as a news anchor gets stuck
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Kartik Aaryan s Dhamaka Lands Netflix Deal (EXCLUSIVE)
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Netflix has boarded thriller “Dhamaka,” starring popular Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan, and will release the film exclusively on the service.
Aaryan plays a news anchor who gets stuck in a situation with a mysterious bomb blast and must make a choice between his future career or the humanist in him. The film is a remake of 2013 Korean film “The Terror Live.”
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The cast also includes Mrunal Thakur (“Love Sonia”), Amruta Subash (“Choked”), Vikas Kumar (“Aarya”) and Vishwajeet Pradhan (“Class of ’83”).
“Dhamaka” is directed by Ram Madhvani, who helmed Disney Plus Hotstar series “Aarya,” the second season of which is now in production. It is produced by former Disney India chief Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP Movies and Ram Madhvani Films in association with Lotte Cultureworks, Globalgate Entertainment and Lionsgate.