Bombay Begums Season 1
6 episodes · about 5 hours · complete season
Filmi Score · season 1
Very good
8 reviews
69
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Summary
From boardrooms to society’s margins, five ambitious women navigate dreams, desires and disappointments in modern Mumbai. Contains underage drug use.
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All seasons
Season 12021 · 6 episodesVery good · 8 reviews–
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Cast & crew
Season 1 directed byBornila Chatterjee
Season 1 written byBornila Chatterjee
CastPooja Bhatt
Shahana Goswami
Amruta Subhash
Plabita Borthakur
Aadhya Anand
Manish Chaudhary
Vivek Gomber
Danish Husain
Summary
From boardrooms to society’s margins, five ambitious women navigate dreams, desires and disappointments in modern Mumbai. Contains underage drug use.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.Family Room
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Parents should know
A boardroom drama following five women in Mumbai, with sexual intimacy scenes, a workplace sexual-assault storyline, and a brief mention of underage drug use. Reviews praise its themes of resilience and challenging patriarchy, though some find the men's roles thin.
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The record, item by item
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“the several awkward scenes of bedroom intimacy” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“The numerous love-making scenes are short artfully, adding to the story” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“very little time spent in boardrooms and much more in bedrooms” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“is outed by a new entrant after a sexual assault” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Moderate · From the synopsis Synopsis · not a review
“Contains underage drug use”
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“rise above their wounds and scars to forge ahead in life” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“you have to fight for your rights every inch of the way” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“representation of women is something new, even radical by Indian standards” view the record →
What the critics said
8 reviews read · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Saibal Chatterjee · 8 Mar 2021
<i>Bombay Begums</i> Review: Netflix Series Rides On Top-Notch Performances, Not Least By Pooja Bhatt Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5Filmi’s reading 8570
Shubhra Gupta · 8 Mar 2021
The critic praises Bombay Begums for its full-bodied, flawed female characters and strong performances, noting some contrived twists and a… Read it there →
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Stutee Ghosh · 8 Mar 2021
4/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in textFilmi’s reading 8080
Sayan Ghosh · 10 Mar 2021
The critic calls the show a step in the right direction, praising powerful performances and Shrivastava's direction, but faults a formulaic… Read it there →
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Rohan Naahar · 8 Mar 2021
The critic credits terrific, layered performances and engaging flawed characters but faults the show's on-the-nose, unsubtle handling of its… Read it there →
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Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 9 Mar 2021
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in videoFilmi’s reading 6260
Saraswati Datar · 10 Mar 2021
The critic finds the show interesting thanks to strong performances but criticises its tendency to pontificate and over-explain its feminist… Read it there →
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Udita Jhunjhunwala · 8 Mar 2021
Jhunjhunwala credits the show's soul to spirited performances from Bhatt and Goswami and its ambitious spread of boardroom and gender themes, but… Read it there →
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