Call Me Bae Season 1
8 episodes · about 5 hours · complete season
Filmi Score · season 1
Good
10 reviews
52
16+
Summary
Downsized from heiress to hustler, Bella 'Bae' Chowdhary played by Ananya Panday discovers her most valuable assets aren’t her diamonds, but her street smarts and style. Broke, but refusing to be broken, she navigates the newsrooms of Mumbai, finding beaus, behens, and her better self while breaking big news.
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All seasons
Season 12024 · 8 episodesGood · 10 reviews16+
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Cast & crew
Created byIshita Moitra
Season 1 directed byCollin D'Cunha
Season 1 written bySamina Motlekar, Ishita Moitra
CastAnanya Panday
Vir Das
Shruti Haasan
Gurfateh Pirzada
Varun Sood
Vihaan Samat
Muskkaan Jaferi
Niharika Lyra Dutt
Summary
Downsized from heiress to hustler, Bella 'Bae' Chowdhary played by Ananya Panday discovers her most valuable assets aren’t her diamonds, but her street smarts and style. Broke, but refusing to be broken, she navigates the newsrooms of Mumbai, finding beaus, behens, and her better self while breaking big news.
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
Is Call Me Bae season 1 OK for kids?
Parents should know
A Delhi socialite loses her marriage and wealth after being caught with her trainer, then rebuilds life as a Mumbai journalist. Includes a sex scene, drinking, a foul-mouthed character and a MeToo subplot; friendship and kindness recur.
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The record, item by item
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“both are having sex hiding from the guests in a high-profile party” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Mild · Reviewer on record
“caught canoodling with her personal trainer Prince” view the record →
Language · Mild · Reviewer on record
“foul-mouthed but extremely popular TV journalist” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Mild · Reviewer on record
“Bae gets drunk and heavily criticizes Satyajit Sen” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“misogyny and sexism, and MeToo revelations” view the record →
Positive messages · Clear · Reviewer on record
“Sisterhood by any other name is a good, good thing” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“unapologetic about her privilege and wealth, yet kind and determined” view the record →
What the critics said
10 reviews read · the critic’s own number where they gave one
6 Sep 2024
3.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in textFilmi’s reading 8270
10 Sep 2024
The critic calls the plot predictable but says Ananya Pandey's charming performance keeps viewers watching to the end, and expects the show to… Read it there →
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6 Sep 2024
3/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in textFilmi’s reading 6260
Pratikshya Mishra · 6 Sep 2024
Mishra finds the show fun and self-aware for most of its run, undercut by heavy exposition, rushed pacing and a late tonal shift it isn't equipped… Read it there →
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Shubhra Gupta · 6 Sep 2024
2.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in textFilmi’s reading 5250
Udita Jhunjhunwala · 6 Sep 2024
Jhunjhunwala finds the show stylish but shallow, leaning heavily on Schitt's Creek and Emily in Paris tropes, redeemed mainly by Panday's… Read it there →
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YouTube · transcript read · 6 Sep 2024
Sucharita finds a derivative, rushed, over-underlined show that works only in scattered pockets — a good news-station subplot, a few strong… Watch it there →
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Asra Mavad · 14 Sep 2024
Mavad calls the show a confusing hodge-podge with real potential squandered by cliched, overly convenient writing, though Panday and Vir Das's… Read it there →
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Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 6 Sep 2024
Yogi mocks the show's exaggerated wealth-porn setting and thin, over-explained plot, closing with an explicit refusal to recommend it or give it… Watch it there →
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