Taaza Khabar Season 1
6 episodes · about 3 hours · complete season
Filmi Score · season 1
Good
12 reviews
62
16+
Series premise
A public toilet caretaker's poverty-stricken life takes a drastic U-turn when he helps an old woman. How long will fate smile upon him?
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.No listing found for the UK.Available in India on JioHotstar.
No listing found for Canada.Available in India on JioHotstar.
No listing found for Australia.Available in India on JioHotstar.
All seasons
Season 12023 · 6 episodesGood · 12 reviews16+
Season 22024 · 6 episodesMixed · 7 reviews16+62
42
Cast & crew
Created byBhuvan Bam
Season 1 directed byHimank Gaur
Season 1 written byAbbas Dalal, Hussain Dalal
CastBhuvan Bam
Shriya Pilgaonkar
Deven Bhojani
Prathmesh Parab
J. D. Chakravarthi
Shilpa Shukla
Nitya Mathur
Mahesh Manjrekar
Series premise
A public toilet caretaker's poverty-stricken life takes a drastic U-turn when he helps an old woman. How long will fate smile upon him?
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.No listing found for the UK.Available in India on JioHotstar.
No listing found for Canada.Available in India on JioHotstar.
No listing found for Australia.Available in India on JioHotstar.
Family Room
Is Taaza Khabar season 1 OK for kids?
Parents should know
A Mumbai fantasy about a toilet attendant who gains psychic news alerts and overnight wealth; his father is an alcoholic and abusive, dialogue is heavy with crude language, one kiss appears, and money's corrupting pull is the show's theme.
Role modelsNo review evidence yet
The record, item by item
Language · Strong · Reviewer on record
“बहुत सारी गलियां है लिटरली बहुत सारी जो फैमिली के सामने स्पेशली अपने पेरेंट्स के सामने आप ना सन पाओ” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Mild · Reviewer on record
“गाड़ी में एक किस भी है” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Mild · Reviewer on record
“His father Ashok (Vijay Nikam) is an alcoholic” view the record →
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“an alcoholic and abusive father” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“a story that is rapidly descending into a palpable sense of dread and madness” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“a life lesson about how undiluted power and money can often lead to ruin” view the record →
What the critics said
12 reviews read · the critic’s own number where they gave one
YouTube · transcript read · 6 Jan 2023
Sucharita is largely won over, calling Bhuvan Bam's performance star-making and praising the writing's confident use of masala tropes and social… Watch it there →
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YouTube · rating spoken aloud · 5 Jan 2023
8/10, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in videoFilmi’s reading 7880
YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 6 Jan 2023
The reviewer calls Taaza Khabar a fantastic one-time watch, praising Bhuvan Bam's surprisingly strong performance, a tight screenplay and the… Watch it there →
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YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 8 Jan 2023
In a brief, heavily garbled clip, the reviewer praises Bhuvan Bam's and the supporting cast's performances and recommends watching the series… Watch it there →
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6 Jan 2023
Taaza Khabar Review: Bhuvan Bam is sincere in predictable Disney+Hotstar show about underdogs Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5Filmi’s reading 6650
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 6 Jan 2023
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in videoFilmi’s reading 6260
YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 6 Jan 2023
The reviewer finds the plot thin and character development absent, with dialogue leaning on slang over wit, but calls Bhuvan Bam's performance and… Watch it there →
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YouTube · transcript read · 6 Jan 2023
Film Companion praises Bhuvan Bam's charismatic star turn and a strong pilot episode, but finds the season increasingly rushed and unevenly paced… Watch it there →
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Nandini Ramnath · 6 Jan 2023
Ramnath finds texture in the supporting performances (Pilgaonkar, Naik, Bhojani) and a few welcome tweaks to a well-worn rags-to-riches template,… Read it there →
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Pratikshya Mishra · 6 Jan 2023
Mishra credits Bam's acting growth and strong casting, particularly Pilgaonkar, but finds the writing shoddy in places and the show's… Read it there →
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6 Jan 2023
Taaza Khabar Review: दलाल बंधुओं ने इस बार भुवन बाम को लपेटा, पहली ओटीटी सीरीज में हाथ आया काला खट्टा कोकाकोला Read it there →
Published · 1.5/5Filmi’s reading 2830