Sherni to The Family Man 2 Hindi Films & Web Shows That Made a Mark

Apart from these films there are a couple of web series that deserve our time and commitment. One is Bombay Begums, created by Alankrita Srivastava. Like the name suggests, the show is set in Bombay and primarily focuses on five women (played by Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswami, Plabita Borthakur, Amruta Subhash and Aadhya Anand). These women belong to different age groups, want varied things from life and yet the truth of their shared experiences help us relate to them. It’s the writing, in particular, that makes Bombay Begums the insightful show it is, especially the maturity with which it gives us characters with varied hues. The themes of harassment at workplace and #MeToo are also woven in, but without dramatic highs or pitching it in an overwrought shrill territory. It isn’t easy to fall in love with these characters; these are women who will constantly challenge our loyalty towards them. Sometimes one would agree with their actions, but at other times one wouldn’t. Yet, the…