Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives explained

Genre:Reality television
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:16
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:32–44 minutes
Company:Dharmatic Entertainment
Network:Netflix
Last Aired:present

Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives is an Indian reality television series. The show focuses on the personal and professional lives of Neelam Kothari, Maheep Kapoor, Bhavna Pandey and Seema Kiran Sajdeh (formerly known as Seema Khan), wives of Bollywood actors Samir Soni, Sanjay Kapoor, Chunky Pandey and Sohail Khan (divorced) respectively. The series debuted on 27 November 2020 on Netflix.[1] [2] A second season premiered on 2 September 2022.

Production

Development

The idea of creating a reality series similar on the lines of Real Housewives, originated in 2018.[2]

Cast

Main

Cast memberSeasons
12
Neelam Kotharicolspan="2"
Maheep Kapoorcolspan="2"
Bhavna Pandeycolspan="2"
Seema Kiran Sajdeh

Recurring

Cast memberSeasons
12
Samir Soni (Neelam's husband)colspan="2"
Sanjay Kapoor (Maheep's husband)colspan="2"
Chunky Pandey (Bhavna's husband)colspan="2"
Sohail Khan (Seema's ex husband)colspan="2"
Shanaya Kapoor (Maheep's daughter)colspan="2"
Nirvaan Khan (Seema's son)colspan="1"
Ananya Panday (Bhavna's daughter)

Guest

Reception

The series received overwhelmingly negative reviews. Debasree Purkayastha from The Hindu stated "Maheep Kapoor, Neelam Kothari, Seema Khan and Bhavana Pandey star in this half-baked reality show that doesn’t have enough drama or wit to hold your attention".[6] Devki Nehra from Firstpost wrote "Fabulous Lives fulfils the voyeuristic drive of watching people unlike us in action, but is bereft of the drama that we have come to associate with reality TV".[7]

Jyoti Knayal from India Today added "The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives is the latest cringe fest from Netflix. You will hate it, but you will probably still watch it".[8] Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV shared her review stating "Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives Review: It does not offer any meaningful glimpses into lives of the stars and their families in an exacting, unforgiving movie industry where those with the right surnames are like cats."[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Vasudevan . Aishwarya . 'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives': Karan Johar, Kareena Kapoor, Sonam, Alia Bhatt have best reactions to the trailer . 16 November 2020 . . 14 November 2020.
  2. News: Netflix's 'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives': Reality series promises ultimate guilty pleasure . 16 November 2020 . . 13 November 2020.
  3. News: Vasudevan . Aishwarya . 'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives' trailer: Shah Rukh-Gauri steal the show in Seema, Maheep, Bhavana, Neelam's series . 16 November 2020 . . 13 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Top 6 cameos in Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Season 2 and 4 forgettable ones. www.telegraphindia.com.
  5. Web site: Ranveer Singh compares Maheep Kapoor to 'malai kofta', says he loves being objectified: 'I am just a piece of meat'. 3 September 2022.
  6. Web site: 'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives' review: Netflix's latest guilty pleasure is a dud . The Hindu . en-IN . 30 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives review: Netflix India show lacks the inextricable drama of reality TV . Firstpost . 28 November 2020.
  8. Web site: The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Review: The new Netflix cringe fest . India Today . 29 November 2020 . en.
  9. Web site: Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives Review: It's Anything But Fabulous. NDTV.com.