<p>Bombay Begums’ explores the journey of five women who confront prejudices and question patriarchy.</p>.<p>From boardrooms to the streets, the characters walk through dreams, desires and disappointments in Mumbai.</p>.<p>Rani (Pooja Bhatt) controls a business empire while grappling with her romantic desire. Fatima (Shahana Goswami), a professional, battles with pressure at work while struggling with work-life balance.</p>.<p>A prostitute, Lily (Amruta Subhash), wants to give the best in life to her son and struggles to set up a factory. Ayesha (Plabita Borthakur), a single professional, is confused about how to rise up the ladder at work. She is also confused about her sexuality.</p>.<p>The narrator of the series is the youngest of the characters — Shai (Aadhya Anand), a teenager and Rani’s step-daughter.</p>.<p>Pooja Bhatt and Shahana pull off their characters with much ease. Amruta is convincing as Lily the prostitute, desperate to survive. Aadhya reminds people of their own teen confusions. </p>.<p>The struggles shown in ‘Bombay Begums’ are real. The series drops one-liners that intend to generate discussions. Alankrita Shrivastava, the director of ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ tries again to portray women’s suppression with everyday stories.</p>.<p>The film has too many love-making scenes, probably to show the struggle between desire and ‘what is right’. The dialogues come across as artificial. </p>.<p>The good part of the show is that ‘successful’ women in all their glory and strength are also shown as flawed individuals, with their share of weaknesses. </p>
<p>Bombay Begums’ explores the journey of five women who confront prejudices and question patriarchy.</p>.<p>From boardrooms to the streets, the characters walk through dreams, desires and disappointments in Mumbai.</p>.<p>Rani (Pooja Bhatt) controls a business empire while grappling with her romantic desire. Fatima (Shahana Goswami), a professional, battles with pressure at work while struggling with work-life balance.</p>.<p>A prostitute, Lily (Amruta Subhash), wants to give the best in life to her son and struggles to set up a factory. Ayesha (Plabita Borthakur), a single professional, is confused about how to rise up the ladder at work. She is also confused about her sexuality.</p>.<p>The narrator of the series is the youngest of the characters — Shai (Aadhya Anand), a teenager and Rani’s step-daughter.</p>.<p>Pooja Bhatt and Shahana pull off their characters with much ease. Amruta is convincing as Lily the prostitute, desperate to survive. Aadhya reminds people of their own teen confusions. </p>.<p>The struggles shown in ‘Bombay Begums’ are real. The series drops one-liners that intend to generate discussions. Alankrita Shrivastava, the director of ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ tries again to portray women’s suppression with everyday stories.</p>.<p>The film has too many love-making scenes, probably to show the struggle between desire and ‘what is right’. The dialogues come across as artificial. </p>.<p>The good part of the show is that ‘successful’ women in all their glory and strength are also shown as flawed individuals, with their share of weaknesses. </p>