Black Widows is a ZEE5 original dark comedy Indian web series directed by Birsa Dasgupta and produced by Namit Sharma. The series is a remake of the popular 2014 Finnish show, Mustat Lesket. Starring Mona Singh, Swastika Mukherjee, Shamita Shetty, Sharad Kelkar, Mohan Kapur, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Vipul Roy, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Aamir Ali and Raima Sen, the series released through ZEE5 on 18 December 2020.[1][2][3]
| Black Widows | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | |
| Based on | Mustat Lesket by Mikko Pöllä |
| Written by | Radhika Anand |
| Directed by | Birsa Dasgupta |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| Production | |
| Producer | Namit Sharma |
| Cinematography | Subhankar Bhar |
| Editor | Sumit Chowdhury |
| Production company | Big Synergy Media Ltd. |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZEE5 |
| Release | 18 December 2020 |
Plot
editThe premise revolves around Veera, Jayati and Kavita who plan to get rid of their husbands to end the misery in their wed-locked lives.[4]
Cast
edit- Mona Singh as Veera Mehrotra
- Swastika Mukherjee as Jayati Sardesai
- Shamita Shetty as Kavita Tharoor
- Sharad Kelkar as Jatin Mehrotra
- Parambrata Chattopadhyay as Inspector Pankaj Mishra
- Sabyasachi Chakraborty as Barry Singh Dhillon
- Mohan Kapur as Lalit
- Aamir Ali as Eddie
- Raima Sen as Innaya Thakur
- Saheb Chatterjee as Rameez Sheikh
- Nikhil Bhambri as Jahaan Sardesai
- Mithu Chakraborty as Rameez's mother
- Mainak Banerjee as a Constable
- Rupsha Chatterjee as Jatin's Secretary
Release
editReception
editArchika Khurana from Times of India stated "Swastika Mukherjee steals the show as the strong-headed yet emotionally smothered Jayati and overall praised the plot of the series."[6] Hindustan Times wrote "An enthralling murder mystery with a dash of dark humour" at the same time praised the performances of the entire cast.[citation needed] News 18 summed their review as "Too Much Hamming Ruins This Otherwise Average Mystery".[7] Scroll.in summed their review stating that the cast gave a balanced performance, at the same time dissected each characters.[8]
Accolades
edit| Awards | Date of ceremony | Categories | Recipients | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Television Awards | 2021 | Best Original Digital Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| Indian Television Academy Awards | 2022 | Best Screenplay | Radhika Anand | Won | [9] |
| IWM Buzz Digital Awards | 2022 | Best Editing in a Web Series | Won | [10] |
References
edit- ^ "Black Widows trailer: Shamita Shetty, Mona Singh and Swastika Mukherjee make for killer wives in new Zee5 series". Hindustan Times. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Black Widows trailer: Of three women reclaiming agency from abusive husbands". indianexpress.com. 17 November 2020.
- ^ "India's Zee5 Agrees Two Season Adaptation of NENT U.K.'s 'Black Widows'". variety.com/. 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Black Widows review: Better late than sorry!". freepressjournal.in.
- ^ "Black Widows Web Series – Story, Cast & Review". webseriesreviewer.
- ^ "BLACK WIDOWS SEASON 1 REVIEW : A DARK DRAMEDY WITH EXCITING BENDS IN THE ROAD". Times of India.
- ^ "Black Widows Review: Too Much Hamming Ruins This Otherwise Average Mystery". news18.com. 20 December 2020.
- ^ "'Black Widows' review: Three women find that killing their husbands isn't one bit easy". scroll.in. 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Black Widows Honoured With Best Screenplay At 21st ITA Awards". 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Full Winner List: GNT-IWMBuzz Digital Awards, India's Biggest OTT and Web Entertainment Awards". 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
External links
edit- Black Widows at IMDb
- Black Widows on ZEE5
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