Spoiler- i really enjoyed the show, especially Avi's storyline. I think that was the one most carefully handled and his relationship with everyone was beautiful and complex- with his mom, with Samar, with his dad. Plus his inner turmoil with his sexuality, internalized homophobia, fear of not being normal, and the mental health aspect was beautifully shown. I did find it very odd how Amu was so totally cool with their father despite not just knowing but herself witnessing what an abusive freak he is- she saw him try to kill his brother and threaten his mom. And she stood beside Avi as he revealed the truth to the press, but the moment the dad got released she jumped back into his arms??? I know they were setting up her insecurities and jealousy of her mother from the beginning but it still seemed to be such a drastic step what she did at the end.
SPOILER : The sheer fact that they completely IGNORED Billy's death is so hilarious. Despite knowing the fact that her father is an abusive person she still questioned her mother's actions ? Like wtf?
Who was Billy? The mua? Another thing was ignored was when th3y publicly announced ammus debut film of remaking her mom's old film. How come public didn't hate her more? Not too long ago her breakdown video went viral and ppl hash tagged it as #nepokid etc...
@emyF you remember the rules of being a good actress that was told by Anamika to Amara? Charity and a public appearance and coming off as sad star kid, she followed them religiously, that's why no one questioned her.
@@meghamohanty3767 but still.. As an outsider or public they could just easily think this as ofc she does a remake of an old hit film.. Daddy is paying for it and launching, the usual family business. I swear that part reminded me of sridevi and jhanvi dynamic
Apart from Madhuri Dixit, Sohasini has the best performance in this show. she honestly irritated me so much to the point i felt like punching the laptop screen 😭😭 truly played with outmost conviction
Just finished the series and honestly the last episode was so unsatisfying. I dont think they tried to say Amara had everything under control, just that she took the opportunity right in front of her - "dont let anyone come between you and your ambition." But this character development was so awkward. I think Anamika was low-key turning into her own version of her manipulative mother (the 'listen only to me', 'what do you know of the world' etc). Crazy how everyone conveniently forgot about Billy lmao. On the plus side, Manav Kaul was absolutely brilliant. I loved all of his scenes, his vulnerability and hurt.. so well done. His ending got me teary. I agree with you about Madhuri excelling in the scenes with her kids.
Exactly, even I was thinking the same. The scene where she slaps Amara, and the flashback scene where Anamika was trying to board a bus, and her mother slapped, it was very similar. I feel avi (and Lata didi and Manish khanna) were the only genuine people.
Damn the opening clip tho 😂 savage No matter how the show turned out to be I LOVE the fact that we're finally seeing talented veteran actors receiving roles that they've always deserved Sushmita Raveena Madhuri are all back with a bang, today a new show or movie featuring Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah was announced which I can't wait to see, who knows what more we'll get this year
This guy is obvious a paid critic by the Bollywood mafia or he would have reviewed Bheemla Nayak by know. What he doesn’t realize it the the Telugu Industry has enough money power to put this guy out of business. No one cares for poor star Ajith. Bheemla Mayak has made more money than all Malayalam Hindi and Tamil movies combined and that’s a fact. Telugu rules all other industries Hindi Tamil Malayalam and Kannada and all India market and only behind Hollywood . In a million years Hindi Tamil malayalam industry. cant dream of making a Pushpa or Bhahubhali and once Rrr releases for Telugu industry , it will be the new face of India and that’s a fact. We are the richest industry in India and you Tamil Hindi Malayalam people can go and cry about it. You wish you had god like actors who are pan India super stars like Power star Pawan Kalyan and Arjun Ready and Prabhas and many more who every person in India worships
Am I the only one who got reminded of Sridevi at the end of movie? When the series ended, i started seeing Sanjay Kapoor as Boney Kapoor and Anamika’s daughter as Jhanvi Kapoor and it looked so similar😂
I really thought Lata did helped Anamika. It's was quite shocking to see it Amara and Manish Khanna's death was more heartbreaking then anything else in this show, though Anamika does breakdown reading about his suicide. She should've included him in the plan or atleast made sure that he is not affected by this since he was already going through depression. Absolutely agree with the title of the video last two episodes ruined it. Avi was the most genuine character on the show. The husband, mother and daughter was annoying af.
Daughter was the most annoying. Anamika shouldn't have included Amara in her plan knowing the fact that she's dumb & has soft corner for her abusive father.
I think knowing Manish will commit suicide was a part of her plan. He had to die too for her movie to become hit. She knew he can relapse back to drugs if she leaves him.
@@hugebird9076 exactly. The son and the domestic help were the only people who loved her. But she took the help of the half mad daughter! If felt like GOT. to make it unexpected, they screwed the ending. I don't believe the original ending was suppose to be like this. They changed it last minute
Last 2 episode totally ruined the show and not able judge sorry from Manish and avi was anyone genuine to other all were playing game? Total messup at end
I was also thinking Lata was helping her as she was infact the only person tht anamika could trust. Y Amara....tht was a very bad decision n made no sense....
For some reasons, I found the last episode inspired by Sridevi's life. And when I checked twitter after watching th series ,surprisingly, there were many people who felt the same.
I loved the writing of Avinash's character. The relationship he shares with Samar has been portrayed with much more nuance (and zero comedy) than how it normally is in the Indian content. Hoping for more such stories.
There are big glitches in the story. 1. Anamika lives in a posh neighbourhood where it's possible that every neighbor of hers has cctv camera in their main gate. She just walked out of the house, sat on the truck and police didn't even bother to check the other houses' cctv cameras or the other cameras on the road! 2. We saw she said in one episode to the kidnapper "how many days can you keep me like this?" And the guy also said "how many times I told you to keep the light off". He also addressed her by "tu". But he was actually working for her. So, shouldn't he address her by "aap"? These conversations clearly shows he was the kidnapper and she was kidnapped. She had bruises as if he hit her. Plus he gave her prison foods. I mean she was pretending she's kidnapped in front of the world, but why is she acting as if she's kidnapped when they're alone? 3. Police didn't check the fingerprints of the hair stylist's house after he's dead (as you covered). Plus, he had a diary where he wrote all the orphanage's names where he was searching the crazy fan. Police didn't even find that? 4. Let alone be a high profile case, the police acted as if a home less is kidnapped. The police lady was so damn dumb! Always angry, always shouting but did nothing. Police investigation doesn't work by thinking. It works by finding clues. Funny thing is the police lady checked anamika's dressing vehicle almost at the end but that had to be checked at the beginning. I actually thought at a point that she's the one helping the kidnapper. This series didn't intend to make Anamika a plotter. Felt like they changed the ending suddenly after shooting the previous episodes
Omg yes especially to #2 !! When shows like this want to introduce a twist I *hate* when they try to trick the audience by putting in scenes that make no sense in the larger plot but are ONLY put there to mislead the audience. It feels like they are disrespecting the audience's intelligence. Red herrings are different - they work because you get to understand, at the end, how perspective can be manipulated to make you think one thing is happening when it is something else completely. But when she says "how long will you keep me here?" Etc - it makes no sense for her to pretend in private!!!
Both of you pointed out right. Such an underwhelming show which totally lacks sense and conviction and could only keep the audience a fool till the end of the show like any other no brained bollywood movie
@@sharanyabadhrinathan9580 exactly. I think they didn't intend to make it a thriller. They decided it at the last moment. They made Anamika a villain all of a sudden, while she was a victim in the first 6 episodes. I felt like watching the last season of GOT 😂 they established a character in one way and ended up in a different way all of a sudden just to create a twist. Lol
@@hayav90 exactly. And for god's sake, the police investigation was a joke. I watched Delhi crime just before this show. Delhi crime was a real investigation story and that's how police works in high profile cases. Here, they made police so damn lame, that too by a woman cop! As a woman I felt so insulted by seeing how dumb the woman cop was, her subordinate who was a man gave her a lot of hints. She was so overwhelmed by her personal problems that she was clearly not efficient in her job. I mean every single police investigation starts with mobile phone history and CCTV footage. They even analyzed the financial documents, but not these.
The beginning was such savage, but it revealed how today's movie industry works. PR is something that is keeping many in the media glares rather than their talent. So many are known for other things rather than their talent. Like Ranbir Kapoor once said those actors from the golden era time were the real superstars today we have media stars because media made us stars.
@@emyf9197 I agree with you there was a time when in order to be famous and be a celebrity you needed to act in movies and be talented, now it's like even if you don't know acting you need to have a great brand and that through social media.
@@AryanSharma-kt8xw log mainstream celebrity se hate karte h unko lagta h ki ye log deserve nhi krte h isliye aajkal south stars ya youtube star ko praise kr rhe h 🤣🤣🤣🤣 example - lalu arjun, yosh, amit badvana ,asish chuchilani
Spoiler warning not sure - I think the first 6 episode were really good. I also feel like they dealt with many complex topics well. Issues like coming out to your family, self worth, self identity, first love, mothers bond etc. I kinda cried at the scene where maduri asks her son if he is gay. I personally believe the messed up the ending only to leave it open for a season 2. Also anamika and Manav had such a good connection felt like such a good romance. But at the end they failed to balance the drama and thriller part of the series was a disaster. The dramatic part like love, relationships etc did well. But the thriller part in the last 2 episode was pure garbage and lacked complete logic. Also madhuri ma'am expression and dailouge delivery was too good. I hope to see her in more well written roles in the future. Sorry for the long comment. Lol
This guy is obvious a paid critic by the Bollywood mafia or he would have reviewed Bheemla Nayak by know. What he doesn’t realize it the the Telugu Industry has enough money power to put this guy out of business. No one cares for poor star Ajith. Bheemla Mayak has made more money than all Malayalam Hindi and Tamil movies combined and that’s a fact. Telugu rules all other industries Hindi Tamil Malayalam and Kannada and all India market and only behind Hollywood . In a million years Hindi Tamil malayalam industry. cant dream of making a Pushpa or Bhahubhali and once Rrr releases for Telugu industry , it will be the new face of India and that’s a fact. We are the richest industry in India and you Tamil Hindi Malayalam people can go and cry about it. You wish you had god like actors who are pan India super stars like Power star Pawan Kalyan and Arjun Ready and Prabhas and many more who every person in India worships
The only think i like about this series is the final moment where Anamika & her daugher interacts and Anamika says the exact dailogues what her mother use to say to her which she hated. "Ye sab maine tumhare liye hi to kiya hai.....etc" that was a good moment.
Yes that's what I felt while watching that scene. Basically in that moment I realised that Anamika turns into her own mother whom she always had a problem with. In that scene, Anamika treats her daughter the way Anamika's mom had always treated Anamika.
This is exactly what I took from the ending. In the process of not being her mother, she became her mother. Asking ‘plan kya hai tumhara?’ Was so bang on! Although I didn’t enjoy the finale
Spot on review! For me Manav Kaul stole the show, he was just brilliant. Everyone did a fantastic job in the series except the girl who played MD's daughter. No doubt the climax just ruined it for me. I was like what!!! why!!!!! How!!!! why!!! LOL. I want to see Manav Kaul in full commercial romantic movie too......... He is soooooo good!!!! His expressions and smile are just lit!
I really liked the daughter’s acting. It was so weird what she through at school. I was thinking they go through identity crisis being in the lime light so much
Question: how is it so easy to get onto Madhuri’s film set and into her vanity van without encountering security at all? And how is it so easy to get into her house and her bedroom to snatch a hairbrush without encountering security again? There was elements of SRK’s fan with that guys craziness for Madhuri when she says do something so people run after you and so you don’t have to run after people. It was engaging towards the start but by the conclusion given, it left so many loopholes like why is Madhuri acting like a prisoner when no one can see her but us? Her daughter was a bit of a psycho how she hates her mum for wanting to punish the abusive dad, but doesn’t hate her dad for being abusive.
Idk a guy broke into eminems house TWICE same year at night and came into his bedroom where he was sleeping.. Everyone asked same thing.. Guess some celebs have the worst security lol The crazy parts were how he easily had killed the mua who was much bigger than him and he insisted that he was the son of anamika so when he got in touch with ammu, surely he saw her as a sister bcuz the share same parent. But when he found he wasn't her son he just turned to ammu as potential lover like eww. And why didn't ammu think it was weird that the creep had a big tattoo of her mom on his back? She just kept making out with him instead...
@@emyf9197 yes I thought of all of that and more lol. The makeup guy could’ve easily beat that kid up but he didn’t even try to fight back. Amu was just the weirdest character in the whole thing as well as the fan kid. Their whole relationship was weird.
@@hugebird9076 yeh but she hates that her mother overshadows her whole life and now even her creepy bf is more obsessed with her mother than her, surely Amu being the erratic emotional wreck that she is would react when she saw that instead of acting like it’s normal. Also how creepy is this guy - he thought Anamika was his mum and got his mums name tattooed across his back??? Who does that loool
I also found it interesting how Rajshri Deshpande's voice at times was so eerily similarly to Madhuriji's voice that it helped tell the story and move it forward on a different level.
This!! If you aren't looking at the screen, you will end up thinking - why would anamika say that and then find out it's the cop. Their voices are VERY similar.
I was so frustrated with the police officer and lack of forensics..The pace of their investigation is so slow that Anamika would have come back by now.😀The ending totally was so bakwaas and looked like taking inspiration from real events like jahnavi and sridevi case...Expected more better shock facts than plain ambition factor.
For real... worst inspector of the year goes to that lady... She should actually work in cid 😂 She solves crimes by watching movies... A new unknown guy becomes the boyfriend of the daughter of the missing woman and i wonder if the inspector even knows his name... At point i asked my gf if madhav was a ghost 😂😂😂😂
I also agree with the end. Although Anamika did cry over Manish when he committed suicide and her plan was to make her kids' future secure, the climax indicates it didn't go according to plan as with Manish's death and her daughter's flippant response when she realises Anamika is gonna blame it all on her psychotic stalker BF for her kidnapping. But yeah, this outcome was more frustrating than satisfying as a lot of it makes no sense. The writing, staging and some of the dialogue felt superficial. It's like telling the audience the stars have it tough too you know? And you stretch that for 8 episodes, it gets annoying as hell. Which is a shame cause Madhuri Dixit does give a great performance as Anamika. And Bejoy Nambiar and Karishma Kohli's filmmaking style is pretty great but alas the content doesn't do them justice.
I liked the ending to be honest. Ammu’s character was cunning, I could see it throughout. The rage she had was always against her mother that how everyone loves her and nobody even looks at her. Ammu betraying her mother, I could see it coming but didn’t had gut to acknowledge it. Oh and yes how everyone conveniently ignored Billy's death was hilarious. Overall good series and MADHURI DIXIT is always delight to watch.
That makes it even more meaningless that why she used her daughter? Her son and Lata loved her the most. The daughter always loved the father a lot. So, why did she use her?
Huge respect for Jammy...After Jammy took interview of Fame Game starcast..I expected easy going or soft review so that Jammy doesn't hurt feelings of starcast...Damn Jammy shocked honest & brutal review..That's 10/10 for truth honest movie critic on RUclips
Spoilers ahead ‼️ The show was so frustrating because i was really into it but the ending just spoiled it for me. Like what was the purpose of Madhav’s character?? They set him up so much and then he had such little to do towards the end. And the sudden change in the daughter’s personality? Yes she was erratic and insecure and had her issues but to just show that she is this vile person who would go to any extent for fame and attention?? Even to the point she kidnaps her own mother at the end and lol the funniest part was that old guy just taking orders from her 😭 It made absolutely no sense at all. They probably wanted to have this shock factor in the show but doesn’t mean they can just show anything and go against the character arcs and expect us to believe it. The ending really made me dislike the whole show. They had so many characters and they could have used them…madhav, manish or even billy but they chose the most non sensical plot out of it. I would rather have a believable ending than a shocking one. Also i hate that they killed manish probably one of the best characters in the show. This show was so frustrating because there were so many missed opportunities
Madhav 's character was creepy & didn't like the fact how he got away with a murder. I think they wanted to show the dynamic of mother & daughter. Towards the end Anamika behaves with Amara exactly the way Anamika 's own mother Suhasini' s character treats her throughout. They probably wanted to show that even Anamika is selfish, just like her mother. Having said that, I didn't like the ending at all but it didn't ruin the whole show for me. There are few questions which they probably & hopefully will answer in the next season
@@hugebird9076 i got that they wanted to draw parallels and it was a nice thought but they didn’t build it up properly so it wasn’t good enough and didn’t have that impact. Madhuri’s character wasn’t even close to being as selfish as her mother. All she did through out the show was to protect her children. Of course the character had layers but them wanting us to believe she is similar to her own mother felt very jarring. With things like this you have to slowly build it up. Give us moments that indicate that she had this side to her all along. One can argue that there were moments of that but not enough according to me. Doesn’t help that the daughter’s character was so badly written and acted and you felt nothing for her.
Just can’t stop thinking this ….. muskan’s character saw how her father treated her mother and brother and then also she questioned her mother. Slow claps 👏🏻
Spoiler Alert: I absolutely agree with your point about Madhuri's performance. I think I have commented on another video as well, she is absolutely outstanding in her portrayal of the character. You nailed it when you spoke about her equations/scenes with her children: such an evolved portrayal of a mother is rare to come by and is perhaps a testament to some brilliant writing combined with a fine actor. The ending was most certainly a cop-out: they wanted the ending to be unexpected. I was honestly okay with Anamika having orchestrated her own kidnapping, but she could have chosen literally anyone else as her accomplice, not her daughter :/
Spoiler alert: . . . Since that was the end...I don't get the scenes where Madhuri is saying 'mujhe kab take yahan rakhoge' & the painter coming in with anger...like...why? Makes no sense. Also, gave no context as to why she was getting dressed in the end. And they tried to show her as a mastermind but there were so many loopholes
Dude, I can truly say that the intro is very impressive in the starting of the video. The way madhuri mam said about young actors is quite true. But there are some other actors also who didn't get any breakthrough in film industry, it doesn't matter how much talented they are. This happens a lot, sometimes because of casting couch or partiality.
Same. I think that Madhuri was absolutely amazing in her role. I am not a 90s kid so I don't have any nostalgia factor attached to the actress as for me she is just a legendary figure in Bollywood people talk about. So this was a pleasant window in the charm the actress possesses on screen. Also can we all agree that she was gorgeous in every frame. That woman looked beautiful and definitely deserves more roles.
@@Swiftiebooklover7 So true! I am a 90s kid and I kinda sorta grew up on her movies..It broke my heart when Aaja Nachle tanked and my heart sank when none of her movies/appearances barring Dedh Ishqiya and Ghagra from YJHD left much of a mark. Her performance in The Fame Game therefore feels like a big victory. Also, she should be made the global ambassador of Santoor 🤭 Such an ethereal beauty ❤
Spoiler- The reveal of Amara being the helper and subsequently backstabbing her made ZERO sense. Yes she's insecure, jealous, erratic and delusional but she's still a decent nice person and you're telling me she takes such a drastic step because her ambition got the best of her? What? She said "no one's going to miss her" as she is witnessing how her brother is barely coping after losing their mom and she's just gonna let him suffer and live in the same household alone with their father who not too long ago tried to kill him? And she's okay doing all this because of 1 man she just met? Also that sex scene was so off putting- I full on expected her to be creeped out by her mom's name tattooed on Madhav's back but that turned her on????? Man wtf. They did a complete 180° with her character and it made no sense. You talked about how Anamika should've ideally used the help as her confidant and I agree, she could have even used Avi. He knew the stakes, he knew and also himself had experienced the abuse in the household, she's the first one he came out to, he is the only one she told the truth about her loving Manav to- they trusted each other immensely. He would've been so much more logical to pick to help her. Literally anybody but your erratic daughter who is perpetually jealous of you.
@@zahrawaseem9918 the fact that she just kissed the tattoo and then went on normally, like the fuk, and in the end she went against her mother more immensely after MD said that she will blame it all on the Orphan, like yeah, my mom sucks and an orphan i just met is the best, MD even said that she'll find a different way to not harm Madhav, but nope she already decided that her mom should just die
completely agree!! especially after her mom telling her that the guy she’s been hanging with is her crazy fan?! like what’s wrong with her picking a random creep over her own mom🙃
THere is also a lot of subtext in the series. Like Her character doesnt like the word comeback. Ditto for her - in real life she doesnt like this word. She is also very diplomatic in real life. her interaction with new diva seems to be something she may have actually wanted to say.:)
Whatever might be the general opinion I think that Madhuri was absolutely amazing in her role. I am not a 90s kid so I don't have any nostalgia factor attached to the actress as for me she is just a legendary figure in Bollywood people talk about. So this was a pleasant window in the charm the actress possesses on screen. Also can we all agree that she was gorgeous in every frame. That woman looked beautiful and definitely deserves more roles.
i liked the storyline of avi the most i dont know why but it stood up to me and also the acting of madhuri mam is just amazing the part when she finds out billy told the newsreporter about avi and she cries after asking him the question was amazing
I don't think I've shouted at a show and it's characters as much as I did during this show. The lack of basic logic and the brain dead choices made just irked and infuriated me very much. The show had a lot going on for it but decided to commit kamikaze with its final 2 episodes. Spoiler: At the end of the show I really felt bad for Manish and avinash. Manish literally committed suicide bcos he felt that he didn't help save anamika from her husband while anamika was just chilling enjoying her stupid masterplan. Avi literally has a sister who is hugging and loving the dad who literally beat him and his boyfriend up and tried to kill him and his mom. Don't even get me started on amara. She is the most infuriating and brain dead character I have ever seen on TV. She literally blames her mom for framing her dad who constantly abused her mom and beat up her brother, she hangs with a random stranger and takes him everywhere eventough she knows nothing about him and her story of angst was just irritating and was such privilege bullshit. Really disappointed with a show that should have capitalised on its potential
Thank you for your review, T&RP! I was frantically looking for it this morning and I’m so glad to see it posted. I finished the series this AM and I was very underwhelmed. I agree with you on the ending and how there were so many loose strings. One of my biggest pet peeves is characters not doing justice to their back stories or background. While you see Suhasini Mulay’s and Madhuri Dixit’s characters speak in Marathi (albeit sparsely), there’s absolutely nothing from Sanjay Kapoor’s character. He’s a lower middle Maharashtrian dude from Nagpur but he sounds nothing like it. Contrary to your opinion, I thought his acting was sub par. Very silly dialogs (repeating what’s happening or what has happened) and a monotone delivery. There was no angst that I felt. I also found it very strange how there are quick resolutions for everything - Father is not okay with the son being gay but suddenly his partner is invited to the premiere? The daughter doesn’t find her father’s behavior disgusting. She’s always rooting for him? How? You mentioned the other issues but I was really hoping for this to do justice to MD. She’s an acting powerhouse and I really wanted her to have a fantastic OTT debut but oh well! I wish they’d not made it so light on screenplay and character development.
what makes me happy is the whole video and the final rant for that matter...i could hear the REAL JAMMY with the same confidence and authenticity. it's absolutely brave and rightful of him to be able to give us REAL and MEANINGFUL remarks about the series irrespective of the interview he got to do with them and the sheer formality folks would expect that just becoz he kinda promoted with them, he will sugarcoat!! but he didn't...so so so proud and a happy subscriber...i wish I could subscribe twice!!
Phew! Finally...I can voice my concerns somewhere😅 and yeah Jammy had many of them covered. I bingewatched the episodes last night but was really effected by the fact that no one investigated Billy's case and Madhav is let loose in every public place. That was such a budging error that couldn't be unseen. And yes... suicide of the only person from whom she got solace. I wished to believe that she didn't like him too...and wanted him to be erased from the canvas so as his death wouldn't make a difference to her...which could make sense. The cop's voice was so similar to Madhuri that I was confused many a times. Somehow when I saw the trailer , I felt from then that the disappearance was planned by 'the person' & not abduction.So...the revelation was not shocking. Didn't imagine that the helper would be this person though. I liked the build up for the second season...where the innocent n irritating one becomes vile...but wished they executed the sequence well. However....Madhuri was stupendous and gorgeous and such expressions and nuances...uff!!! Perfect for the role & she totally nailed it ❤. Sanjay Kapoor convinced in his character too. And Manav obvio. All acted fine. If only there were no such jarring glitches in the screenplay and plots...this could have been perfect.
i agree about the psychopath getting free access, Frankly I was expecting a scene, where he would be arrested and it was revealed that he too was used a pawn by anamika to eliminate Billy, who had been feeding the press and betrayed her. that was surely a big miss from the director. I was ok, with the ending..mom made her daughter a monster, who in turn is going to go the same to her's was an interesting theme...
SPOILERS Don't read if you haven't seen the series. Usually while watching I'm all for twists and turns in a story, but only when it makes sense. The fact that the person she trusted was her teenage daughter who could barely hold it together when her friend got a role she auditioned for is so confusing. I was so sure that the person helping her was the domestic help, but to see the daughter when the shutters opened was not shocking but confusing to me. So you are telling me that in a month or so she changed to that extent. The domestic help being the person Anamika trusted would have made so much more sense given that she helped her all through the series. I loved seeing Madhuri Dixit on screen, she stole the show.
This story was a lot similar to many lives in Bollywood... Coincidence or not, many things remind me of the life of THE SRIDEVI... THE GOLDEN GOOSE of the family... Imagine Amara as Janhvi Kapoor and Ananmika as THE Sridevi... It was so easy to imagine the life of Janhvi Kapoor being overshadowed by the sheer tag of being Sridevi's daughter ..The amount of comparisons and the brutal judgement people would have made after seeing her acting skills... she would and could NEVER be as THE SRIDEVI.... . in the Final episode where Ananmika gives 5 lessons to Amra about making it big in the industry was like a check list done by Janhvi after the sad demise of THE Sridevi.... The mystery behind the sudden death of Sridevi ( here the disappearance) , the amount of sympathy for the family and Janhvi , a producer husband living on the money of a Superstar wife, sounds familiar.... Love story between Anamika and Manish was a lot like the secret love life of Rekha and Amithab or Dimple and Sunny Deol..... like how the idea of hit pair meeting and rekindling their old love life years later was so similiar ... We would like to see a movie with Rekha and Amitki please...
I think it's one of the best examples of a creation where every ingredient to make it a masterpiece is in front of you, you even have the character complexities chalked out , yet simply can't figure out how to connect them into a proper story. It felt like reading a bestselling crime fiction novel, but you soon lose track of what's exactly happening because there are so many plot points introduced which don't even support the main story arc.
Jammy ! I would have loved seeing a bit of appreciation for Ayesha Kaduskar who plays role of Manish Khanna's daughter. She is a brilliant actor and delivers in the few minutes she gets than the actor who plays the role of Anamika's daughter.
Sanjay Kapoor is very dynamic actor.. he is still not explored well. He had a tough role which he did justice.. See his role in lust stories also... He is unique plus his dialogues delivery and presence
I think this was a good show, just shows MD is also part of the vicious cycle.. she too does things for fame and to stay relevant and is in some ways her mothers daughter when she is telling her daughter what she needs to do. All characters have their own motives and biases/shades of grey. Some things to look forward to with what happens to these characters. I do agree with your analysis re the creepy guy being allowed everywhere.. made no sense!!
Response to Spoiler Rant: From what I remember, there was a scene in the final episode, of Anamika crying, and there was a newspaper next to her which mentioned Manish Khanna's death. And now, my own rant about this series: The romantic angle between Amara and Madhav made no sense. The initial intentions of Madhav made sense, as he was trying to find if he was Anamika Anand's son or not. But once he found out that he isn't, he still continued to be around the family? I get it that he probably genuinely liked Amara as a person, but it looked forced. Maybe this is something reserved for Season 2? idk One thing I also felt was toooooo many subplots. I binged watched this series and while I liked it, I ended up with a headache with the number of subplots going on in one show.
Same thought the ending definitely ruined it which was frustrating as we were passionately engaged with the series especially the character of Anamika and Amara.
Totally in agreement with your rant- I think they wanted to make it unpredictable with the choice of support to Anamika but it just doesn’t land. Alsoit just got ruined with too many social themes. Matlab was there a need to get the personal life of IO on screen without any relevance to the development of the case. Character arcs tanked badly in second half. It had potential Cz enjoyed watching MD, SK, MK and the mother onscreen!!!
Agree with most about the ending being frustrating. Definitely a lot of scenes and plot twists that don't make sense. Hopefully season 2 ties it all nicely in a bow. In the meantime, here's my interpretation about the some of character (script choices). The makers may or may not have gone that deep but this is how I rationalize it. Perhaps Anamika's reasons for making her daughter the confidante was 1. Wanting to "rescue" an emotionally unstable daughter who seemed to have zero self-worth (also evident in her choice of sleeping with her Mother's stalker). Perhaps there was some guilt she experienced for outshining her own daughter? 2. May be she was trying to teach her the ropes of surviving the industry and so making her an accomplice was the only way but she didn't expect her daughter to betray her. Why did the daughter choose to betray her Mum over Dad? perhaps her own envy always gave her a soft corner for Dad over Mum-(please no hate because this is a dark thought but may be on some level the daughter enjoyed it when her gorgeous mother was mistreated by Dad) No disrespect to the actor but I did find it interesting that they chose someone who barely looks like her gorgeous mother (even without makeup Anamika/MD both as an adult and the actor playing teen Anamika were more attractive than the whiny daughter so it might've been a deliberate choice.
Agree with you. The ending is a little disappointing and does ruin the beautifully scripted and enacted series. Having said that, loved the acting by all the actors. MDN is a fav, anyway, so admit the bias 😘
SPOILER I think Madhuri was trying to be smart/careful by entrusting her plan with someone who would gather least suspicion but was a safe bet, hence the daughter. Little did she realise her daughter would soon outwit her, to use it to her own advantage. There were subtle hints of the daughter shedding her outer skin/ persona, with the outburst on stage "accepting" that naivety leads to no-where, learning that lies are common place if you want to get to where you want to be (towards the finale realising Madhuri did not confide her intent of implicating Nikhil in the process, may have also revived her memory where Madhuri lied to Nikhil about visiting Manav's mansion). She was quiet headstrong in her ambition to become the actress, and I see a beautiful juxtaposition, that Madhuri essayed her most convincing performance with her own kidnapping(as stated by the police) but is the daughter truly a better artist since she pulled off her part to the T. The student has become the master. Also, though not shown, the daughter realises that her father is more useful to her in helping achieve her ambitions, hence irrespective of his treatment of her brother, she still maintains ties with him. A character that appears nice and good at the surface but is truly diabolical! An existing narcissist behaviour with no empathy (even for her brother) has now matured to tame it to her advantage. Would love to see that character at its peak in Season 2. Agree that Billy's unsolved murder is a gaping hole.
Man, I feel this so much. I enjoyed the show a lot. Then towards the end - I was like WTF. It spiraled fast. The characters I disliked most were Amu and Madhav. Their characters are most WTF, especially in light of the final few episodes.
i do agree that there were many loopholes in the final two episodes but it somehow still didnt ruin the show for me. the end made me want to get into the screen and open that damn shutter ugh lol. its after a long time that im watching a show that actually made me want to click on the next episode right after one ended. i absolutely loved it. i hope second season doesnt screw it up.
Don't know.. i felt it's very slow screenplay.. like the story is based on thin wafer and its been stretched.. also, in 3rd episode it suddenly came to me that it seems all planned by Anamika herself just to get her movie blockbuster. In my view, the series could have been easily finished in 6 episodes. And yes, in next season please kill this Madhav character which is just as fictionally written as the guy is acting.
In the end, when Amara and Anamika are talking it felt like Anamika became the person she hates - her mother. After the final reveal that it was all planned, I felt like Anamika herself has become the manipulative and selfish person. What hurt me the most was Manish Khanna's death and how there was not even a single shot which showed the pain Anamika felt (if any). This show left me all confused about if I liked it or not 🤣🤣
She is manipulative from the beginning, that's why she chose manav kaul instead of indranil sengupta. She knows the financial crisis and only the success of the movie can help her to overcome it.
@@hugebird9076 but those scene might not be true. Because if you see initially it felt like she is held against her will and she is struggling to run away etc. But when the truth comes out the scenes we saw previously were totally different. For example- she tried to cut the iron bar in the small window in that house, but she took help from her kidnapper itself. That's the reason her crying at the news of Manish's death does not hold credit in my eyes. I couldn't not trust if she actually cried or the makers showed that as part of the false narrative they were building to portray Anamika as victim.
Does anyone felt like it’s story on life of “Sridevi” and “Janhvi Kapoor” with some amendments? Also, the actress they cast as Amara looks alike Janhvi Kapoor.
SPOILER : The ending would have really been great if they had revealed that her daughter was actually fooling Madhav by playing dumb under Anamika's instructions. They make him the scapegoat and then the daughter turns on Anamika too to get the fame all to herself.
SPOILER : Remember when she tells Manish "I have decided I want a family, simple life.." Maybe what she meant was that she wants to continue with her own family and husband. It was her hinting that she is gonna leave Manish. She knew he was an addict and would relapse if she left him. His death was important for her movie to be a hit. She does somewhat cry reading about his death, coz she did love him but he was a part of her plan
Thank you Thank you!! I had the same thought.. that Anamika could not trust the one man she loved and could trust her annoying daughter, I would have still believed if she would have trusted the son.
Spoiler : The first few episodes were too good. It revealed perfectly how although everything looks spotless from outside , everyone’s life has disturbances. Anamika’s charecter in the first few episodes is wonderful . The ending was awful , this needed atleast 5 more episodes & an entirely different conclusion. A mother who does so much for her family will never abandon them . She would never put her son , who committed suicide a few months ago, through this & drag him through such a mess. Loved the parts where we could get an inside peek into the glamour world , that isnt something you get to see everyday. Would have been a must watch if not for the absurd ending.
Spoilers follow I think the fact that Anamika had staged the whole thing was obvious a couple of episodes in, and there was some foreshadowing - + It was clear it was someone inside the house since the cameras were off and there were no signs of a break in + The creepy guys brings up the interview that Anamika gave talking about wanting to leave everything behind + You can see Anamika slowly getting more annoyed with her husband and mom and wanting to get out of their clutches. This becomes clear when she hears about how they mis-managed her finances and she starts trying to take more control. + To the above point she realises she can’t trust everyone close to her when she discovers that Billy (who is like her brother) told the tabloid journalist about her sons suicide attempt. + Anamika clearly has a dark side and is capable of manipulating people. She pretends to believe the creepy guy (I forgot his name) that he is her son, to get away safely and then has him beaten up. Having said all that completely agree with the other things you pointed out - + Her involving her naive young daughter (who is clearly not stable) over her domestic help in this big game of deception is really dumb + Not even worrying about the impact she’s having on Manav Kauls character - apparently she has been in love with him for over 20 years, but doesn’t tell him about her plan and just ghosts him. This is despite knowing about his mental health issues and how much he has started depending on her again. + The daughter falling in love with the random guy, and him having such easy access to her. Another thing that irks me is how easy it was for that guy to get into Anamika’s trailer and later her house. This has to be most unrealistic thing since Fan - but at least in Fan the guy looked similar to the superstar so you could mildly suspend some disbelief.
In the end Anamika actually becomes exactly like her mother. "Maine sab kuch tumhare liye kiya. What's your plan" She uses the exact words to her daughter that her mother had been using to her all this while. In the end she becomes selfish. I guess that's what they wanted to show & that's why the helper was the naive daughter and not the domestic help. Still the ending was totally off & I couldn't connect with it
@@hugebird9076 yeah true that’s a good point. Even Gehraiyaan that came out recently had a similar arc - Deepikas character unwittingly turning into her mother
I started watching the series just because of Madhuri but was hooked on it thru engrossing performances of the ensemble cast. Have not seen the last 2 episodes so stopped before the spoiler alert👍🏻. Each character has played their role with utmost sincerity. Loved Suhasini who though comes out self centered and vile but still justifies her behavior because of her own past.
Watched Love Hostel... acting was op but will call it average. There was no character development, characters are introduced but they do nothing, what was the use of giving Raj Arjun so much importance at beginning? It kept me engaged throughout but that horrible ending spoiled everything. And Bobby, Bobby, Bobby... keeping aside his superorthodox extremist mentality, Daagar was literally me in GTA taking out the entire day's frustration with all cheat codes on.
This guy is obvious a paid critic by the Bollywood mafia or he would have reviewed Bheemla Nayak by know. What he doesn’t realize it the the Telugu Industry has enough money power to put this guy out of business. No one cares for poor star Ajith. Bheemla Mayak has made more money than all Malayalam Hindi and Tamil movies combined and that’s a fact. Telugu rules all other industries Hindi Tamil Malayalam and Kannada and all India market and only behind Hollywood . In a million years Hindi Tamil malayalam industry. cant dream of making a Pushpa or Bhahubhali and once Rrr releases for Telugu industry , it will be the new face of India and that’s a fact. We are the richest industry in India and you Tamil Hindi Malayalam people can go and cry about it. You wish you had god like actors who are pan India super stars like Power star Pawan Kalyan and Arjun Ready and Prabhas and many more who every person in India worships
@@snak3eye547 Man, I love his videos and he is my fav RUclipsr... if I disagree with him once, I also agree with him 10 times. The story he told about himself in Ranbir Kapoor video does inspire me a lot... rant your blah blah blah shit somewhere else, I can't thank him enough for promoting such good content through his channel. If I m a South Indian movie fan today, it's because of him...
@@amandash3101 he needs to review Telugu movies which he doesn’t. He’s biased and paid by the Bollywood mafia. Bheemla Nayak has made more money than any of the movies he reviewed last week and yet he hasn’t reviewed . He needs to review Telugu movies which is the face of Indian cinema and all other industries are far behind.
You should have watched a little more carefully brother :) Madhuri did shed tears over the news of Manav's death -- see where she reads it in the news paper and sobbing (I agree the scene could be easily missed due to its short length) All in all, this is a different kind of show altogether which tried to connect with people using general trends of social issues, the slangs or various setup/getups - the story they tried to project is actually about a and every Woman who goes through various phases in her life and learns to handle them and being a celebrity doesn't help in getting away with any of a Woman's responisibilties or roles.
Brilliant review! Agree to almost all your points specially the Rant portion. Just that upon Manish's death, she is shown to be crying in dark reading the newspaper headline. You might have missed that. Amu's acting & looks reminds me of Jhanvi, very disappointing. But Avi's character was done justice by the actor.
Avi's storyline was simply amazing, rest all was just plain weird. Lakshvir Saran has also done a phenomenal job potraying Avi. I never thought I would see such a complicated yet simple character in Indian TV shows. Madhuri Dixit is brilliant as usual and so is Manav Kaul. Suhaisini Ji has also done an amazing job potraying Anamika's mother. However the main storyline was just stupid and confusing, ESPECIALLY THE ENDING.
Just finished watching Fame game and despite its shortcomings in the story, i absolutely loved every second of it....Madhuri's performance has such depth in it....idk if anyone else can do that as effortlessly as her.....10 out of 10 starts for her!
Totally agree with everything you have covered in this video. I just feel the guy who played Samar, Avi’s boyfriend in the series also needs some appreciation. Often side characters like his disappear where as they do add a lot to the project. I think he was also completely in his character and for the first time made us look at the emotional bond in a gay relationship unlike other shows just doing body show.
To make series thriller d exciting they presented it by showing past and present togather.Means flashback and present come suddenly.But end is quite shocking and interesting.Must be based on foreign serials..Nice to watch M.D.again.
The ending didn't ruin it at all. Anamika was an amazing actress. U have to understand that Anamika was Trying to flawlessly play her part as a mother, wife, and daughter. Also trying hard to hold on to the looks which receive so much praise. She was broken when Manish died, but when she plans to return, she starts applying her makeup again because she has to act again... Her daughter is in love with Madhav, and when she came to know that her mother gonna blame him and already framed Nikhil (her dad) she betrayed her mother... & Madhav is also in love with Amara and yes he is a psycho... So it's interesting... Anamika is not bechari that's y she will return it's a question of what will she do next...
Madhuri as a mother made us shed tears in every scene.. awesome acting. But yes, the sad ending was unacceptable but it exists in the world. Why Gay and Les relationships should be shown all the time.. so disturbing to watch those. Yes as others say it reminded me of Sridevi's life.
SPOILER: Completely agree to all points including your rant. But Anamika did cry after seeing the death of Manish Khanna in the newspaper. But what was weird was there was nothing in her eyes as she was getting ready at the end of the last episode when she interacted with her daughter. That felt empty. And I don't think the daughter was in charge of any of this, Anamika was; but the daughter flipped a switch at that last minute. And that was soooo far fetched, seriously. Completely agree that Anamika should have taken the help of her aunt/companion rather than Amara. The psyco fan and Amara's plot line was bad, really. Also, why do that to Manav Kaul's character. We should be able to write complicated stories without killing characters that are important to the protagonist. It is such a cliche trope. Even Billy, why do that to him? There was an arc that needed finishing there too. Why did he leak the info to that journalist if he cared about Anamika always? We never understood that. If he didn't care about her then why go looking for Madhav? There was a possibility for a good redemption arc there which was not completed. Consequences needn't lead to death. The way it ended, I doubt I will to go back to S2. But I might for Madhuri Dixit. She is the GOAT.
Spoiler warning!. . . . . .Why would Amara, or any daughter for that matter choose a random guy she met 2 weeks ago over her own mother? Sure you don't agree with what your mother did recently, but she is still your mother, how do you just decide to forget that.
Madhuri Dixit and Lakshvir Saran matched to the level of the genre. But on the note of the series, the end was abrupt. but more of a hint to a second season !!
The show was going so well until the last 2 episodes. I think they wanted to leave an open ending so they can make a 2nd season but it just left the audience unsatisfied.
Spoiler- i really enjoyed the show, especially Avi's storyline. I think that was the one most carefully handled and his relationship with everyone was beautiful and complex- with his mom, with Samar, with his dad. Plus his inner turmoil with his sexuality, internalized homophobia, fear of not being normal, and the mental health aspect was beautifully shown. I did find it very odd how Amu was so totally cool with their father despite not just knowing but herself witnessing what an abusive freak he is- she saw him try to kill his brother and threaten his mom. And she stood beside Avi as he revealed the truth to the press, but the moment the dad got released she jumped back into his arms??? I know they were setting up her insecurities and jealousy of her mother from the beginning but it still seemed to be such a drastic step what she did at the end.
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Probably cause she needs him to remake Geet starring her, giving her the big launch.
Does Avi represent Khushi??
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The sheer fact that they completely IGNORED Billy's death is so hilarious. Despite knowing the fact that her father is an abusive person she still questioned her mother's actions ? Like wtf?
Who was Billy? The mua?
Another thing was ignored was when th3y publicly announced ammus debut film of remaking her mom's old film. How come public didn't hate her more? Not too long ago her breakdown video went viral and ppl hash tagged it as #nepokid etc...
@emyF you remember the rules of being a good actress that was told by Anamika to Amara? Charity and a public appearance and coming off as sad star kid, she followed them religiously, that's why no one questioned her.
@@meghamohanty3767 but still.. As an outsider or public they could just easily think this as ofc she does a remake of an old hit film.. Daddy is paying for it and launching, the usual family business. I swear that part reminded me of sridevi and jhanvi dynamic
Next time make sure that the spoiler is a few lines below the title.
@emyF ooh mee tooo, it's a little controversial so I didn't want to bring it up
Apart from Madhuri Dixit, Sohasini has the best performance in this show. she honestly irritated me so much to the point i felt like punching the laptop screen 😭😭 truly played with outmost conviction
I AGREEEE!!!
Even manav kaul!!!
Agreed , Sometimes I actually feels "Buddi marti kyun nahi " sorry but it was that much toxic and irritating at the same time .
@@promitapal9609 that's what the writters wanted
All the actors do justice
Just finished the series and honestly the last episode was so unsatisfying. I dont think they tried to say Amara had everything under control, just that she took the opportunity right in front of her - "dont let anyone come between you and your ambition." But this character development was so awkward. I think Anamika was low-key turning into her own version of her manipulative mother (the 'listen only to me', 'what do you know of the world' etc). Crazy how everyone conveniently forgot about Billy lmao. On the plus side, Manav Kaul was absolutely brilliant. I loved all of his scenes, his vulnerability and hurt.. so well done. His ending got me teary. I agree with you about Madhuri excelling in the scenes with her kids.
Exactly, even I was thinking the same. The scene where she slaps Amara, and the flashback scene where Anamika was trying to board a bus, and her mother slapped, it was very similar.
I feel avi (and Lata didi and Manish khanna) were the only genuine people.
Damn the opening clip tho 😂 savage
No matter how the show turned out to be I LOVE the fact that we're finally seeing talented veteran actors receiving roles that they've always deserved
Sushmita Raveena Madhuri are all back with a bang, today a new show or movie featuring Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah was announced which I can't wait to see, who knows what more we'll get this year
This guy is obvious a paid critic by the Bollywood mafia or he would have reviewed Bheemla Nayak by know. What he doesn’t realize it the the Telugu Industry has enough money power to put this guy out of business. No one cares for poor star Ajith. Bheemla Mayak has made more money than all Malayalam Hindi and Tamil movies combined and that’s a fact. Telugu rules all other industries Hindi Tamil Malayalam and Kannada and all India market and only behind Hollywood . In a million years Hindi Tamil malayalam industry. cant dream of making a Pushpa or Bhahubhali and once Rrr releases for Telugu industry , it will be the new face of India and that’s a fact. We are the richest industry in India and you Tamil Hindi Malayalam people can go and cry about it. You wish you had god like actors who are pan India super stars like Power star Pawan Kalyan and Arjun Ready and Prabhas and many more who every person in India worships
@@snak3eye547 yes because he doesn't review a Telugu movie geez you south indian bots really something
Yo which new movie? Can you tell me more about it?
@@spacemann1425 Jalsa
@@divineflu34567 He is replying the same thing to all comments. 😑
Am I the only one who got reminded of Sridevi at the end of movie? When the series ended, i started seeing Sanjay Kapoor as Boney Kapoor and Anamika’s daughter as Jhanvi Kapoor and it looked so similar😂
Finally someone said it..i felt the same.its all about sridevi and jhanvi for me.and the funny part is sanjay played his own brother’s role 🤣🤣🤣
And they got Madhuri to play Sridevi!!!
Same with me
True that, I felt it's Sridevi's life.
I also felt same
I really thought Lata did helped Anamika. It's was quite shocking to see it Amara and Manish Khanna's death was more heartbreaking then anything else in this show, though Anamika does breakdown reading about his suicide. She should've included him in the plan or atleast made sure that he is not affected by this since he was already going through depression. Absolutely agree with the title of the video last two episodes ruined it. Avi was the most genuine character on the show. The husband, mother and daughter was annoying af.
Daughter was the most annoying. Anamika shouldn't have included Amara in her plan knowing the fact that she's dumb & has soft corner for her abusive father.
I think knowing Manish will commit suicide was a part of her plan. He had to die too for her movie to become hit. She knew he can relapse back to drugs if she leaves him.
@@hugebird9076 exactly. The son and the domestic help were the only people who loved her. But she took the help of the half mad daughter! If felt like GOT. to make it unexpected, they screwed the ending. I don't believe the original ending was suppose to be like this. They changed it last minute
Last 2 episode totally ruined the show and not able judge sorry from Manish and avi was anyone genuine to other all were playing game? Total messup at end
I was also thinking Lata was helping her as she was infact the only person tht anamika could trust. Y Amara....tht was a very bad decision n made no sense....
For some reasons, I found the last episode inspired by Sridevi's life. And when I checked twitter after watching th series ,surprisingly, there were many people who felt the same.
Wow..validated my thoughts
Same here bro
I totally felt that and it's really surprising how ditto it is ...
Same here
sameeeeee actually!!
I loved the writing of Avinash's character. The relationship he shares with Samar has been portrayed with much more nuance (and zero comedy) than how it normally is in the Indian content. Hoping for more such stories.
Agreed.. the way he was in depression because of his sexuality was so real.
There are big glitches in the story.
1. Anamika lives in a posh neighbourhood where it's possible that every neighbor of hers has cctv camera in their main gate. She just walked out of the house, sat on the truck and police didn't even bother to check the other houses' cctv cameras or the other cameras on the road!
2. We saw she said in one episode to the kidnapper "how many days can you keep me like this?" And the guy also said "how many times I told you to keep the light off". He also addressed her by "tu". But he was actually working for her. So, shouldn't he address her by "aap"? These conversations clearly shows he was the kidnapper and she was kidnapped. She had bruises as if he hit her. Plus he gave her prison foods. I mean she was pretending she's kidnapped in front of the world, but why is she acting as if she's kidnapped when they're alone?
3. Police didn't check the fingerprints of the hair stylist's house after he's dead (as you covered). Plus, he had a diary where he wrote all the orphanage's names where he was searching the crazy fan. Police didn't even find that?
4. Let alone be a high profile case, the police acted as if a home less is kidnapped. The police lady was so damn dumb! Always angry, always shouting but did nothing. Police investigation doesn't work by thinking. It works by finding clues. Funny thing is the police lady checked anamika's dressing vehicle almost at the end but that had to be checked at the beginning. I actually thought at a point that she's the one helping the kidnapper.
This series didn't intend to make Anamika a plotter. Felt like they changed the ending suddenly after shooting the previous episodes
Omg yes especially to #2 !! When shows like this want to introduce a twist I *hate* when they try to trick the audience by putting in scenes that make no sense in the larger plot but are ONLY put there to mislead the audience. It feels like they are disrespecting the audience's intelligence. Red herrings are different - they work because you get to understand, at the end, how perspective can be manipulated to make you think one thing is happening when it is something else completely. But when she says "how long will you keep me here?" Etc - it makes no sense for her to pretend in private!!!
Both of you pointed out right. Such an underwhelming show which totally lacks sense and conviction and could only keep the audience a fool till the end of the show like any other no brained bollywood movie
@@sharanyabadhrinathan9580 exactly. I think they didn't intend to make it a thriller. They decided it at the last moment. They made Anamika a villain all of a sudden, while she was a victim in the first 6 episodes. I felt like watching the last season of GOT 😂 they established a character in one way and ended up in a different way all of a sudden just to create a twist. Lol
@@hayav90 exactly. And for god's sake, the police investigation was a joke. I watched Delhi crime just before this show. Delhi crime was a real investigation story and that's how police works in high profile cases. Here, they made police so damn lame, that too by a woman cop! As a woman I felt so insulted by seeing how dumb the woman cop was, her subordinate who was a man gave her a lot of hints. She was so overwhelmed by her personal problems that she was clearly not efficient in her job. I mean every single police investigation starts with mobile phone history and CCTV footage. They even analyzed the financial documents, but not these.
@@piratequeen7431 I know right.... Cctv for God sake would have solved this "mystery" within the 1st episode
The beginning was such savage, but it revealed how today's movie industry works. PR is something that is keeping many in the media glares rather than their talent. So many are known for other things rather than their talent. Like Ranbir Kapoor once said those actors from the golden era time were the real superstars today we have media stars because media made us stars.
I mean influencers are now considered as "celebrity" And invited to met gala and award shows..
@@emyf9197 agree hundred percent, even TikTok influencers are considered celebrities
@@AryanSharma-kt8xw Ugh, I hate the new era. There's no value to being a star .. Now anyone can be a "celebrity" By making nonsense short videos
@@emyf9197 I agree with you there was a time when in order to be famous and be a celebrity you needed to act in movies and be talented, now it's like even if you don't know acting you need to have a great brand and that through social media.
@@AryanSharma-kt8xw log mainstream celebrity se hate karte h unko lagta h ki ye log deserve nhi krte h isliye aajkal south stars ya youtube star ko praise kr rhe h 🤣🤣🤣🤣 example - lalu arjun, yosh, amit badvana ,asish chuchilani
Spoiler warning not sure - I think the first 6 episode were really good. I also feel like they dealt with many complex topics well. Issues like coming out to your family, self worth, self identity, first love, mothers bond etc. I kinda cried at the scene where maduri asks her son if he is gay. I personally believe the messed up the ending only to leave it open for a season 2.
Also anamika and Manav had such a good connection felt like such a good romance.
But at the end they failed to balance the drama and thriller part of the series was a disaster. The dramatic part like love, relationships etc did well. But the thriller part in the last 2 episode was pure garbage and lacked complete logic.
Also madhuri ma'am expression and dailouge delivery was too good. I hope to see her in more well written roles in the future.
Sorry for the long comment. Lol
agree
The series focussed heavily on introducing complexities in the characters and their dynamics instead of developing them using a character arc.
This guy is obvious a paid critic by the Bollywood mafia or he would have reviewed Bheemla Nayak by know. What he doesn’t realize it the the Telugu Industry has enough money power to put this guy out of business. No one cares for poor star Ajith. Bheemla Mayak has made more money than all Malayalam Hindi and Tamil movies combined and that’s a fact. Telugu rules all other industries Hindi Tamil Malayalam and Kannada and all India market and only behind Hollywood . In a million years Hindi Tamil malayalam industry. cant dream of making a Pushpa or Bhahubhali and once Rrr releases for Telugu industry , it will be the new face of India and that’s a fact. We are the richest industry in India and you Tamil Hindi Malayalam people can go and cry about it. You wish you had god like actors who are pan India super stars like Power star Pawan Kalyan and Arjun Ready and Prabhas and many more who every person in India worships
@@snak3eye547 NYC RESEARCH BUT TRY TO BE NETURAL IN ANY ASPECTS YOU TALK ABT OR SAY TO SOMEONE
This is the problem with Kjo produced stuff.. The man thinks he's deep with character complex when he's total an amateur in that department...
@@emyf9197 true
The only think i like about this series is the final moment where Anamika & her daugher interacts and Anamika says the exact dailogues what her mother use to say to her which she hated. "Ye sab maine tumhare liye hi to kiya hai.....etc" that was a good moment.
Yes that's what I felt while watching that scene. Basically in that moment I realised that Anamika turns into her own mother whom she always had a problem with. In that scene, Anamika treats her daughter the way Anamika's mom had always treated Anamika.
@@hemanagandla6195 yes. Exactly. If you have noticed. The dailogues were exactly same. Superb moment.
This is exactly what I took from the ending. In the process of not being her mother, she became her mother. Asking ‘plan kya hai tumhara?’ Was so bang on!
Although I didn’t enjoy the finale
That was something that sent a chill down my spine
Exactly! And the trauma is passed down to generations if not reflected upon and healed- stands true irl as well!
Spot on review! For me Manav Kaul stole the show, he was just brilliant. Everyone did a fantastic job in the series except the girl who played MD's daughter. No doubt the climax just ruined it for me. I was like what!!! why!!!!! How!!!! why!!! LOL. I want to see Manav Kaul in full commercial romantic movie too......... He is soooooo good!!!! His expressions and smile are just lit!
Watch The music teacher
@@ayeshashaikh9405 That movie frustrated me so much! Ended up hating the lead character lol
Same here ... I also think it's related Shri mam & janhvi story 🙄
I wanted more more of Manav kaul.
I really liked the daughter’s acting. It was so weird what she through at school. I was thinking they go through identity crisis being in the lime light so much
Manav kaul was literally the show stealer for me his character broke me😖
he has a knack of doing that lol
I watched entire Nail Polish with my mouth open...
It did not seem like for a moment that he was acting, he is just so damn real.
Bro... I cried like a baby when Manav Kaul's character dies 😭😭😭😭
His eyes are very intense. His role in Ankahi (Ajeeb Daastaans) was lit, unforgettable.
@@mjht1rox omg same😭 i was sobbing like an idiot
Question: how is it so easy to get onto Madhuri’s film set and into her vanity van without encountering security at all?
And how is it so easy to get into her house and her bedroom to snatch a hairbrush without encountering security again?
There was elements of SRK’s fan with that guys craziness for Madhuri when she says do something so people run after you and so you don’t have to run after people.
It was engaging towards the start but by the conclusion given, it left so many loopholes like why is Madhuri acting like a prisoner when no one can see her but us? Her daughter was a bit of a psycho how she hates her mum for wanting to punish the abusive dad, but doesn’t hate her dad for being abusive.
Idk a guy broke into eminems house TWICE same year at night and came into his bedroom where he was sleeping.. Everyone asked same thing.. Guess some celebs have the worst security lol
The crazy parts were how he easily had killed the mua who was much bigger than him and he insisted that he was the son of anamika so when he got in touch with ammu, surely he saw her as a sister bcuz the share same parent. But when he found he wasn't her son he just turned to ammu as potential lover like eww. And why didn't ammu think it was weird that the creep had a big tattoo of her mom on his back? She just kept making out with him instead...
@@emyf9197 yes I thought of all of that and more lol. The makeup guy could’ve easily beat that kid up but he didn’t even try to fight back. Amu was just the weirdest character in the whole thing as well as the fan kid. Their whole relationship was weird.
@@Keepithalal yeah.. It's KJo material ofc it's gonna be amateur
@@emyf9197 she probably took it as a compliment that this creepy bf of her is a big fan of her mother
@@hugebird9076 yeh but she hates that her mother overshadows her whole life and now even her creepy bf is more obsessed with her mother than her, surely Amu being the erratic emotional wreck that she is would react when she saw that instead of acting like it’s normal. Also how creepy is this guy - he thought Anamika was his mum and got his mums name tattooed across his back??? Who does that loool
I also found it interesting how Rajshri Deshpande's voice at times was so eerily similarly to Madhuriji's voice that it helped tell the story and move it forward on a different level.
This!!
If you aren't looking at the screen, you will end up thinking - why would anamika say that and then find out it's the cop.
Their voices are VERY similar.
Nice to see someone else felt the same.
@@eatcyanides I had to pause and replay to ensure I wasn't just tired :D I binged watched it in an unplanned siting :)
@@suvidha5369 If it was done on purpose , amazing, if it was just a coincidence... happy accident!
@@bronzremix I was doing something in the kitchen when she came on screen for the first time and I was like why is Madhuri saying this.
When Sanjay Kapoor said “hero kabar me taang latkaye khade hain aur romance karna h aadhe Umar ki heroine se” woah
I was so frustrated with the police officer and lack of forensics..The pace of their investigation is so slow that Anamika would have come back by now.😀The ending totally was so bakwaas and looked like taking inspiration from real events like jahnavi and sridevi case...Expected more better shock facts than plain ambition factor.
For real... worst inspector of the year goes to that lady... She should actually work in cid 😂 She solves crimes by watching movies... A new unknown guy becomes the boyfriend of the daughter of the missing woman and i wonder if the inspector even knows his name... At point i asked my gf if madhav was a ghost 😂😂😂😂
I also agree with the end. Although Anamika did cry over Manish when he committed suicide and her plan was to make her kids' future secure, the climax indicates it didn't go according to plan as with Manish's death and her daughter's flippant response when she realises Anamika is gonna blame it all on her psychotic stalker BF for her kidnapping.
But yeah, this outcome was more frustrating than satisfying as a lot of it makes no sense. The writing, staging and some of the dialogue felt superficial. It's like telling the audience the stars have it tough too you know? And you stretch that for 8 episodes, it gets annoying as hell. Which is a shame cause Madhuri Dixit does give a great performance as Anamika. And Bejoy Nambiar and Karishma Kohli's filmmaking style is pretty great but alas the content doesn't do them justice.
For satisfaction of this series we have to wait and see the season 2 also , it's a mystery story so don't judge anything wrong
I liked the ending to be honest. Ammu’s character was cunning, I could see it throughout. The rage she had was always against her mother that how everyone loves her and nobody even looks at her. Ammu betraying her mother, I could see it coming but didn’t had gut to acknowledge it.
Oh and yes how everyone conveniently ignored Billy's death was hilarious.
Overall good series and MADHURI DIXIT is always delight to watch.
That makes it even more meaningless that why she used her daughter? Her son and Lata loved her the most. The daughter always loved the father a lot. So, why did she use her?
Huge respect for Jammy...After Jammy took interview of Fame Game starcast..I expected easy going or soft review so that Jammy doesn't hurt feelings of starcast...Damn Jammy shocked honest & brutal review..That's 10/10 for truth honest movie critic on RUclips
Oh Yesss.
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And that's exactly why I trust his reviews the most.
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The show was so frustrating because i was really into it but the ending just spoiled it for me. Like what was the purpose of Madhav’s character?? They set him up so much and then he had such little to do towards the end. And the sudden change in the daughter’s personality? Yes she was erratic and insecure and had her issues but to just show that she is this vile person who would go to any extent for fame and attention?? Even to the point she kidnaps her own mother at the end and lol the funniest part was that old guy just taking orders from her 😭 It made absolutely no sense at all. They probably wanted to have this shock factor in the show but doesn’t mean they can just show anything and go against the character arcs and expect us to believe it. The ending really made me dislike the whole show. They had so many characters and they could have used them…madhav, manish or even billy but they chose the most non sensical plot out of it. I would rather have a believable ending than a shocking one. Also i hate that they killed manish probably one of the best characters in the show. This show was so frustrating because there were so many missed opportunities
The 3nding with the daughter became a Hispanic telenova..
Madhav 's character was creepy & didn't like the fact how he got away with a murder.
I think they wanted to show the dynamic of mother & daughter. Towards the end Anamika behaves with Amara exactly the way Anamika 's own mother Suhasini' s character treats her throughout. They probably wanted to show that even Anamika is selfish, just like her mother. Having said that, I didn't like the ending at all but it didn't ruin the whole show for me. There are few questions which they probably & hopefully will answer in the next season
@@hugebird9076 i got that they wanted to draw parallels and it was a nice thought but they didn’t build it up properly so it wasn’t good enough and didn’t have that impact. Madhuri’s character wasn’t even close to being as selfish as her mother. All she did through out the show was to protect her children. Of course the character had layers but them wanting us to believe she is similar to her own mother felt very jarring. With things like this you have to slowly build it up. Give us moments that indicate that she had this side to her all along. One can argue that there were moments of that but not enough according to me. Doesn’t help that the daughter’s character was so badly written and acted and you felt nothing for her.
Just can’t stop thinking this ….. muskan’s character saw how her father treated her mother and brother and then also she questioned her mother.
Slow claps 👏🏻
Spoiler Alert: I absolutely agree with your point about Madhuri's performance. I think I have commented on another video as well, she is absolutely outstanding in her portrayal of the character. You nailed it when you spoke about her equations/scenes with her children: such an evolved portrayal of a mother is rare to come by and is perhaps a testament to some brilliant writing combined with a fine actor. The ending was most certainly a cop-out: they wanted the ending to be unexpected. I was honestly okay with Anamika having orchestrated her own kidnapping, but she could have chosen literally anyone else as her accomplice, not her daughter :/
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Since that was the end...I don't get the scenes where Madhuri is saying 'mujhe kab take yahan rakhoge' & the painter coming in with anger...like...why? Makes no sense. Also, gave no context as to why she was getting dressed in the end. And they tried to show her as a mastermind but there were so many loopholes
She got dressed to make a comeback but her kid locked her up
Those were all the fragments of Anamika's imagination as she was living the act and planned to say all this when finally coming back to her world.
@@DrPerfectKinda Ya i got that, but...what was she going to say in front of the public? That they never explained, they just explained her plan b
@@abhishekganguly987 Ok this makes sense now that you say it...but I feel it wasn't portrayed
Manav Kaul as Manish Khanna had my heart ! Somehow I had a feeling he wouldn't have a happy ending, but I was still shocked at his death.
Sanjay kapoor as a jobless husband has nailed it 😜😂😂.. It's so relatable to his personal life ..no doubt he kills it
More close to his big brothers life 😂
Dude, I can truly say that the intro is very impressive in the starting of the video. The way madhuri mam said about young actors is quite true. But there are some other actors also who didn't get any breakthrough in film industry, it doesn't matter how much talented they are. This happens a lot, sometimes because of casting couch or partiality.
The show was indeed frustrating.
But Madhuri's performance completely consumed me ❤
I also looooved Lakshvir Saran and now I have a tiny crush on him
Same. I think that Madhuri was absolutely amazing in her role. I am not a 90s kid so I don't have any nostalgia factor attached to the actress as for me she is just a legendary figure in Bollywood people talk about. So this was a pleasant window in the charm the actress possesses on screen. Also can we all agree that she was gorgeous in every frame. That woman looked beautiful and definitely deserves more roles.
@@Swiftiebooklover7 So true! I am a 90s kid and I kinda sorta grew up on her movies..It broke my heart when Aaja Nachle tanked and my heart sank when none of her movies/appearances barring Dedh Ishqiya and Ghagra from YJHD left much of a mark. Her performance in The Fame Game therefore feels like a big victory. Also, she should be made the global ambassador of Santoor 🤭 Such an ethereal beauty ❤
Spoiler- The reveal of Amara being the helper and subsequently backstabbing her made ZERO sense. Yes she's insecure, jealous, erratic and delusional but she's still a decent nice person and you're telling me she takes such a drastic step because her ambition got the best of her? What? She said "no one's going to miss her" as she is witnessing how her brother is barely coping after losing their mom and she's just gonna let him suffer and live in the same household alone with their father who not too long ago tried to kill him? And she's okay doing all this because of 1 man she just met? Also that sex scene was so off putting- I full on expected her to be creeped out by her mom's name tattooed on Madhav's back but that turned her on????? Man wtf. They did a complete 180° with her character and it made no sense. You talked about how Anamika should've ideally used the help as her confidant and I agree, she could have even used Avi. He knew the stakes, he knew and also himself had experienced the abuse in the household, she's the first one he came out to, he is the only one she told the truth about her loving Manav to- they trusted each other immensely. He would've been so much more logical to pick to help her. Literally anybody but your erratic daughter who is perpetually jealous of you.
i Know right. that tatoo was too creepy and sex scene was so absurd and uncalled for
@@zahrawaseem9918 the fact that she just kissed the tattoo and then went on normally, like the fuk, and in the end she went against her mother more immensely after MD said that she will blame it all on the Orphan, like yeah, my mom sucks and an orphan i just met is the best, MD even said that she'll find a different way to not harm Madhav, but nope she already decided that her mom should just die
completely agree!! especially after her mom telling her that the guy she’s been hanging with is her crazy fan?! like what’s wrong with her picking a random creep over her own mom🙃
This is what jhanvi did with Sri Devi
@@appleandroidkhan9480 damn
THere is also a lot of subtext in the series. Like Her character doesnt like the word comeback. Ditto for her - in real life she doesnt like this word.
She is also very diplomatic in real life. her interaction with new diva seems to be something she may have actually wanted to say.:)
Call me a sucker for drama but that ending worked for me. The series was basically about bad choices & star struck madness.
It’s amazing that you actually interviewed the cast yet your review was very transparent and fair! This is not seen very much these days. Good for you
Whatever might be the general opinion I think that Madhuri was absolutely amazing in her role. I am not a 90s kid so I don't have any nostalgia factor attached to the actress as for me she is just a legendary figure in Bollywood people talk about. So this was a pleasant window in the charm the actress possesses on screen. Also can we all agree that she was gorgeous in every frame. That woman looked beautiful and definitely deserves more roles.
Yes
For me , she is the best . What do you think ?
Easter egg:
The role of Anamika's abductor is played by Makarand Deshpande, who wrote the original film 'Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon'.
i liked the storyline of avi the most i dont know why but it stood up to me and also the acting of madhuri mam is just amazing the part when she finds out billy told the newsreporter about avi and she cries after asking him the question was amazing
THIS!
I don't think I've shouted at a show and it's characters as much as I did during this show. The lack of basic logic and the brain dead choices made just irked and infuriated me very much. The show had a lot going on for it but decided to commit kamikaze with its final 2 episodes.
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At the end of the show I really felt bad for Manish and avinash. Manish literally committed suicide bcos he felt that he didn't help save anamika from her husband while anamika was just chilling enjoying her stupid masterplan. Avi literally has a sister who is hugging and loving the dad who literally beat him and his boyfriend up and tried to kill him and his mom. Don't even get me started on amara. She is the most infuriating and brain dead character I have ever seen on TV. She literally blames her mom for framing her dad who constantly abused her mom and beat up her brother, she hangs with a random stranger and takes him everywhere eventough she knows nothing about him and her story of angst was just irritating and was such privilege bullshit.
Really disappointed with a show that should have capitalised on its potential
Aditya Sunil how many times can you use and overuse the word literally? Know what it means?
@@cinnow is this your takeaway from all that lolll
@@-r-4134 overusing or misusing words distracts and irritates. Expand your vocab 🤔
@@cinnow this is the internet . Why do you take it so seriously.
@@-r-4134 can't bear crap
Thank you for your review, T&RP! I was frantically looking for it this morning and I’m so glad to see it posted. I finished the series this AM and I was very underwhelmed. I agree with you on the ending and how there were so many loose strings. One of my biggest pet peeves is characters not doing justice to their back stories or background. While you see Suhasini Mulay’s and Madhuri Dixit’s characters speak in Marathi (albeit sparsely), there’s absolutely nothing from Sanjay Kapoor’s character. He’s a lower middle Maharashtrian dude from Nagpur but he sounds nothing like it. Contrary to your opinion, I thought his acting was sub par. Very silly dialogs (repeating what’s happening or what has happened) and a monotone delivery. There was no angst that I felt. I also found it very strange how there are quick resolutions for everything - Father is not okay with the son being gay but suddenly his partner is invited to the premiere? The daughter doesn’t find her father’s behavior disgusting. She’s always rooting for him? How? You mentioned the other issues but I was really hoping for this to do justice to MD. She’s an acting powerhouse and I really wanted her to have a fantastic OTT debut but oh well! I wish they’d not made it so light on screenplay and character development.
what makes me happy is the whole video and the final rant for that matter...i could hear the REAL JAMMY with the same confidence and authenticity. it's absolutely brave and rightful of him to be able to give us REAL and MEANINGFUL remarks about the series irrespective of the interview he got to do with them and the sheer formality folks would expect that just becoz he kinda promoted with them, he will sugarcoat!! but he didn't...so so so proud and a happy subscriber...i wish I could subscribe twice!!
Phew! Finally...I can voice my concerns somewhere😅 and yeah Jammy had many of them covered. I bingewatched the episodes last night but was really effected by the fact that no one investigated Billy's case and Madhav is let loose in every public place. That was such a budging error that couldn't be unseen. And yes... suicide of the only person from whom she got solace. I wished to believe that she didn't like him too...and wanted him to be erased from the canvas so as his death wouldn't make a difference to her...which could make sense. The cop's voice was so similar to Madhuri that I was confused many a times. Somehow when I saw the trailer , I felt from then that the disappearance was planned by 'the person' & not abduction.So...the revelation was not shocking. Didn't imagine that the helper would be this person though. I liked the build up for the second season...where the innocent n irritating one becomes vile...but wished they executed the sequence well.
However....Madhuri was stupendous and gorgeous and such expressions and nuances...uff!!! Perfect for the role & she totally nailed it ❤. Sanjay Kapoor convinced in his character too. And Manav obvio. All acted fine. If only there were no such jarring glitches in the screenplay and plots...this could have been perfect.
i agree about the psychopath getting free access, Frankly I was expecting a scene, where he would be arrested and it was revealed that he too was used a pawn by anamika to eliminate Billy, who had been feeding the press and betrayed her. that was surely a big miss from the director. I was ok, with the ending..mom made her daughter a monster, who in turn is going to go the same to her's was an interesting theme...
SPOILERS Don't read if you haven't seen the series.
Usually while watching I'm all for twists and turns in a story, but only when it makes sense. The fact that the person she trusted was her teenage daughter who could barely hold it together when her friend got a role she auditioned for is so confusing. I was so sure that the person helping her was the domestic help, but to see the daughter when the shutters opened was not shocking but confusing to me. So you are telling me that in a month or so she changed to that extent. The domestic help being the person Anamika trusted would have made so much more sense given that she helped her all through the series.
I loved seeing Madhuri Dixit on screen, she stole the show.
This story was a lot similar to many lives in Bollywood...
Coincidence or not, many things remind me of the life of THE SRIDEVI... THE GOLDEN GOOSE of the family...
Imagine Amara as Janhvi Kapoor and Ananmika as THE Sridevi... It was so easy to imagine the life of Janhvi Kapoor being overshadowed by the sheer tag of being Sridevi's daughter ..The amount of comparisons and the brutal judgement people would have made after seeing her acting skills... she would and could NEVER be as THE SRIDEVI.... . in the Final episode where Ananmika gives 5 lessons to Amra about making it big in the industry was like a check list done by Janhvi after the sad demise of THE Sridevi....
The mystery behind the sudden death of Sridevi ( here the disappearance) , the amount of sympathy for the family and Janhvi , a producer husband living on the money of a Superstar wife, sounds familiar....
Love story between Anamika and Manish was a lot like the secret love life of Rekha and Amithab or Dimple and Sunny Deol..... like how the idea of hit pair meeting and rekindling their old love life years later was so similiar ... We would like to see a movie with Rekha and Amitki please...
I think it's one of the best examples of a creation where every ingredient to make it a masterpiece is in front of you, you even have the character complexities chalked out , yet simply can't figure out how to connect them into a proper story. It felt like reading a bestselling crime fiction novel, but you soon lose track of what's exactly happening because there are so many plot points introduced which don't even support the main story arc.
Jammy ! I would have loved seeing a bit of appreciation for Ayesha Kaduskar who plays role of Manish Khanna's daughter. She is a brilliant actor and delivers in the few minutes she gets than the actor who plays the role of Anamika's daughter.
100% spot on for this series. It's like Madhuri gave a double century, Sanjay Kapoor gave a century only for wide bowling screwing up in the end.
Sanjay Kapoor is very dynamic actor.. he is still not explored well. He had a tough role which he did justice.. See his role in lust stories also... He is unique plus his dialogues delivery and presence
I think this was a good show, just shows MD is also part of the vicious cycle.. she too does things for fame and to stay relevant and is in some ways her mothers daughter when she is telling her daughter what she needs to do. All characters have their own motives and biases/shades of grey. Some things to look forward to with what happens to these characters. I do agree with your analysis re the creepy guy being allowed everywhere.. made no sense!!
can we talk about the amazing music of the show tho. cant wait for them to drop the album on spotify.
Response to Spoiler Rant:
From what I remember, there was a scene in the final episode, of Anamika crying, and there was a newspaper next to her which mentioned Manish Khanna's death.
And now, my own rant about this series:
The romantic angle between Amara and Madhav made no sense. The initial intentions of Madhav made sense, as he was trying to find if he was Anamika Anand's son or not. But once he found out that he isn't, he still continued to be around the family? I get it that he probably genuinely liked Amara as a person, but it looked forced. Maybe this is something reserved for Season 2? idk
One thing I also felt was toooooo many subplots. I binged watched this series and while I liked it, I ended up with a headache with the number of subplots going on in one show.
Same thought the ending definitely ruined it which was frustrating as we were passionately engaged with the series especially the character of Anamika and Amara.
Anamika switch as being stone cold like huhhh
Madhuri dixit be spitting 🔥🔥 at the first part
Totally in agreement with your rant- I think they wanted to make it unpredictable with the choice of support to Anamika but it just doesn’t land. Alsoit just got ruined with too many social themes. Matlab was there a need to get the personal life of IO on screen without any relevance to the development of the case. Character arcs tanked badly in second half. It had potential Cz enjoyed watching MD, SK, MK and the mother onscreen!!!
Agree with most about the ending being frustrating. Definitely a lot of scenes and plot twists that don't make sense. Hopefully season 2 ties it all nicely in a bow. In the meantime, here's my interpretation about the some of character (script choices). The makers may or may not have gone that deep but this is how I rationalize it. Perhaps Anamika's reasons for making her daughter the confidante was 1. Wanting to "rescue" an emotionally unstable daughter who seemed to have zero self-worth (also evident in her choice of sleeping with her Mother's stalker). Perhaps there was some guilt she experienced for outshining her own daughter? 2. May be she was trying to teach her the ropes of surviving the industry and so making her an accomplice was the only way but she didn't expect her daughter to betray her. Why did the daughter choose to betray her Mum over Dad? perhaps her own envy always gave her a soft corner for Dad over Mum-(please no hate because this is a dark thought but may be on some level the daughter enjoyed it when her gorgeous mother was mistreated by Dad) No disrespect to the actor but I did find it interesting that they chose someone who barely looks like her gorgeous mother (even without makeup Anamika/MD both as an adult and the actor playing teen Anamika were more attractive than the whiny daughter so it might've been a deliberate choice.
Agree with you. The ending is a little disappointing and does ruin the beautifully scripted and enacted series. Having said that, loved the acting by all the actors. MDN is a fav, anyway, so admit the bias 😘
Your title said it all!
Agreed with your views
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I think Madhuri was trying to be smart/careful by entrusting her plan with someone who would gather least suspicion but was a safe bet, hence the daughter. Little did she realise her daughter would soon outwit her, to use it to her own advantage.
There were subtle hints of the daughter shedding her outer skin/ persona, with the outburst on stage "accepting" that naivety leads to no-where, learning that lies are common place if you want to get to where you want to be (towards the finale realising Madhuri did not confide her intent of implicating Nikhil in the process, may have also revived her memory where Madhuri lied to Nikhil about visiting Manav's mansion).
She was quiet headstrong in her ambition to become the actress, and I see a beautiful juxtaposition, that Madhuri essayed her most convincing performance with her own kidnapping(as stated by the police) but is the daughter truly a better artist since she pulled off her part to the T. The student has become the master.
Also, though not shown, the daughter realises that her father is more useful to her in helping achieve her ambitions, hence irrespective of his treatment of her brother, she still maintains ties with him. A character that appears nice and good at the surface but is truly diabolical! An existing narcissist behaviour with no empathy (even for her brother) has now matured to tame it to her advantage. Would love to see that character at its peak in Season 2.
Agree that Billy's unsolved murder is a gaping hole.
Man, I feel this so much. I enjoyed the show a lot. Then towards the end - I was like WTF. It spiraled fast. The characters I disliked most were Amu and Madhav. Their characters are most WTF, especially in light of the final few episodes.
The first scene😂😂
Karan johar roasting nepotism😂😂😂
it seems like he likes to insult himself in his movie/series, like how he used to insult homosexual people in his movie.
He knows insulting himself and the others like him will only lead to more money and likes.
@@Anonymous-bf5fk dude he never really insulted homosexuals in his movies he just showed them in a caricatures way
i do agree that there were many loopholes in the final two episodes but it somehow still didnt ruin the show for me. the end made me want to get into the screen and open that damn shutter ugh lol. its after a long time that im watching a show that actually made me want to click on the next episode right after one ended. i absolutely loved it. i hope second season doesnt screw it up.
The last half an hour makes me doubt if I should watch the second season. Overall, not bad as a binge watchable Netflix series.
Don't know.. i felt it's very slow screenplay.. like the story is based on thin wafer and its been stretched.. also, in 3rd episode it suddenly came to me that it seems all planned by Anamika herself just to get her movie blockbuster. In my view, the series could have been easily finished in 6 episodes. And yes, in next season please kill this Madhav character which is just as fictionally written as the guy is acting.
In the end, when Amara and Anamika are talking it felt like Anamika became the person she hates - her mother. After the final reveal that it was all planned, I felt like Anamika herself has become the manipulative and selfish person. What hurt me the most was Manish Khanna's death and how there was not even a single shot which showed the pain Anamika felt (if any).
This show left me all confused about if I liked it or not 🤣🤣
Anamika did shed tears looking at the newspaper where the news of Manish 's death was published.
They showed Anamika crying after his death.
She is manipulative from the beginning, that's why she chose manav kaul instead of indranil sengupta. She knows the financial crisis and only the success of the movie can help her to overcome it.
@@hugebird9076 but those scene might not be true. Because if you see initially it felt like she is held against her will and she is struggling to run away etc. But when the truth comes out the scenes we saw previously were totally different. For example- she tried to cut the iron bar in the small window in that house, but she took help from her kidnapper itself. That's the reason her crying at the news of Manish's death does not hold credit in my eyes. I couldn't not trust if she actually cried or the makers showed that as part of the false narrative they were building to portray Anamika as victim.
The saddest and woah part of the intro piece where Madhuriji is speaking... resonates with her daughter in the end.
Even I felt the same thing about ending as if Netflix forced makers to give improper ending so that they can have season 2
Does anyone felt like it’s story on life of “Sridevi” and “Janhvi Kapoor” with some amendments? Also, the actress they cast as Amara looks alike Janhvi Kapoor.
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The ending would have really been great if they had revealed that her daughter was actually fooling Madhav by playing dumb under Anamika's instructions. They make him the scapegoat and then the daughter turns on Anamika too to get the fame all to herself.
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Remember when she tells Manish "I have decided I want a family, simple life.." Maybe what she meant was that she wants to continue with her own family and husband. It was her hinting that she is gonna leave Manish. She knew he was an addict and would relapse if she left him. His death was important for her movie to be a hit. She does somewhat cry reading about his death, coz she did love him but he was a part of her plan
The ending is quite unusual and typically 'let's go to next season drive'.... It’s a bucket of whole 'good and bad aspects' 🤪
Thank you Thank you!! I had the same thought.. that Anamika could not trust the one man she loved and could trust her annoying daughter, I would have still believed if she would have trusted the son.
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The first few episodes were too good. It revealed perfectly how although everything looks spotless from outside , everyone’s life has disturbances. Anamika’s charecter in the first few episodes is wonderful . The ending was awful , this needed atleast 5 more episodes & an entirely different conclusion. A mother who does so much for her family will never abandon them . She would never put her son , who committed suicide a few months ago, through this & drag him through such a mess. Loved the parts where we could get an inside peek into the glamour world , that isnt something you get to see everyday. Would have been a must watch if not for the absurd ending.
I just love the show and Madhuri mam is out of this world ❤️❤️
I think anamica cried when she gets to know about death of khanna
Other than that this review is spot on broo 🔥
Climax was shit for sure 😂
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I think the fact that Anamika had staged the whole thing was obvious a couple of episodes in, and there was some foreshadowing -
+ It was clear it was someone inside the house since the cameras were off and there were no signs of a break in
+ The creepy guys brings up the interview that Anamika gave talking about wanting to leave everything behind
+ You can see Anamika slowly getting more annoyed with her husband and mom and wanting to get out of their clutches. This becomes clear when she hears about how they mis-managed her finances and she starts trying to take more control.
+ To the above point she realises she can’t trust everyone close to her when she discovers that Billy (who is like her brother) told the tabloid journalist about her sons suicide attempt.
+ Anamika clearly has a dark side and is capable of manipulating people. She pretends to believe the creepy guy (I forgot his name) that he is her son, to get away safely and then has him beaten up.
Having said all that completely agree with the other things you pointed out -
+ Her involving her naive young daughter (who is clearly not stable) over her domestic help in this big game of deception is really dumb
+ Not even worrying about the impact she’s having on Manav Kauls character - apparently she has been in love with him for over 20 years, but doesn’t tell him about her plan and just ghosts him. This is despite knowing about his mental health issues and how much he has started depending on her again.
+ The daughter falling in love with the random guy, and him having such easy access to her. Another thing that irks me is how easy it was for that guy to get into Anamika’s trailer and later her house. This has to be most unrealistic thing since Fan - but at least in Fan the guy looked similar to the superstar so you could mildly suspend some disbelief.
In the end Anamika actually becomes exactly like her mother. "Maine sab kuch tumhare liye kiya. What's your plan" She uses the exact words to her daughter that her mother had been using to her all this while. In the end she becomes selfish. I guess that's what they wanted to show & that's why the helper was the naive daughter and not the domestic help. Still the ending was totally off & I couldn't connect with it
@@hugebird9076 yeah true that’s a good point. Even Gehraiyaan that came out recently had a similar arc - Deepikas character unwittingly turning into her mother
They tried pulling Gone Girl but failed. The ending was sour and so were the characters besides Anamika and the mystery of her kidnapping.
I started watching the series just because of Madhuri but was hooked on it thru engrossing performances of the ensemble cast. Have not seen the last 2 episodes so stopped before the spoiler alert👍🏻. Each character has played their role with utmost sincerity. Loved Suhasini who though comes out self centered and vile but still justifies her behavior because of her own past.
Bro have you watched kites?...the movie was way ahead of its time
of course I have but have not revisited it in a long time
Yess yaar but the reviewers and bad words of mouth ruined it. In my point of view it was a masterpiece..
Watched Love Hostel... acting was op but will call it average. There was no character development, characters are introduced but they do nothing, what was the use of giving Raj Arjun so much importance at beginning? It kept me engaged throughout but that horrible ending spoiled everything.
And Bobby, Bobby, Bobby... keeping aside his superorthodox extremist mentality, Daagar was literally me in GTA taking out the entire day's frustration with all cheat codes on.
This guy is obvious a paid critic by the Bollywood mafia or he would have reviewed Bheemla Nayak by know. What he doesn’t realize it the the Telugu Industry has enough money power to put this guy out of business. No one cares for poor star Ajith. Bheemla Mayak has made more money than all Malayalam Hindi and Tamil movies combined and that’s a fact. Telugu rules all other industries Hindi Tamil Malayalam and Kannada and all India market and only behind Hollywood . In a million years Hindi Tamil malayalam industry. cant dream of making a Pushpa or Bhahubhali and once Rrr releases for Telugu industry , it will be the new face of India and that’s a fact. We are the richest industry in India and you Tamil Hindi Malayalam people can go and cry about it. You wish you had god like actors who are pan India super stars like Power star Pawan Kalyan and Arjun Ready and Prabhas and many more who every person in India worships
@@snak3eye547 Man, I love his videos and he is my fav RUclipsr... if I disagree with him once, I also agree with him 10 times. The story he told about himself in Ranbir Kapoor video does inspire me a lot... rant your blah blah blah shit somewhere else, I can't thank him enough for promoting such good content through his channel. If I m a South Indian movie fan today, it's because of him...
@@amandash3101 he needs to review Telugu movies which he doesn’t. He’s biased and paid by the Bollywood mafia. Bheemla Nayak has made more money than any of the movies he reviewed last week and yet he hasn’t reviewed . He needs to review Telugu movies which is the face of Indian cinema and all other industries are far behind.
Exactly from amazing to Frustrating I was just waiting for it to get over!!
You should have watched a little more carefully brother :) Madhuri did shed tears over the news of Manav's death -- see where she reads it in the news paper and sobbing (I agree the scene could be easily missed due to its short length)
All in all, this is a different kind of show altogether which tried to connect with people using general trends of social issues, the slangs or various setup/getups - the story they tried to project is actually about a and every Woman who goes through various phases in her life and learns to handle them and being a celebrity doesn't help in getting away with any of a Woman's responisibilties or roles.
Brilliant review! Agree to almost all your points specially the Rant portion.
Just that upon Manish's death, she is shown to be crying in dark reading the newspaper headline. You might have missed that.
Amu's acting & looks reminds me of Jhanvi, very disappointing. But Avi's character was done justice by the actor.
Avi's storyline was simply amazing, rest all was just plain weird. Lakshvir Saran has also done a phenomenal job potraying Avi. I never thought I would see such a complicated yet simple character in Indian TV shows. Madhuri Dixit is brilliant as usual and so is Manav Kaul. Suhaisini Ji has also done an amazing job potraying Anamika's mother. However the main storyline was just stupid and confusing, ESPECIALLY THE ENDING.
Just finished watching Fame game and despite its shortcomings in the story, i absolutely loved every second of it....Madhuri's performance has such depth in it....idk if anyone else can do that as effortlessly as her.....10 out of 10 starts for her!
Wonder how you didn’t like the show. It was indeed a wonderful series.
Omgggg congrats you reached 1million🥳🥳🥳
the way the show touched so many different aspects of the society was too good imo. all of it was done beautifully.
Totally agree with everything you have covered in this video. I just feel the guy who played Samar, Avi’s boyfriend in the series also needs some appreciation. Often side characters like his disappear where as they do add a lot to the project. I think he was also completely in his character and for the first time made us look at the emotional bond in a gay relationship unlike other shows just doing body show.
Happy to see 90's heroin in web series or movies. They are way better than new actress.
To make series thriller d exciting they presented it by showing past and present togather.Means flashback and present come suddenly.But end is quite shocking and interesting.Must be based on foreign serials..Nice to watch M.D.again.
The ending didn't ruin it at all. Anamika was an amazing actress. U have to understand that Anamika was Trying to flawlessly play her part as a mother, wife, and daughter. Also trying hard to hold on to the looks which receive so much praise. She was broken when Manish died, but when she plans to return, she starts applying her makeup again because she has to act again... Her daughter is in love with Madhav, and when she came to know that her mother gonna blame him and already framed Nikhil (her dad) she betrayed her mother... & Madhav is also in love with Amara and yes he is a psycho... So it's interesting... Anamika is not bechari that's y she will return it's a question of what will she do next...
I HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH YOU ON THIS ONE ! I loved the ending and can't wait for the next season !!!
Me to the last episode of the show: you might be a bit confused but you got the spirit!!
Madhuri as a mother made us shed tears in every scene.. awesome acting. But yes, the sad ending was unacceptable but it exists in the world. Why Gay and Les relationships should be shown all the time.. so disturbing to watch those. Yes as others say it reminded me of Sridevi's life.
Is this series inspired from Hollywood movie "Gone girl" ❓❓❓❓
no not really. Gone Girl is a far superior screenplay wheras the loopholes in this are quite apparent
Maybe they tried to adapt the book and not the movie ?
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Completely agree to all points including your rant. But Anamika did cry after seeing the death of Manish Khanna in the newspaper. But what was weird was there was nothing in her eyes as she was getting ready at the end of the last episode when she interacted with her daughter. That felt empty. And I don't think the daughter was in charge of any of this, Anamika was; but the daughter flipped a switch at that last minute. And that was soooo far fetched, seriously.
Completely agree that Anamika should have taken the help of her aunt/companion rather than Amara.
The psyco fan and Amara's plot line was bad, really.
Also, why do that to Manav Kaul's character. We should be able to write complicated stories without killing characters that are important to the protagonist. It is such a cliche trope.
Even Billy, why do that to him? There was an arc that needed finishing there too. Why did he leak the info to that journalist if he cared about Anamika always? We never understood that. If he didn't care about her then why go looking for Madhav? There was a possibility for a good redemption arc there which was not completed. Consequences needn't lead to death.
The way it ended, I doubt I will to go back to S2. But I might for Madhuri Dixit. She is the GOAT.
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.Why would Amara, or any daughter for that matter choose a random guy she met 2 weeks ago over her own mother? Sure you don't agree with what your mother did recently, but she is still your mother, how do you just decide to forget that.
Madhuri Dixit and Lakshvir Saran matched to the level of the genre. But on the note of the series, the end was abrupt. but more of a hint to a second season !!
The show was going so well until the last 2 episodes. I think they wanted to leave an open ending so they can make a 2nd season but it just left the audience unsatisfied.
Why did I have a string feeling g that this series was actually inspired from Sridevis life .Especially her daughter