Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. unveiled the first glimpse of the highly-anticipated series, The Ba***ds of Bollywood, marking Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan’s directorial debut. “It’s fun, filmy, aur thoda zyaada!” says the media release, which adds, “Picture to saalo se baaki hai, lekin show, to ab shuru hoga.”
A voiceover ushers in a romantic Mohabbatein-esque vibe, only to close with a stinging rejoinder, kicking off that oh-so-familiar Hindi film nostalgia. But what seems like a soft homage quickly flips into something sharper and louder. The voice may remind you of Shah Rukh Khan, but the tone is all Aryan. With this first glimpse, debut director Aryan Khan signals his arrival, setting the tone with fresh intent and a novel cinematic take.
Set against a film backdrop, the first glimpse signals a generational shift, where the romance of the past meets the vision of a new storyteller. The Ba***ds of Bollywood is a genre-defying series that blends self-awareness with cheeky humor. Aryan takes centerstage for the first time, teasing his debut series and stating, “Bollywood – jisse aapne saalon se pyaar bhi kiya aur vaar bhi kiya, main bhi wohi karunga, bohot saara pyaar… aur thoda sa vaar.”
The series promises a stylized yet chaotic world, provocative yet rooted and is produced by Gauri Khan. The creator and director is Aryan Khan, who has also written the show with Bilal Siddiqi and Manav Chauhan. It stars Bobby Deol, Lakshya, Sahher Bambba, Manoj Pahwa, Mona Singh, Manish Chaudhari, Raghav Juyal, Anya Singh, Vijayant Kohli and Gautami Kapoor.
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