Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives

TV series or program

Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives

Genre| Reality television
Starring|

* Neelam Kothari
* Maheep Kapoor
* Bhavna Pandey
* Seema Khan

No. of seasons| 2
No. of episodes| 16
Production
Camera setup| Multi-camera
Running time| 32–44 minutes
Production company| Dharmatic Entertainment
Original release
Network| Netflix
Release| 27 November 2020 (2020-11-27) –
present

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

## Production[edit]

### Development[edit]

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

## Cast[edit]

### Main[edit]

Cast member  | Seasons

|

1  | 2
Neelam Kothari | Main
Maheep Kapoor  | Main
Bhavna Pandey  | Main
Seema Kiran Sajdeh  | Main

### Recurring[edit]

Cast member  | Seasons

|

1  | 2
Samir Soni (Neelam's husband) | Recurring
Sanjay Kapoor (Maheep's husband) | Recurring
Chunky Pandey (Bhavna's husband) | Recurring
Sohail Khan (Seema's ex husband) | Recurring |
Shanaya Kapoor (Maheep's daughter) | Recurring
Nirvaan Khan (Seema's son) | Guest | Recurring
Ananya Panday (Bhavna's daughter) | Recurring

### Guest[edit]

* Malaika Arora (season 1–2)
* Karan Johar (season 1–2)
* Arjun Kapoor (season 1–2)
* Ananya Panday (season 1–2)
* Janhvi Kapoor (season 1)
* Mozez Singh (season 1–2)
* Gauri Khan (season 1–2)
* Jacqueline Fernandez (season 1)
* Sidharth Malhotra (season 1)
* Amrita Arora (season 1)
* Ekta Kapoor (season 1)
* Raveena Tandon (season 1)
* Neha Dhupia (season 1)
* Angad Bedi (season 1)
* Sussanne Khan (season 1)
* Boney Kapoor (season 1)
* Natasha Poonawalla (season 1)
* Tusshar Kapoor[3] (season 1)
* Manish Malhotra[4] (season 1–2)
* Shah Rukh Khan (season 1)
* Shweta Bachchan Nanda [4] (season 2)
* Mehr Jesia (season 2)
* Badshah[4] (season 2)
* Zoya Akhtar[4] (season 2)
* Sima Taparia[4] (season 2)
* Bobby Deol[4] (season 2)
* Farah Khan[4] (season 2)
* Jackie Shroff[4] (season 2)
* Ranveer Singh[5] (season 2)

## Reception[edit]

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

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

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives at IMDb
* Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives on Netflix

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