Modern Love Mumbai

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Modern Love Mumbai
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Genre Drama
Anthology
Based on Modern Love by John Carney
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Composers
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Cinematography
Editors
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video
Release13 May 2022 (2022-05-13)

Modern Love Mumbai is an Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy anthology series produced by Pritish Nandy that premiered on Amazon Prime Video on May 13, 2022. [1] Its episodes run from 40 to 45 minutes.

Contents

Modern Love Mumbai is the Mumbai chapter based on the American anthology series Modern Love . [2]

Premise

Modern Love Mumbai - Exploring six unique yet universal stories of human connection and love in its varied forms, including romantic, platonic, parental, sexual, familial, marital and self-love, which are presented in six different episodes. [3] [4] It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 13 May 2022. [5] [6]

Cast

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
1 6May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)

Season 1 (2022)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected by
11"Raat Rani (transl. Night Queen) [7] " Shonali Bose
Lali is a cook, and her husband Lutfi a security guard, in an upscale apartment in Mumbai, far from their native Kashmir. Long days end with ice cream - one cup, two spoons - until suddenly he dumps her, breaking her heart and shattering her dreams. All he leaves behind is his old bicycle. Together, can Lali and her cycle cross the bridge to a better life?
22"Baai [8] " Hansal Mehta
Manzu, a gay man who grew up in a conservative household, is torn between the love for his partner and Baai, his ailing and ever doting grandmother. When he visits her in their ancestral home, the past catches up with him as the pain and pangs of his childhood take him back to a reality he had long left behind. After all these years, will Manzu find the strength to tell his truth to Baai?
33"Mumbai Dragon [9] " Vishal Bhardwaj
The currency of love is different for all but for Sui, it is the food that she cooks for her son, Ming. When that is threatened by the entrance of his girlfriend Megha in Ming's life, Sui vows to the Warrior God, Kwan Tai Kwon, that she will not speak in Hindi until he brings her son back to her. Mumbai Dragon is Sui's journey of realizing that sometimes letting go is the truest form of love.
44"My Beautiful Wrinkles [10] " Alankrita Shrivastava
Dilbar Sodhi tries to grapple with a young man's declaration of sexual interest in her. It sets her on a path of dealing with the baggage from her past, and re-discovering the joy of life.
55"I Love Thane [11] " Dhruv Sehgal
About Saiba's journey of finding the right modern man amidst the plethora of men on dating apps. However, life has other plans for her when she meets someone who is not the 'modern man' she had set out to find and is timeless.
66"Cutting Chai [12] " Nupur Asthana
In her 40s, Latika is caught in the humdrum of marriage and motherhood and regrets not having fulfilled her dream of being a novelist. On one eventful day, she finds herself re-evaluating all her choices in life thus far, even her marriage. As bittersweet memories and 'what if' fantasies run parallel in her mind, she understands that questioning her past is futile, the answers all lie within her.

Reception

Pallabi Dey Purkayastha of The Times of India rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Modern Love Mumbai navigates a wide range of topics, toppling barriers along the way, and what it has essentially taught me is that if external love is your only currency, then you will be spent". [13] Priyanka Sharma of Pinkvilla rated the series 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "A layered, hopeful & brilliant anthology with heartfelt performances". [14] Swati Chopra of The Quint rated the series 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Review: ‘Modern Love Mumbai’ Is a Tad Slow, but Love Saves the Day". [15] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the series 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "No matter what the gender of the director is or what the essential tilt of each story is, it is the women, both the fictional characters and the performers who portray them, who make the anthology worthwhile". [16] Anuj Kumar of The Hindu stated "With compelling performances that accompany these poetic yet truthful representations in Modern Love: Mumbai, the shorts arrive like a breath of fresh air and leave us with a guileless smile". [17]

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