Black Widows (Indian TV series)

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Black Widows
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Genre
Based on Mustat Lesket
by Mikko Pöllä
Written byRadhika Anand
Directed by Birsa Dasgupta
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
Production
ProducerNamit Sharma
CinematographySubhankar Bhar
EditorSumit Chowdhury
Production companyBig Synergy Media Ltd.
Original release
Network ZEE5
Release18 December 2020 (2020-12-18)

Black Widows is a ZEE5 original dark comedy Indian web series directed by Birsa Dasgupta and produced by Namit Sharma. The series is a remake of the popular 2014 Finnish show, Mustat Lesket. Starring Mona Singh, Swastika Mukherjee, Shamita Shetty, Sharad Kelkar, Mohan Kapur, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Vipul Roy, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Aamir Ali and Raima Sen, the series released through ZEE5 on 18 December 2020. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

The premise revolves around Veera, Jayati and Kavita who plan to get rid of their husbands to end the misery in their wed-locked lives. [4]

Cast

Release

Black Widows premiered through ZEE5 on 18 December 2020. [5]

Reception

Archika Khurana from Times of India stated "Swastika Mukherjee steals the show as the strong-headed yet emotionally smothered Jayati and overall praised the plot of the series." [6] Hindustan Times wrote "An enthralling murder mystery with a dash of dark humour" at the same time praised the performances of the entire cast.[ citation needed ] News 18 summed their review as "Too Much Hamming Ruins This Otherwise Average Mystery". [7] Scroll.in summed their review stating that the cast gave a balanced performance, at the same time dissected each characters. [8]

Accolades

AwardsDate of ceremonyCategoriesRecipientsResultsRef.
Asian Television Awards 2021Best Original Digital Drama SeriesNominated
Indian Television Academy Awards 2022Best ScreenplayRadhika AnandWon [9]
IWM Buzz Digital Awards2022Best Editing in a Web SeriesWon [10]

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References

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  6. "BLACK WIDOWS SEASON 1 REVIEW : A DARK DRAMEDY WITH EXCITING BENDS IN THE ROAD". Times of India.
  7. "Black Widows Review: Too Much Hamming Ruins This Otherwise Average Mystery". news18.com. 20 December 2020.
  8. "'Black Widows' review: Three women find that killing their husbands isn't one bit easy". scroll.in. 19 December 2020.
  9. "Black Widows Honoured With Best Screenplay At 21st ITA Awards". 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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