Black Widows | |
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Genre | |
Based on | Mustat Lesket by Mikko Pöllä |
Written by | Radhika Anand |
Directed by | Birsa Dasgupta |
Starring | |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
Production | |
Producer | Namit Sharma |
Cinematography | Subhankar Bhar |
Editor | Sumit Chowdhury |
Production company | Big Synergy Media Ltd. |
Release | |
Original network | ZEE5 |
Original release | 18 December 2020 |
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]
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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]
Awards | Date of ceremony | Categories | Recipients | Results | Ref. |
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Asian Television Awards | 2021 | Best Original Digital Drama Series | Nominated | ||
Indian Television Academy Awards | 2022 | Best Screenplay | Radhika Anand | Won | [9] |
IWM Buzz Digital Awards | 2022 | Best Editing in a Web Series | Won | [10] |
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