Showtime (Indian TV series)

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Showtime
GenreDrama
Created by Sumit Roy
Written by
  • Sumit Roy
  • Lara Chandni
  • Mithun Gangopadhyay
Directed by
  • Mihir Desai [1]
  • Archit Kumar
Starring
Theme music composerAnand Bhaskar
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
Camera setup Multi-camera
Production company
Dharmatic Entertainment
Original release
Network Disney+ Hotstar
Release8 March 2024 (2024-03-08)

Showtime is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series created by Sumit Roy. [2] [3] [4] It delves into the world of Bollywood, production houses and how they function. It features the power struggles and off-camera fights occurring in the backstage areas of Bollywood. [3] [5] Produced by Dharmatic Entertainment the show premiered on 8 March 2024 on Disney+ Hotstar. [6] [7] [8]

Contents

Cast

Guest

List of actors and filmmakers who appeared in cameos. [9]

Production

The first teaser featuring all the star cast was released on 20 December 2023. [10] Further, on 9 February 2024, the release date was announced to be 8 March. [11] On 13 February 2024, the trailer featuring star cast was launched. [12] [13] [14]

Broadcast

The first four episodes were released on 8 March 2024. Next three episodes were released on 12 July 2024. [15] [16] [17] [18]

Reception

Critical Reception

Showtime received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its production design, dialogues and performances, but were polarised about its writing. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the series a 2.5 rating stating, "The principal quintet of actors in Showtime is a diverse lot who bring different performative styles to bear upon the characters that they play." [19] Devansh Sharma of Hindustan Times says, "Showtime also works as a spot-the-reference spectator sport because of how zeitgeisty it is. Dialogue writers Jehan Handa and Karan Sharma oscillate from bombarding the audience with the obvious to allowing them to read between the lines." [20]

Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com rates the show 2.5 and states, "But with only four episodes out and a loose sense of a conflict, it's hard to form a definite opinion about a show that is always watchable but never engrossing." [21] While Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in states, "There isn’t enough hard work, at least from the available episodes, to understand just yet whether Showtime is the expose we have been waiting for or yet another half-hearted effort to lure us in by promising dirt. The series fares well when it aims for low-hanging fruit, such as the silly things that Bollywood people do because they can’t see beyond their noses." [22]

Rahul Dessai of Film Companion in the Part 1 review says, "Somewhere along the way, intent morphs into blind-item content - content that makes it hard to tell a publicity spot from actual series." [23] Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express rated the show 2 stars, and stated, "Karan Johar’s by-the-number series on Bollywood’s inner workings lacks bite." [24] Snigdha Nalini from Outlook India rates the show 2.5 stars and says, "There are no revelations, nothing too dramatic." [25]

Viewership

Showtime appeared twice in the top-5 most-viewed list shows of the week clocking 5.7 million views and 4.4 million views, respectively. [26] [27]

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