![]() Knitted in a web of lies, deceit and fighting patriarchy, the story explores the storm that brews behind the seemingly quiet façade of the privileged lives of these women. Hush Hush revolves around a set of women whose picture-perfect lives begin to come undone when an unexpected event brings to the fore secrets from their past and threatens everything that’s dear to them. Produced by Vikram Malhotra-led Abundantia Entertainment, the series marks the digital debut of Juhi Chawla and Ayesha Jhulka, and also stars Soha Ali Khan Pataudi, Kritika Kamra, Shahana Goswami, and Karishma Tanna in the lead. Instead of characters holding on to the secret, one can sense that it is the writers who are allowing the evidence and anticipation to rot.Championing female-forward stories, Prime Video today announced the launch date of its ambitious series, Hush Hush, that features a cast and crew led by women. Ayesha makes an impressive return as a mother struggling with a moral dilemma, but her equation with Juhi also suffers due to the writers’ indulgence. And the investigation is stretched so thin that writers leave little space to hide. Karishma Tanna makes an interesting entry as a middle-class Haryanvi cop solving a case that involves the rich and famous, but she fails to leave her manicured past behind for the role. ![]() Kritika has a difficult role as its tonality changes midway, but the actor beautifully brings out the change in Dolly it is not just about removing the nail paint, she lets the audience inside the heart of Dolly.Ĭuriously, it is Juhi, making her streaming debut with the series, who is saddled with an underwritten part. After Bombay Begums, Shahana delivers another stirring performance that speaks to you even after the credits roll. Soha is a revelation in a part that allows her to speak in a mix of Hindi and English. The delicious detailing of the backdrop and side characters add a rich texture to the narrative, and Juhi’s (Chaturvedi) dialogues generate a dialectical relationship with characters.Ībove all, the sisterly chemistry is evident and is the primary reason for us to stay invested, even when the writers start withholding essential information for the second season. She guards the secret of her unproductive husband, but for how long? Zaira (Shahana Goswami), a noted designer, who is looking beyond the next collection, is being pestered by an old flame and a young colleague with a mental condition.Ĭo-directors Tanuja Chandra, Kopal Naithani, and Ashish Pandey, backed by the strong writing team of Juhi Chaturvedi, Ashish Mehta, and Shikha Sharma, create an engrossing space for the competent actors to navigate. ![]() Dolly (Kritika Kamra) is the chirpy Punjabi girl who is being pushed into yielding an heir for the family by her domineering mother-in-law. A former journalist who chickened out of the risky job to start a family, Saiba has her own ghosts to bury. ![]() If Ishi measures every word that she speaks, Saiba (Soha Ali Khan) is quite the opposite. She helps her former inmate, but her support becomes a handcuff that Meera wants to break away from. She guards her childhood memories of the orphanage where she grew up with Meera (Ayesha Jhulka). Ishi is a public relations professional who doubles as a fixer for the high and mighty in the corporate and political space. The writers have created an interesting quartet of friends. As they try to escape the danger, the police set out on a mission to unravel the truth Storyline: Follows the lives of four friends who get embroiled in a circle of lies, deceit, secrets and mystery after a strange encounter. For a change, we have a series where a husband almost pleads for his say in decision-making in the family, and a wife doesn’t turn to infidelity just because her husband is infertile. In a powerful sequence that sets the tone of the series, Ishi (Juhi Chawla), a power broker, makes it amply clear to a fidgety male client. This is one rare moment where the writers allow a male character to openly express his opinion in the series which is essentially a fight between deep-seated patriarchy and a new world order where the women are claiming their equal space. Yes, this is the term that one of the entitled men in the series uses for the feisty women grappling with their past and present. Set in the opulent side of Gurugram, it sees the world from the gaze of ‘self-actualised women’. But after serving the appetisers, the makers suddenly turn stingy when it comes to offering the main course, stretching the series, and testing the patience of the audience. The seven-episode series begins as an absolute winner that lets us inside the world of four well-heeled female friends who have a secret to hide. The urge to create seasons and sequels to existing bodies of work is pushing creatives to harm their own craft these days the latest example is Hush Hush.
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