Ranjish Hi Sahi (web series)

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| genre = Drama Thriller

| director = Pushpdeep Bhardwaj

| country = India

| language = Hindi

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| network = Voot

| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2022|01|13}}

| last_aired = present

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Ranjish Hi Sahi is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language web series on Voot, written and directed by Pushpdeep Bhardwaj.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-20 |title='Ranjish Hi Sahi' Review: Yet Another Ode to Mahesh Bhatt's Narcissism - |url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/ranjish-hi-sahi-review-mahesh-bhatt-narcissism/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=Rolling Stone India |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |date=2022-01-19 |title='Ranjish Hi Sahi' review: Amala Paul shines in this recreation of Mahesh Bhatt's universe |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ranjish-hi-sahi-review-amala-paul-shines-in-this-recreation-of-mahesh-bhatts-universe/article38291851.ece |access-date=2022-04-04 |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-13 |title=Ranjish Hi Sahi review: Amala Paul shines in Mahesh Bhatt's misty-eyed tribute to Parveen Babi |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/ranjish-hi-sahi-review-amala-paul-shines-in-mahesh-bhatt-s-misty-eyed-tribute-to-parveen-babi-101642047327924.html |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-13 |title=Ranjish Hi Sahi review: Nostalgia is a lazy crutch for this been-there-seen-it Voot Select show |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/ranjish-hi-sahi-review-nostalgia-is-a-lazy-crutch-for-this-been-there-seen-it-voot-select-show-7720935/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} It stars Tahir Raj Bhasin, Amala Paul, Amrita Puri and Zarina Wahab.{{Cite web |title=Ranjish Hi Sahi Review: Tahir Raj Bhasin, Amala Paul, Amrita Puri are stuck in this aimless story |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/binge-watch/story/ranjish-hi-sahi-review-tahir-raj-bhasin-amala-paul-amrita-puri-are-stuck-in-this-aimless-story-1899167-2022-01-12 |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=India Today |date=12 January 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title='Ranjish Hi Sahi' is a dull, overdramatic affair - |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/review/2022/jan/15/ranjish-hi-sahi-is-adulloverdramatic-affair-2406923.html |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=www.newindianexpress.com|date=8 January 2022 }}

Cast

Tahir Raj Bhasin as Shankar
Amala Paul as Anna Parvez
Amrita Puri as Anju
Zarina Wahab

Plot

A maverick film director gets drawn into an extra-marital affair with a superstar changing his life; his marriage with his first love spirals as he is torn between two worlds. Set in 1970s Bollywood, this is the story of Shankar, Amna and Anju.

It seems to be loosely based on the affair between Mahesh Bhatt and Parveen Babi in the 1980s.

Reception

Devarsi Ghosh of Hindustan Times said "What is particularly new in Ranjish Hi Sahi is the empathy and kindness with which each character is explored. It’s almost as if Mahesh Bhatt is forgiving himself for his shortcomings and sins as husband, father, lover and son." Anuj Kumar of The Hindu said "The filmmaker has created a web-series that is heavily inspired by not only his bond with Parveen Babi, but also his early struggles in the film industry." Suprana Sharma of Rolling Stone India gave the film one and a half stars and said "The series is packed with cliches, and throughout its eight episodes, it maintains a steadfast, special relationship with banality, regularly dishing out drivel while striking pretentious postures."

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film two and a half stars and said "It is the story of a man, a son, a husband, a father and a lover whose choices threaten to derail his life and career. Not a bad deal on paper. But with nothing new to offer."{{Cite web |title=Ranjish Hi Sahi Review: The Series Is Amala Paul's Show More Than Anybody Else's |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ranjish-hi-sahi-review-the-series-is-amala-pauls-show-more-than-anybody-elses-2-5-stars-2707391 |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=NDTV.com}}

Hiren Kotwani of The Times of India gave the film three stars and said "An interesting retelling of a period love story backed by fabulous performances".{{Cite news |title=Ranjish Hi Sahi Season 1 Review : An interesting retelling of a period love story backed by fabulous performances |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/ranjish-hi-sahi/season-1/seasonreview/88730303.cms |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=The Times of India}}

References

Category:Hindi-language web series

Category:Indian drama web series