Aryan Khan’s directorial debut, The Ba***ds of Bollywood, has officially dropped and it does stay to the drama quotient promised in the trailer. Sure the cameos had us gagged but the real buzz was Aryan sitting on the director’s chair for the first time. The 7 episodic series released on Netflix today and it’s already blowing up timelines with the insider deets with a side serve of inuendos.
At the heart of The Ba***ds of Bollywood is Aasmaan Singh (Lakshya), the classic outsider chasing stardom in a world full of drama, glam, games, and good old nepotism. From messy love drama to Bollywood politics, it’s a full-throttle ride. And Lakshya? He’s giving total hero energy. Sahher Bambba (Karishma) is effortlessly fab, Bobby Deol (Ajay Talwar) nails the Superstar Dad vibe, and Mona Singh lights up every frame, but the real scene-stealers? Raghav Juyal (Parvaiz), Anya Singh (Sanya), and Manoj Pahwa (Avtar) who are absolutely phenomenal and serving dialogues on gold platter.
The Ba***ds of Bollywood isn’t just throwing shade, it’s tossing the whole chandelier here
Those hush- hush controversies one only whispers about in Reddit threads or skim through in blind items? Aryan Khan doesn’t just hint at them, he blasts them on screen with the kind of cinematic flair that says, “Yeah, I said it!” Aryan serves these scandalous moments with so much ease, it’s like he was born for the soft launch of chaos. The cameos? Chef’s kiss. Sprinkled with dialogues that drip sarcasm, innuendo, and “if you know, you know” realness. TBH, some of those lines deserve their own tell-all deal.
Let’s talk about the only real speed bumper while driving this pink Ferrari (IYKYK) — that ending. After all that delicious buildup, you crave fireworks, scandal, a mic drop… something! But nope, it almost hits and then just politely bows out. Was it bad? Nah. Was it iconic? Could’ve been.
All in all, The Ba***ds Of Bollywood is dramatic, nepotistic, chaotic with some wholesome Bollywood tea and cinematic thrills, for a debutant Aryan Khan take a bow ’cause you not only stirred up a meal, but served a genius buffet too!
STARS: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
