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The highly anticipated show Call Me Bae premiered today, September 6, on Amazon Prime Video, and it has exceeded expectations. The creators have included nods to real-life people and events, adding a meta twist to show. Ananya Panday`s `Call Me Bae` has THIS Ambani family reference Five years ago, a video of the Ambani family wishing Shloka Ambani on her birthday grabbed attention. In the video, her husband Akash Ambani winked while hinting that he wanted to start a family with her. This funny moment is also featured in the show, and Agastya`s wink is sure to get a laugh from the audience. That`s not all—there are mentions of places like Lakshadweep, Maldives, and the Khan Market Gang, all packed into the very first episode, which sets the tone right away. These humorous references and ...

How many roles can you serve in a project? Three, if you’re Lisa Mishra. Call Me Bae marks her debut not only as an actor, but also as a composer. Not to mention, the singer has also lent her voice to two songs in the Ananya Panday-fronted series. Yaara tere bin, which released this week and has been composed by Ruuh and Joh, saw her go behind the mic. “Call Me Bae is a dream project for me, not just because it marks my acting debut, but also because I got to sing for it. It’s rare to find such an opportunity where you can showcase both your passions. I’m grateful to the makers for believing in my talent and allowing me to be a part of this journey,” says Mishra. Ananya Panday leads the series What makes the track all the more important for her is that she has also served as a composer o...

Call Me Bae reviewCast: Ananya Panday, Gurfateh Pirzada, Vir Das, Varun Sood, Muskkaan Jaferi, Niharika Lyra DuttWeb series director: Collin D’CunhaRating: 3.5/5   “Why couldn’t you be the perfect daughter?” asks Bae’s mother when she learns about her daughter’s indiscretion in marriage. The daughter, brought up in the lap of privilege, has had little freedom to make decisions about her own life. Very early, she was taught that her worth in the family is directly proportional her good looks. That’s her best feature and she should make optimum use of it, not just for her own good, but for her family’s, too. Predictably, Bae (Ananya Panday) is married off to save the family from bankruptcy. She has been prepped and groomed to be the perfect trophy wife, wasn’t allowed to pursue a career o...

The `Game of Thrones` author George RR Martin opened up about the issues he has with the changes made in the fantasy drama `House of the Dragons`, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Martin shared his views in his blog mentioning that the co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal has made significant changes in his novel Fire & Blood adaptation, which he is not happy about as he feels that the alteration in seasons two as well as three and four can cause serious problems. Although his post was deleted within hours. HBO also replied to it by issuing a statement. "In the show, Aegon and Helaena have two young children (the 6-year-old twins Jaehaerys and Jaehaera). In the book, they have three -- there`s an even younger brother, 2-year-old Maelor. In a sprawling show with many characters ...

Bollywood’s seasoned actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui needs no introduction. He can transform himself into any character and has earned a special place in the audience`s hearts with his work. His character Ganesh Gaitonde from `Sacred Games` became extremely popular after India opened its doors to OTT. Nawazuddin, who hasn’t delivered a hit project since the series shut down after its second season, dissects what went wrong.  Nawazuddin Siddiqui on why `Sacred Games` season 2 didn’t work  In a conversation with ANI, he admitted liking the first season over the second and revealed that the latter was not as successful as its predecessor because it did not connect with the audience. He explained, "There were new characters, so it didn`t work. There were 3-4 new characters so it didn`t work at a...

Director Anubhav Sinha lost his cool at the press conference of Netflix`s new series `IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack`. The series has been receiving hate on social media over the names of the hijackers in the series. The makers have also been accused of not showing the alleged active role of ISI in the December 1999 Indian Airlines plane hijack. Anubhav clapped back at an attempt to question him over these issues at the press conference in Mumbai on Tuesday. Anubhav Sinha loses calm at Netflix press conference When a reporter asked him about the alleged distortion of facts in the web series, the director questioned him back, "Who is accusing this? Are you?" Even as the host kept trying to interject, the journalist insisted on an answer. Finally, Sinha relented, but responded with one consta...

Danish Pratap Sood had three compelling reasons to join Naam Namak Nishaan: fulfilling his father’s wish to join the army, the script itself, and the opportunity to play the protagonist. In the Amazon miniTV series, Sood portrays Gurbaz Singh Kahlon, an army cadet. “My father wanted to join the army but never got the opportunity despite trying several times,” Sood shares. He adds that, despite completing his MBBS, the opportunity kept slipping further away from his father. While his father never pressured him to join the army, he did want him to experience the life of a soldier. “Several things drew me to the show, like the script, an [unexplored] subject, and the depiction of brotherhood. We often discuss how a war unfolds and how a cadet becomes an officer, but we rarely explore the men...

Anubhav Sinha`s recent directorial `IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack` has landed in controversy over the onscreen names of hijackers. A section of netizens have accused that the hijackers of the `IC 814` were `given` Hindu nicknames on the show. Hijackers on board the plane from Kathmandu to Delhi were using nicknames to hide their real identity. But did the makers intentionally change the names of the hijackers and spread a false narrative? Here`s the truth behind the nicknames of the hijackers.  As per the makers of `IC814: The Kandahar Hijack`, the "six-episode series thrusts you into the nerve-wracking reality faced by passengers and crew trapped at 30,000 feet. With every moment steeped in tension, the series follows a relentless team in India racing against time, deciphering the hijacker...

Director and master filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, known for his gritty and realistic cinema made his web series debut with ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ which is currently streaming on Netflix. As per the makers, the "six-episode series thrusts you into the nerve-wracking reality faced by passengers and crew trapped at 30,000 feet. With every moment steeped in tension, the series follows a relentless team in India racing against time, deciphering the hijackers` ominous demands, and fighting against the odds to ensure the safe return of everyone on board." However, Sinha has ruffled some feathers by naming the terrorists in the series as ‘Bhola’ and ‘Shankar’. This has irked a section of netizens.  Why is Anubhav Sinha receiving flak for ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ Netizens who have pulled u...

Ananya Panday is making her web series debut with a new show called `Call Me Bae`, where she plays an extremely rich young woman whose life turns upside down when she is disowned by her family. The trailer of the new show, which also stars Vir Das, Gurfateh Pirzada, Varun Sood, Vihaan Samat, Muskkaan Jaferi, Niharika Lyra Dutt, Lisa Mishra, and Mini Mathur, was unveiled today. It is a Dharmatic Entertainment production with Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, and Somen Mishra as executive producers. With the super glamorous setting and the mannerisms of Ananya, the trailer will remind you of Sonam Kapoor from Aisha. The eight-part series is a light-hearted, visually captivating comedy-drama that revolves around the life of Bella Chowdhary, aka Bae and chronicles her journey as she goes from being...