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Sometimes a tragedy can be the start of several things, including a multi-season streaming show. Filmmaker Karan Johar has revealed the origins story of his Netflix series The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives and how it all started with him and the leading stars of the show– Bhavana Panday, Maheep Kapoor, Neelam Kothari Soni and Seema Sajdeh–on their way to a funeral.
In an interview with Sucharita, the filmmaker says he was shocked to overhear the women discuss their funeral wardrobe, which is when he thought their energy and camaraderie must be captured for a show.
“It all started with me and the four women on our way to a funeral. We were on a flight, and they were literally discussing whey they are wearing which kind of salwar kameez! Maheep was too blingy and she was trying to justify, the other was too sober. I was like, ‘Someone has passed away, we are going to their funeral, and you are discussing your outfits?! Does anyone care!’ I thought I have to make a show with these four women,” he said.
The reality TV show, which follows the personal and professional lives of the four Bollywood wives, first premiered in 2020 and was immediately dubbed as a ‘cringe binge.’ Johar, who has produced the show, said he is aware of what kind of entertainment The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives offers and is “proud of it.”
“When people say, ‘We were hating it but we couldn’t stop watching it,’ I am like job done! We have season three coming up and I know this is going to be the best season. I was watching it on my flight because they sent me the rushes and I was laughing so loudly! Everyone thought I was watching some comedy, but I couldn’t believe these women they are all so fantastic!”
The third season of the show has gotten bigger as Neetu Kapoor’s daughter and Ranbir Kapoor’s sister Riddhima Kapoor Sahni has joined the show along with two new ‘wives’ from Delhi. Philanthropist Shalini Passi, wife of chairman of PASCO group Sanjay Passi, and entrepreneur Kalyani Saha Chawla will join the show veterans.
Third season of the show will feature a Delhi-Mumbai rivalry and is set to stream later this year.
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