Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives 2 Review

The women of Maheep Kapoor, Seema Kiran Sajdeh, Bhavana Panday, and Neelam Kothari Soni are gearing up for a sizzling season 2 filled with star-studded cameos and drool-worthy getaways, game-changing battles, and truckloads of hot gossip! These 25-year friends are ready to start on a new chapter in their lives, tackling lies, love, and life beyond 40.

We’ve all heard that parents discover their children’s phony pals, and youngsters often find out who their phony relatives are. The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, on the other hand, conveniently forces spectators to see “women” of any age survive the test of time, and their friendships are illusory. The “unscripted” reality Netflix series is returning with its second season after two years, and the cringe-binge was intense.

The series stars four Bollywood insiders: Maheep Kapoor (wife of Sanjay Kapoor), Seema Kiran Sajdeh (ex-wife of Sohail Khan), Bhavana Panday (wife of Chunky Panday), and Neelam Kothari Soni (wife of Samir Soni). From the opening episode of the new season, we can see that the troubles have grown and are undoubtedly the baggage that the ladies have been carrying for nearly two decades.

Karan Johar, the series’ executive producer, makes fewer appearances and only adds fuel to the fire that ignites the four ladies. We often read in gossip columns that “Karan Ne Bana Di Jodi,” and now we see a peek of it in the series. Is it necessary to sign up to see KJo transform into the Bollywood matchmaker when Indian matchmaker Sima Taparia makes a cameo in the series?

Each of them has a judgmental tone that extends beyond the group or even their wives to include other people around them. In the first scene of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, the four ladies are aboard a yacht dressed in Indian garb, returning from a wedding in Alibaug to Mumbai. We’re not sure if they went to a wedding or just wanted to start the season on a high note.

The surprise factor was heavily established in the first season, as it was the first time we got to witness the A-listers up and personal via the eyes of these four females. Nobody could have predicted how life is in the Bollywood industry the way it is now. The second season is simply a continuation of the first, with more manufactured content and less actuality. That’s all I could think of.

Gauri Khan, an accomplished interior designer and Shah Rukh Khan’s wife, is the gang’s spirit. She makes numerous appearances this season, providing much-needed serenity among the rowdy girls around her. Even her shouting at the top of her lungs lacks the shrieking sound that others strive to imitate. 

Gauri is not the only character who appears in the series. This time, Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor will appear on separate occasions. Among others, we witness Shweta Bachchan Nanda, Badshah, Bobby Deol, Jackie Shroff, Farah Khan Kunder, and Manish Malhotra. They all try to raise the season’s entertainment quotient but fail to make an impression overall.

Ranveer Singh, who was filming for Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani, was the biggest surprise this season, similar to Shah Rukh Khan in the first. The actor’s appearance causes greater distress than the contrived “national crisis” of his nude photograph.

The actor willingly zoomed down on being an object of desire, from addressing the four women as “cougars” or “MILF” to let them stare at his bottom for seconds that felt like less than five minutes.

The season was so staged that the background music and expressions of the four females before their “shot” revealed everything. The one credible truth that added shock value was these girls receiving fillers and botox before the big event. The pain from the needles piercing their skin and neckline was palpable and terrifying to witness.

 Despite adding more glitter and arguments among the four of them, Season 2 of The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives has been a massive letdown. However, after a while, one can tell that the females are just tolerating each other or are delusory about their deep connection. The discussions regarding previous fights or priorities in life give off strong emotions of teenage females getting into arguments and becoming trapped in a rut over them.

Maheep Kapoor brings her A-game with bad-mouthing once more, and the ladies finally learn the meaning of the “twat” word she has been using throughout the performance. This time, her arc has various dramatic twists, but just one stands out as very moving.

With her renewal of wedding vows angle, Bhavana Panday is the season’s main attraction. Furthermore, she is at the center of the group clashes, and she simply wants to get away with it like the viewers.

Seema Kiran Sajdeh, who I found the most engaging in the first season, remained the same this season as well. She discusses her divorce from Sohail Khan, beginning with the initial alteration of her house’s nameplate from Khans.

The actor-director appeared in the previous season but was just mentioned in this one. Furthermore, Seema admits that they were separated for five years before divorcing. She also meets Sima Taparia, whose homophobic moment was overplayed in the series.

Last but not least, Neelam Kothari Soni gets her first acting role in Amazon Prime Video’s Made in Heaven Season 2 with a kissing scene. However, Samir and her judging headgear are totally on this season and may leave you even more perplexed. 

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The season is coming to an end at the Jawai Reserve in Rajasthan, where everyone brings their oddest personality to the safari. The entire process will have you scratching your head and perplexed as to why the hell this is occurring if it is true.

The eight episodes will undoubtedly entice you to watch them since the cringe-binge is real. However, after viewing the entire season, the outcome is mediocre, and finishing it on a Ranveer Singh note only adds to that. 

The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Season 2 has been binge-watched and, except for a few minor instances, the series has nothing new to offer, although it does get more glossy and louder than one can hear!