Dil Bekaraar

I found the series to be very charming, sweet and not just another rom com. As an adaptation , it is faithful to the spirit of the novel if not to each and every detail. I only had issue with the editing of the scene transitions and the fashion of 80s. It's just that the look of Debjani and some other characters felt a bit too modern. I might be wrong there but it felt a bit jarring to me. Otherwise enjoyed this one a lot, short and sweet and mostly to the point.

Maaaaaaaaaaaaast... Feeling totally nostalgic.....again proved that its its not necessary to use sex and violence to make maaaaaaaaaaaaast web series...superb and awesome...

Based on Anuja Chauhan's bestselling novel; Those Pricey Thakur Girls, Dil Bekaraar makes for a pretty decent adaptation that is based in 80s' India.

Dil Bekaraar is the story of the five alphabetically named Thakur siblings: Anjini, Binodini, Chandra, Debjani & Eshwari. The series focuses on their lives and the ones around them.

Those Pricey Thakur Girls was an interesting read. Set in the 80s, the book features many references from the era like the Ambassador/Maruti cars, Gold Spot & Campa, DD & the after effects of the Indira Gandhi assassination. Though the series shifts the focus from the assassination to the Bhopal gas tragedy; it does not lose the essence of the source material.

The casting is top notch. Sahher Bambba plays Debjani aka Dabbu; the latest addition to the DeshDarpan (DD) news crew. She is the heart & soul of the series and her performance is outstanding. Her onscreen sisters played by Sukhmani Sadana (A), Anjali Dinesh Anand (B) & Medha Shankar (E) are perfect in their roles as well. Akshay Oberoi, Raj Babbar, Poonam Dhillon, Padmini Kolhapure, Chandrachur Singh & Apeksha Porwal co-star. But it is Padmini's character who steals the show. She has got the best dialogues in the show.

Dil Bekaraar more or less depicts the 80s accurately (which is a relief). It also features one of the best depictions of South Indians onscreen (Sonali Sachdeva). Though I was more satisfied by the assassination storyline from the book.

Dil Bekaraar is light hearted, perfectly castc hilarious (in parts) & makes for an engrossing watch. It is one of the better page to screen adaptations of recent times.

From story to acting to production depth, its definitely a very engaging and promising show. If this genre is the new trend of show-making then it surely has a wide audience base..kudos..

Everything is great in this long yet short lived 10 episode dramedy, except the forcefully induced political narrative where the biases of the director and psuedo-liberal woke bollywood mindset is obvious..

Would have been a masterpiece if the balanced political and social perspective were taken..

Hopeful and Excited for the next season..

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What a lovely watch !! And you cannot miss the one liners sprinkled throughout the series. It's amazing how nearly 3 and a half decades later so many hard hitting facts about the country remain unchanged, and yet, so much has changed !! And you cannot miss the feel good 80s. No time like the bygone one.