Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives is streaming on Netflix.Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives is streaming on Netflix India now. It follows four ‘Bollywood wives’ Seema Khan (wife of Sohail Khan), Maheep Kapoor (wife of Sanjay Kapoor), Bhavana Pandey (wife of Chunky Panday) and Neelam Kothari Soni (wife of Samir Soni). The reality show, produced by Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment, also has a guest appearance by Bollywood’s power couple Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan. Bhavana’s daughter Ananya Panday and Maheep’s daughter Shanaya Kapoor also appear in cameo roles in the series.
The trailer of the web series showed how Maheep, Bhavana, Neelam and Seema have been close friends for many years. Ever since the trailer came out, many compared it to The Real Housewives, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and the second Sex and the City movie. Some social media users even tagged it as ‘cringe content’ and a ‘guilty pleasure’.
Ever since the show’s announcement, Maheep Kapoor, Bhavana Pandey, Neelam Kothari Soni and Seema Khan have been posting several behind the scenes photos on social media. “With friends like these, how could life be anything but FABULOUS ?! 💖” Maheep Kapoor had written along with a photo from the show.
Neelam Kothari wrote on Instagram, "You made this happen @karanjohar !!! #fabulouslives It's been one of the most fun experiences of my life! Streaming now on Netflix"
Bhavana Pandey shared a click on Instagram and wrote, "Thank you Karan ♥?♥?and the entire Dharamtics crew ♥?♥?for this most incredible journey with my friends !!! Most Precious and absolutely unforgettable !!!!"
Twitter user @Ikra4SRK wrote, "Watching #TheFabulousLivesOfBollywoodWives the way they talk, not the accents but the exaggeration is it real or is it a joke? Especially Maheep Kapoor in the first few minutes..don't know if its sarcasm or she's serious."
Neelam Kothari owns a jewellery store in Mumbai named Neelam Kothari Fine Jewels.
(Photos: Maheep Kapoor/Instagram)
Twitter user @spark_mystique wrote, "So apparently I’m being judged ATM , just coz I said on my Insta story that I’m currently watching #thefabulouslivesofbollywoodwives HOWEVER from the first 7 mins itself of EP1 it was apparent that it was nothing like Selling Sunset and you just gotta make ur peace with it"
Seema Khan is the wife of actor-filmmaker Sohail Khan.
Bhavana Pandey is the wife of actor Chunky Panday.
Bhavana Pandey is the wife of actor Chunky Panday.
Neelam Kothari is the wife of actor Samir Soni.
Maheep Kapoor is the wife of actor Sanjay Kapoor.
Malaika Arora shared her excitement for the Netflix show in her Instagram stories. (Photo: Malaika Arora/Instagram)
Twitter user @salonisen41 wrote, "The fabulous lives by Karan Johar looks full of class, style and fun! #KaranJohar #TheFabulousLivesOfBollywoodWives #kjo #Bollywood #karanjohar"
@NiloferSen tweeted, "Do we really need a #fabulouslivesofbollywoodwives Why is @NetflixIndia starting to look like a mini Bollywood cartel. Since the theatres are closed, let's dump it all on Netflix. #netflixgetoriginal #needbettershows #netflixnotbollywood."
@oyepavneetay posted on Twitter, "#FabulousLives is so pathetic. Couldn't watch the show for more than 15 minutes. This one goes straight to the trash. First 15 mins were full of fake accents, calling each other "Xanax" (not sold in India) and forced dialogues. Time waste? #FabulousLivesofBollywoodWives #Netflix."
@desaivaishu91 posted on Twitter, "Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives is a South Delhi Kitty Party gone wrong. #netflixindia #FabulousLivesofBollywoodWives #KaranJohar #Bollywood."
Sharing photos on Instagram, Maheep Kapoor's husband and actor Sanjay Kapoor wrote, "All the best girls and the awesome team @maheepkapoor @seemakhan76 @bhavanapandey @neelamkotharisoni @dharmaticent @apoorva1972 @aneeshabaig @netflix_in #27thnovember."
Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives star Seema Khan took to Instagram and wrote, "Break a leg my crazies ?????? #today #fabulouslives @maheepkapoor @neelamkotharisoni @bhavanapandey."
Sharing this poster, Netflix India wrote, "You don’t know what fabulous means till you’ve seen this bunch. #FabulousLives #NowStreaming."
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar has accepted Karan Johar's apology over their current row regarding the title of Dharmatic Entertainment's reality series Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives. A few days back, Bhandarkar claimed that Johar "blatantly tweaked and misused" the title of his project Bollywood Wives. READ MORE
The women of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives hosted a mini-watch party as they watched a few scenes of the show together.
This new teaser of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives features Neelam Kothari's Soni segment. Ekta Kapoor also appears in the teaser as she encourages Neelam to make a comeback. Neelam quit movies almost 20 years ago.
Karan Johar shared on Instagram, "A friendship spanning over two decades....we have loved and lived through frivolous fights, emotional breakdowns, party times, morale lows and also so much happiness!!!! The fact that the four of them are on a @netflix_in show makes me so excited and exhilarated for them! Love us! Troll us! But we know you won’t ignore us! Here we are #fabulouslives of these gals! @seemakhan76 @maheepkapoor @bhavanapandey @neelamkotharisoni @dharmaticent @apoorva1972 @aneeshabaig @uttam.domale @mfredcall #fabulouslives."
Seema Khan is married to actor-producer Sohail Khan. They tied the knot in 1998. They have two children - Nirvaan and Yohan. Seema Khan runs a fashion label that is popular among Bollywood's elite. Read More
Bhavana Pandey is the wife of yesteryear actor Chunky Pandey. They tied the knot in 1998. They are parents to Ananya and Rysa Pandey. Ananya is a popular Bollywood actor, who was last seen in the film Khaali Peeli. Bhavana is a fashion designer, who runs the clothing brand LoveGen along with friends Nandita Mahtani and Dolly Sidhwani. Read More
Neelam is a popular yesteryear actress who is known for her roles in films like Hum Saath Saath Hain, Ageneepath, Aag Hi Aag among others. Neelam married actor Samir Soni in 2011. Neelam presently owns a jewellery business in Mumbai. Read More
Maheep Kapoor, who features in the reality show, is the wife of Bollywood actor Sanjay Kapoor. They have two children - Shanaya and Jahaan Kapoor. Shanaya is presently prepping for a career in the movies as an actor. She had earlier assisted director Sharan Sharma on the film Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl. Read More
Before you devour the reality series, check out the trailer of the show here.