Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives

Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives (formerly Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives) is an Indian reality television series. The show focuses on the personal and professional lives of Neelam Kothari, Maheep Kapoor, Bhavna Pandey and Seema Kiran Sajdeh (formerly known as Seema Khan), wives of Bollywood actors Samir Soni, Sanjay Kapoor, Chunky Pandey and Sohail Khan (divorced) respectively. The series debuted on 27 November 2020 on Netflix.^[1][2] A second season premiered on 2 September 2022.

Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives
Genre	Reality television
Starring	Neelam Kothari Maheep Kapoor Bhavna Pandey Seema Khan
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	24
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	32–44 minutes
Production company	Dharmatic Entertainment
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	27 November 2020 (2020-11-27) – present

The third season which was renamed Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives was released on 18 October 2024, where it also focuses on the lives of Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, Shalini Passi, and Kalyani Saha Chawla who joins the original cast.

Production

The idea of creating a reality series similar on the lines of Real Housewives, originated in 2018.^[2]

Cast

Main

Cast member	Seasons
1	2	3
Neelam Kothari	Main
Maheep Kapoor	Main
Bhavna Pandey	Main
Seema Kiran Sajdeh	Main
Riddhima Kapoor Sahni			Main
Shalini Passi			Main
Kalyani Saha Chawla			Main

Recurring

Cast member	Seasons
	1	2	3
Samir Soni (Neelam's husband)	Recurring
Sanjay Kapoor (Maheep's husband)	Recurring
Chunky Pandey (Bhavna's husband)	Recurring
Sohail Khan (Seema's ex-husband)	Recurring
Shanaya Kapoor (Maheep's daughter)	Recurring
Ananya Panday (Bhavna's daughter)	Recurring
Nirvaan Khan (Seema's son)	Guest	Recurring
Neetu Singh (Riddhima's mother)			Recurring
Bharat Sahni (Riddhima's husband )			Recurring
Samara Sahni (Riddhima's daughter)			Recurring
Sanjay Passi (Shalini's husband)			Recurring

Guest

• Malaika Arora (season 1–2)
• Karan Johar (season 1–3)
• Arjun Kapoor (season 1–2)
• Janhvi Kapoor (season 1)
• Mozez Singh (season 1–3)
• Gauri Khan (season 1–3)
• Jacqueline Fernandez (season 1)
• Sidharth Malhotra (season 1)
• Amrita Arora (season 1)
• Ekta Kapoor (season 1,3)
• Raveena Tandon (season 1)
• Neha Dhupia (season 1)
• Angad Bedi (season 1)
• Sussanne Khan (season 1–3)
• Boney Kapoor (season 1)
• Natasha Poonawalla (season 1)
• Tusshar Kapoor^[3] (season 1)
• Manish Malhotra^[4] (season 1–2)
• Shah Rukh Khan (season 1)
• Neena Gupta (season 2)
• Shweta Bachchan Nanda^[4] (season 2)
• Pragya Kapoor (season 2)
• Mehr Jesia (season 2)
• Badshah^[4] (season 2)
• Zoya Akhtar^[4] (season 2)
• Sima Taparia^[4] (season 2)
• Bobby Deol^[4] (season 2)
• Vikram Phadnis (season 2)
• Chikki Panday (season 2)
• Deanne Pandey (season 2)
• Farah Khan^[4] (season 2)
• Jackie Shroff^[4] (season 2)
• Ranveer Singh^[5] (season 2)
• Ranbir Kapoor^[6] (season 3)
• Khushi Kapoor (season 3)
• Surily Goel (season 3)
• Saif Ali Khan^[6] (season 3)

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
1	8		November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)
2	8		September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)
3	8		October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18)

Season 1 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Of Waltzes and Water Bras"	November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)
2	2	"Werk it!"	November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)
3	3	"Crabs, Claws and a Catfight"	November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)
4	4	"Feelings and Fillers"	November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)
5	5	"Fasten Your Seat Belt"	November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)
6	6	"“Aap Qatar mein hain…”"	November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)
7	7	"There's Something About Neelam"	November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)
8	8	"The Shah Rukh-Gauri Big Bash!"	November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)

Season 2 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
9	1	"Love, Life and Menopause"	September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)
10	2	"Bollywood Friends Forever"	September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)
11	3	"Heard it on the Grapevine!"	September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)
12	4	"Men are from Mars..."	September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)
13	5	"Friends, Family and Other Animals"	September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)
14	6	"Wild Things"	September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)
15	7	"Face Lifts & FacePalms"	September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)
16	8	"Objects of Desire are Closer Than They Appear"	September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)

Season 3 (2024)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
17	1	"The Delhi Cats"	October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18)
18	2	"Fasting & Furious"	October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18)
19	3	"BYOB - Bring Your Own Baggage"	October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18)
20	4	"Let The Chaos Begin"	October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18)
21	5	"Wine & Whine"	October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18)
22	6	"Drunk Skunks"	October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18)
23	7	"Home Hits Different"	October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18)
24	8	"A Tale Of Two Cities"	October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18)

Reception

The series received overwhelmingly negative reviews. Debasree Purkayastha from The Hindu stated, "Maheep Kapoor, Neelam Kothari, Seema Khan and Bhavana Pandey star in this half-baked reality show that doesn't have enough drama or wit to hold your attention".^[7] Devki Nehra from Firstpost wrote, "Fabulous Lives fulfils the voyeuristic drive of watching people unlike us in action, but is bereft of the drama that we have come to associate with reality TV".^[8]

Jyoti Knayal from India Today added, "The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives is the latest cringe fest from Netflix. You will hate it, but you will probably still watch it".^[9] Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV shared her review stating, "Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives Review: It does not offer any meaningful glimpses into lives of the stars and their families in an exacting, unforgiving movie industry where those with the right surnames are like cats."^[10]

Awards and nomination

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref
2021	Filmfare OTT Awards	Best Non – Fiction Original (Series)	Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives	Nominated
2023	Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards	Glam Squad of the Year	Neelam Kothari, Bhavna Pandey, Maheep Kapoor, Seema Sajdeh	Won	[11]
2024	Indian Telly Streaming Awards	Best Reality OTT Show	Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives	Won	[12]

References

1. Vasudevan, Aishwarya (14 November 2020). "'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives': Karan Johar, Kareena Kapoor, Sonam, Alia Bhatt have best reactions to the trailer". DNA. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
2. "Netflix's 'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives': Reality series promises ultimate guilty pleasure". The Hindu. 13 November 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
3. Vasudevan, Aishwarya (13 November 2020). "'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives' trailer: Shah Rukh-Gauri steal the show in Seema, Maheep, Bhavana, Neelam's series". DNA. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
4. "Top 6 cameos in Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Season 2 and 4 forgettable ones". www.telegraphindia.com.
5. "Ranveer Singh compares Maheep Kapoor to 'malai kofta', says he loves being objectified: 'I am just a piece of meat'". 3 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
6. Das, Santanu (18 October 2024). "Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives Season 3 review: New faces but not enough drama". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
7. "'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives' review: Netflix's latest guilty pleasure is a dud". The Hindu. 30 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
8. "Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives review: Netflix India show lacks the inextricable drama of reality TV". Firstpost. 28 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
9. "The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Review: The new Netflix cringe fest". India Today. 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
10. "Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives Review: It's Anything But Fabulous". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
11. "Pinkvilla Style Icons Edition 2 Winners list: Kiara Advani, Janhvi to Kartik Aaryan, a look at who won what!". PINKVILLA. 7 April 2023.
12. "Congratulations to all the Winners of Indian Telly Streaming Awards 2024". indiantellystreamingawards.com. 19 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.

External links

• Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives at IMDb 
• Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives on Netflix