Call
Me
Bae:
Unpretentious,
easy-peasy
entertainment
that
distracts
from
the
ugliness
of
real
life,
vouches
Mayur
Sanap.
All
Photographs:
Kind
courtesy
Amazon
Prime
Video
Fashion,
bling
and
a
lot
of
sass,
looks
like
Ananya
Panday
has
found
the
role
of
her
dreams
in
her
streaming
debut,
Call
Me
Bae.
She
plays
Bella
aka
Bae,
a
South
Delhi
elite
who
is
‘born
with
a
golden
spoon’.
The
trailer
shows
her
life
of
opulence
that
has
‘seven
luxury
cars’,
‘one
chopper’
and
a
dream
life
partner.
Bae’s
life
comes
crashing
down
when
she
is
stripped
of
her
wealth
and
is
downsized
from
a
‘penthouse
suite’
to
the
‘service
entrance’.
The
game
of
the
survival
of
the
chichest
begins
as
Bae
navigates
through
her
‘majboor‘
life.
This
is
Ananya
in
and
as
Ananya,
whose
funny
and
endearing
turn
is
something
that
mirrors
her
real
life
persona.
And
the
role
of
Bae
seems
to
be
tailor-made
for
her.
By
no
means
this
is
an
original
premise
as
one
can
see
flashes
of
the
American
sit-com
Tw/o
Broke
Girls
and
the
Netflix
show
Emily
in
Paris.
But
the
light-hearted
narrative
of
Call
Me
Bae
feels
fresh
enough
in
the
Hindi
space.
I
also
like
how
Ananya
is
presented
here.
This
is
a
slight
less
bratty
version
of
her
character
from
Student
of
the
Year
2
and
a
flashier
version
of
her
role
from
Gehraiyaan.
There’s
a
cartoonish
self-centredness
to
Bae
when
she
is
horrified
to
see
a
piece
of
white
bread
or
just
the
way
she
mingles
with
people
around
her.
As
Bae,
Ananya
exudes
charm
and
energy
that
would
make
such
a
character
work.
This
also
looks
like
a
better
performance
from
the
actor
whose
polished
comedic
timing
might
turn
this
into
a
decent
watch.
Trashy
delight?
Maybe.
But
there’s
nothing
wrong
with
that.
Sometimes
you
enjoy
a
piece
of
content
for
what
it
is:
Unpretentious,
easy-peasy
entertainment
that
distracts
from
the
huckery
happenings
in
real
life.
Call
Me
Bae
might
deliver
on
that
promise.
It
drops
on
Prime
Video
September
6.
