Bring
me
the
mundane
lives
of
the
working
class
next.
At
least,
it
won’t
be
as
embarrassing
as
this,
asserts
Mayur
Sanap.
There’s
a
scene
in
the
previous
season
of
Fabulous
Lives
of
Bollywood
Wives,
Netflix’s
unabashedly
glitzy
show
from
their
guilty
pleasure
catalogue,
where
Seema
Sajdeh,
one
of
the
main
characters,
sends
a
picture
of
the
lady
gang
from
a
vacay
to
her
son.
He
comments,
‘You
guys
look
like
gareeb
Kardashians.’
The
camera
captures
Seema’s
flattered
expressions
and
her
smile
wants
us
to
believe
it
was
a
compliment.
This
particularly
amusing
moment
points
up
that
the
show
revels
in
its
campiness
and
has
no
qualms
about
the
over-the-top
zeal
for
its
four
signature
characters:
Maheep
Kapoor,
Bhavana
Panday,
Neelam
Kothari
Soni
and
Seema
Sajdeh.
The
latest
season
Fabulous
Lives
vs
Bollywood
Wives
has
them
pitted
against
Delhi’s
rich
and
haughty
socialites,
Riddhima
Kapoor
Sahni,
Shalini
Passi
and
Kalyani
Saha
Chawla.
Shalini
is
married
to
a
business
tycoon
and
lives
in
a
museum-like
palatial
house
in
Delhi.
Kalyani
is
a
business
owner
and
entrepreneur
leading
her
independent
lifestyle.
Riddhima,
Ranbir
Kapoor’s
sister,
is
married
to
her
college
sweetheart
and
has
lived
most
her
life
away
from
her
film
lineage.
The
ladies
spend
big
money,
look
fabulous,
and
they
have
just
as
much
drama
as
our
original
foursome.
Both
groups
get
off
on
one-upmanship
and
their
endeavours
form
eight
excruciating
episodes
filled
with
constant
bickering,
dissing,
bitching,
and
a
whole
lot
of
rolling
your
eyes
for
you
as
viewers.
Just
for
namesake,
the
show
brands
itself
reality
entertainment
but
every
moment
is
so
jarringly
staged,
right
from
empty
theatrics
to
blingy
opulence,
that
it
doesn’t
even
make
mindless
TV
entertainment.
If
the
purpose
of
this
show,
if
any,
was
to
make
us
laugh
at
these
people,
then
it
does
so
with
great
success.
The
show
makes
feeble
attempts
to
add
some
dimension
to
its
existing
characters.
We
see
Seema
trying
to
establish
within
herself
a
place
where
she
can
be
strong.
The
quiet
and
reserved
Neelam
shows
a
different
side
as
she
opens
up
about
her
first
marriage.
These
unexpected
moments
arrive
with
a
promise
of
something
meaningful
only
to
be
concluded
without
any
real
significance.
Because
this
is
a
Karan
Johar
production,
you
get
cameos
of
his
favourites,
right
from
Gauri
Khan,
Ekta
Kapoor,
Saif
Ali
Khan,
to
a
bunch
of
nepo
babies
and
Karan
himself.
Despite
all
that
starry
pomp,
the
show
doesn’t
bring
an
iota
of
interest
and
remains
dry
as
dust.
Who
knew
watching
the
ultra
rich
would
be
so
uninteresting!
Bring
me
the
mundane
lives
of
the
working
class
next.
At
least,
it
won’t
be
as
embarrassing
as
this.
