Maharani (Season 1) Web Series Details:
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Genre | Political Drama |
Season | 1 |
Episodes | 10 |
Release date | 28 May 2021 |
Running time | 33–67 minutes |
Age rating | 16+ |
Starring | Huma Qureshi Sohum Shah Amit Sial Kani Kusruti Anuja Sathe Inaamulhaq |
Created by | Subhash Kapoor |
Directed by | Karan Sharma |
Written by | Subhash Kapoor Nandan Singh Umashankar Singh |
Produced by | Naren Kumar Dimple Kharbanda |
Cinematography by | Anup Singh |
Edited by | Kunal Walve |
Music by | Mangesh Dhakde |
Casting by | Mukesh Chhabra |
Production Company | Kangra Talkies |
Distributor | SonyLIV |
Maharani (Season 1) Web Series Cast & Character:
- Huma Qureshi as Rani Bharti
- Uday Atroliya as T K Paswan
- Sohum Shah as Bheema Bharti
- Kani Kusruti as Kaveri Sreedharan
- Amit Sial as Navin Kumar
- Pramod Pathak as Mishra Ji
- Vineet Kumar as Gauri Shankar Pandey
- Dibyendu Bhattacharya as Martin Ekka
- Anuja Sathe as Kirti Singh
- Tanu Vidyarthi as Khyati Devi
- Neha Chauhan as Kalpana Kaul
- Robin Das as Ekkal Munda
- Sushil Pandey as Kunwar Singh
- Neeraj Kashyap as Pantar2
- Anushka Kaushik as Shilpa Agarwal
- Basit Ali Basu as Rani bharti’s son
- Inaamulhaq as Parvez Aalam
- Pankaj Kashyap as Diwakar Gupta
- Mohd Ashique Hussain as Prem Kumar
- Atul Tiwari as Governor Goverdhan Daas
Storyline:
After being shot, the Bihar CM Bheema Bharti unexpectedly names his wife Rani as his successor. An uneducated woman who was content with her simple ways of living and her regular family life has to now deal with government files she couldn’t read, corruption, and caste massacres within the state. With the caste arithmetic, traditional satraps, and the emerging voices of dissent, will an illiterate woman, Rani Bharti survive this?
About Maharani (Season 1) Web Series:
Maharani is a Hindi political drama web series created by Subhash Kapoor and directed by Karan Sharma with Huma Qureshi portraying the title character along with Sohum Shah, Amit Sial, Kani Kusruti, and Inaamulhaq.
Sohum Shah gained 12 kg to get a look of the politician Bheema, which has been modelled on the basis of Lalu Prasad Yadav.
In November 2020, some portions were shot in Kachnariya Kothi, Bhopal.
In April 2021, the shooting for a web series was also done in the Legislative Assembly (LA) Jammu complex of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state and Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu. Around 250 local artists from the theatre and cultural department in Jammu and Kashmir were brought in for the web series. Some drone shots of J.P. Setu and Buddha Smriti Park were also shown in the web series. The shooting of Maharani was completed in seven months.
The first season premiered on SonyLIV on 28 May 2021.
Maharani (Season 1) Episodes List:
Maharani S1, Episode 1 – Jaati Na Poochho Saadhu Ki
The lives of Bheema Bharti, the Chief Minister of Bihar, and his family are shown. The viewer is also introduced to the other characters in the politics of Bihar, including Navin Kumar and Gauri Pandey.
Maharani S1, Episode 2 – Dekh Tamasha Kursi Ka
CM Bheema Bharti is bedridden after surviving a fatal attack. Bheema Bharti, Navin Kumar, and Party President Gauri Shankar Pandey engage in a triangle brawl.
Maharani S1, Episode 3 – Ghoonghat Ke Pat Khol
Illiterate and reserved Rani Bharti is completely incompetent while taking the CM’s oath in the cabinet meeting. Later, she directs the DGP to track down those responsible for Bheema’s attempted murder.
Maharani S1, Episode 4 – Saadho Ye Murdo Ka Gaaon
Rani Bharti, as Bihar’s Chief Minister, experiences her first difficulty at the office and learns from the finance secretary Parvez Alam that the state lacks the resources to even pay its staff and that all state treasuries are empty.
Maharani S1, Episode 5 – Kaun Thagwa Nagriya Lootal Ho Rama
While visiting the treasury office late at night, Parvez Alam and his deputy Anjani Srivastav discover some strange bills. Rani asks him to look into AHD withdrawals from each of Bihar’s 48 treasuries.
Maharani S1, Episode 6 – Na Kaahu Se Dosti Na Kahu Se Bair
After questioning the AHD officials, Parvez Alam learns that a fraud was being committed with minister Prem Kumar’s approval. Rani asks him to resign and Prem warns her that if he leaves, her government will fall.
Maharani S1, Episode 7 – Bahot Kathin Hai Dagar Panghat Ki
Prem Kumar is dismissed by Rani Bharti, who also directs the CID to look into the scam. With Prem Kumar’s unexpected move, Rani’s government finds itself in the minority.
Maharani S1, Episode 8 – Maya Maha Thagni Hum Jaani
In keeping with his promise, Bheema gives the Governor a deal and prevents Rani from detaining Machan Baba.
Maharani S1, Episode 9 – Chah Gyi Chinta Miti Manuaa Beparwaah
Rani meets the Governor for an explanation and he drops a bombshell, leaving her shocked.
Maharani S1, Episode 10 – Jo Ghar Phoonke Aapno Chale Humare Saath
Bheema is confronted by Rani on the scam, Virender Thakur’s death, and his ties to the Naxal commander Shankar Mahto.
Controversy
After the release of first trailer on 9 May 2021, the Yadav community protested over a dialogue in the web series and filed FIR. The makers of web series later apologized and removed that dialogue from the web series.