Dil Bekaraar

I was sold on the premise of Dil Bekaraar even before I started watching the show (and even before I read Those Pricey Thakur Girls by Anuja Chauhan- the book that it’s adapted from, to be honest). Set in ’80s Delhi and focusing on a family with five daughters (all named alphabetically in a very Pride and Prejudice meets Bridgerton set up), the story immediately appealed to the romance-reader and Jane Austen fan in me.Dil Bekaraar Season 1 Download

The fourth girl of the Thakur family, D for Debjani, is a newsreader at Desh Darpan (a state-owned TV news channel, not based on anything real at all). She meets D for Dylan Singh Shekhawat in between playing cards with her father and his friends and protecting stray dogs. Dylan is a hot young investigative reporter in Bombay, caught up in a story related to the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and its aftermath- an ambitious journalist chasing both byline and the truth. In between political agenda, classic miscommunication, and family drama, they somehow fall in love.The show boasts of an impressive cast. Raj Babbar plays the patriarch of the Thakur family based in Hailey road; Poonam Dhillon is his wife, Mamata. Padmini Kolhapure is stunning as the chachi- always suspicious, slightly hysterical.

Chandrachur Singh makes a brief appearance as the shrewd and power-hungry cabinet minister. In this star-studded cast, it is, in fact, the lead duo that often falters: Sahher Bambba and Akshay Oberoi stumble at times and are too intense for the otherwise lighthearted show.As characters, both L. N. and Mamta Thakur are nuanced and interesting, as parents and people with their individual anxieties and flaws, trying to be a protector and guide to five strong, opinionated women. Chachiji is another interesting character: she’s constantly suspecting her husband of having an affair but, like many women her age and background, isn’t in a position to leave him. Instead, she relies on superstition and gossip to see her through her heartache. Gulgul bhai saab, Anji, and Binny all have interesting perspectives and add a different dimension to the show. The best thing is that these characters are people you have seen in your families and homes- their beliefs and insecurities are incredibly relatable.