''She'' is an 2020 Indian

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series created and written by Imtiaz Ali and Divya Johry. Directed by Arif Ali and Avinash Das under production house Window Seat Films, the series stars Aaditi Pohankar,

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and Kishore. It follows the story of a female constable who goes undercover to bust an underworld gang. ''She'' premiered on

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on 20 March 2020.

Plot

''She'' follows the story of a poor female constable in the Indian Police Force who has been inducted in the Anti Narcotics Group to fight a major drug lord. As a part of the mission, Bhumika goes undercover as a prostitute in Mumbai city. Meanwhile, at home, Bhumika has to fight off her drunk husband and work on finalizing her divorce with him. She is the sole earning person of her family, with her mother battling an illness and her sister studying in college. The show depicts the idea that a woman’s body can work well to control her surroundings.

Cast

* Aaditi Pohankar as Bhumika Pardeshi *

as Sasya *

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as Nayak *Vishwas Kini as ACP Jason Fernandez *Saqib Ayub as Hemant *Resh Lamba as Durga *Vishesh Sagar as Kartik *Sandeep Sridhar Dhabale *Paritosh Sand as DCP Shishir Mathur *Shivani Rangole as Rupa *

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*Monika Dabade as Lawyer *Suhita Thatte as Bhumika's Mother *Sandeep Dhabale as Lokhande *Dhruv Thukral as Deep *

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as ACP Alam

Episodes

Series Overview

Season 1 (2020)

Season 2 (2022)

Controversy

In Season 2 Episode 1, the series portrays a character by the name of Ismail as the owner of a prostitution cartel dressed in the traditional attire specific to the

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community.

Critical reception

Swetha Ramakrishnan from ''

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'' gave credit to the cinematography of the series and applauded the cast performances. However, she further mentioned how and why she was disappointed with Imtiaz Ali on the plot. ''

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'' termed the series as sleazy and sloppy but hailed few instances from the series. ''

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'' appreciated the performance of Vijay Verma and highlighted that his character who was used to setup the events in the series was eventually sidelined at the end, which was disheartening.

References

External links

* {{Netflix original current series Hindi-language Netflix original programming Indian television series distributed by Netflix 2020 Indian television series debuts Indian crime television series Law enforcement in fiction