Big Girls Don't Cry (TV series)
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| Created by | Nitya Mehra |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
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| Producers | Karan Kapadia Ashi Dua |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | 14 March 2024 |
Big Girls Don't Cry is an Indian English-language coming of age drama television series created by Nitya Mehra and executive produced by Sudhanshu Saria. It stars Pooja Bhatt, Mukul Chadda, Raima Sen, Zoya Hussain, Avantika, Tenzin Lhakyila, Aneet Padda, Dalai, Vidushi, Afrah Sayed. The series was released on Amazon Prime Video on 14 March 2024.[1][2][3] It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Pooja Bhatt as Anita Verma
- Mukul Chadda as Vipin Ahuja
- Raima Sen as Uma Ahuja
- Zoya Hussain as Aliya Lamba
- Avantika Vandanapu as Ludo Leah Joseph
- Aneet Padda as Roohi Ahuja
- Dalai as Pluggy
- Tenzin Lhakyila as Jayshree Chhetri
- Afrah Sayed as Noor Ahmed
- Bodhisattva Sharma as Asad Sharif
- Vidushi as Kavya Yadav
- Suchitra Pillai as Khanna Ma'am
- Akshita Sood as Dia Malik
- Tanya Abrol as Pt Amrit
- Pavleen Gujral as Kavya's Mother
- Khalid Siddiqui as Noor's Father
- Shradha Kaul as Noor's Mother
- Gauri Malla as Jayshree's Grandmother
- Reecha Sharma as Jayshree's Mother
- Shataf Figar as Bob Verma
- Hafsa Ashraf as Naz Hassan
- Kajal Chonkar as Tsering Thapa
- Adytya Rraj as Veer Kapadia
- Loveleen Mishra as Miss Jeanette
- Udit Pandey as Jojo
Reception
[edit]Vinamra Mathur of the Firstpost said in his review that "Every feeling may be related to by someone. 'Big Girls Don't Cry' also experiments with a lot. It begins with the fundamentals: arrogance, a pervasive sense of haughtiness in the classroom, and an assumed sense of entitlement and seniority."[5] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated it 2.5/5 stars and stated in her review that "The show succeeds in capturing the distinct ambiance of an all-girls boarding school, where the adolescent students are exuberant, flamboyant, full of ideas, full of rebellion, and high on hormones."[6] Udita Jhunjhunwala writes in Scroll.in that "The atmosphere of the boarding school piques your curiosity and sustains it, however briefly. The screenplay hardly skims the surface. It's similar to killing time by skimming through Instagram, stopping at a post for a fleeting glance, and then continuing."[7] Archika Khurana of The Times of India rated this series 3/5 stars and wrote in her review that, "It isn't quite a riveting series, but it is a sentimental walk down memory lane. It's charming performances and relevant themes could make it worthwhile to see once, but ultimately, it doesn't make an impact."[8] Titas Chowdhury of the News 18 gave 3 stars out of 5 and said "The show is neither a nostalgic trip down the memory lane nor a hard-hitting representation of teenage pangs. Some may even find it hard to relate."[9] Zinia Bandyopadhyay of India Today stated "The series feels like a classic case of too many cooks spoiling the broth."[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Big Girls Don't Cry OTT Release Date: Know All About Cast, Plot & Platform". Free Press Journal.
- ^ "'Big Girls Don't Cry': Ananya Panday announces Prime Video's coming-of-age drama series". The Hindu. 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Big Girls Don't Cry: Release date, plot, cast, trailer, and everything there is to know about the Nitya Mehra-created series". OTT Play.
- ^ "Big girls don't cry trailer pooja bhatt led series to show heartwarming female friendships in boarding school backdrop". Dainik Jagran. 6 March 2024.
- ^ Mathur, Vinamra (14 March 2024). "'Big Girls Don't Cry' web-series review: Pooja Bhatt and Nitya Mehra's series displays the charm and complexities of friendship". Firstpost. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Gupta, Shubhra (14 March 2024). "Big Girls Don't Cry review: Girls just being girls in meandering, less-than-perfect series". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Jhunjhunwala, Udita (14 March 2024). "'Big Girls Don't Cry review: Boarding school series is low-cal fare". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Khurana, Archika (14 March 2024). "Big Girls Don't Cry Season 1 Review: This Teen Drama Is a One-time Watch for Its Endearing Performances". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Chowdhuri, Titas (14 March 2024). "Big Girls Don't Cry Review: A Run-of-the-mill PG-13 Teen Show With Decent Performances". News 18. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Bandyopadhyay, Zinia (14 March 2024). "'Big Girls Don't Cry' Review: Good performances marred by inconsistent screenplay". India Today. Retrieved 14 March 2024.