City of Dreams (TV series)

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{short description|Indian web series}}

{{Infobox television
| name = City of Dreams
| image = Mayanagari City of Dreams.jpeg
| caption = Poster
| genre = [[Mystery (genre)|Mystery]]<br>[[Crime (genre)|Crime]]
| based_on =
| creator = {{ubl|[[Nagesh Kukunoor]]|Rohit Banawlikar }}
| director = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Atul Kulkarni]]
* [[Priya Bapat]]
* [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]]
* [[Eijaz Khan]]
* [[Siddharth Chandekar]]
* Geethika Tyagi
}}
| writer = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor|Rohit Banawlikar }}
| theme_music_composer = [[Tapas Relia]]
| composer = Tapas Relia
| country = India
| language = Hindi (Original)<br/>Telugu (Dubbed)
| num_episodes = 10
| location = India
| cinematography =
| editor =
| network = [[Hotstar]]
| picture_format = [[HDTV]] [[1080i]]
| released =
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|2019|5|3}}
| last_aired =
| company = [[Applause Entertainment Limited|Applause Entertainment]] <br>[[Nagesh Kukunoor|Kukunoor Movies]]
| distributor = [[Star India]]
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* Siddharth Khaitan
* Neha Mishra
* Arnav Chakravarti
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Sameer Nair]]
* Deepak Segal
* Nagesh Kukunoor
* Elahe Hiptoola
}}
| runtime = 38 - 54 minutes
| num_seasons = 1
| list_episodes = #Episodes
| website = {{url|https://www.hotstar.com/tv/city-of-dreams/s-2124|watch here}}
| related =
}}

''''' City of Dreams ''''' is an Indian series by [[Nagesh Kukunoor]] which is available on [[Hotstar]] on its new label [[Hotstar Specials]] from 3 May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/hotstar-ties-up-with-applause-entertainment-for-first-set-of-originals/amp-1551701974563.html|title=Hotstar ties up with Applause Entertainment for first set of originals|last=|first=| date=4 March 2019| website=live Mint|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref> It is directed by [[Nagesh Kukunoor]] starring [[Atul Kulkarni]], [[Priya Bapat]], [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]], [[Eijaz Khan]] and [[Siddharth Chandekar]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.scroll.in/article/878681/nagesh-kukunoor-to-direct-web-series-mayanagari-cityofdreams| title=Nagesh Kukunoor to direct web series 'Mayanagari #CityOfDreams'|website=Scroll.in|last=|first=| date=11 May 2018| access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref>

== Conception ==
The idea for the show came from Kukunoor's team member, Rohit Banawlikar. Banawlikar and Kukunoor co-wrote an anthology, intended to be turned into a feature film. But as digital platforms grew in India, Kukunoor felt that there was a scope for a series.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/nagesh-kukunoor-discusses-his-first-web-series-city-of-dreams-a-multi-layered-narrative-set-in-mumbai/article27020374.ece|title=Nagesh Kukunoor discusses his first web series 'City of Dreams'|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2019-05-03|work=The Hindu|access-date=12 May 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Multiple lives intersect after an assassination attempt on Mumbai's most polarising political figure. A single stone thrown in a seemingly placid lake sets off a series of ripples that affect everyone and hurt many. ''City of Dreams'' is the story of the feud within the Gaikwad family, which erupts after an assassination attempt on a polarizing political figure. Blurring the lines between moral and immoral, in a struggle for power forms the core of this transfixing narrative.

== Cast ==
* [[Priya Bapat]] as Poornima Rao Gaikwad
* [[Siddharth Chandekar]] as Ashish Rao Gaikwad
* [[Eijaz Khan]] as SI Wasim Khan
* [[Atul Kulkarni]] as Amey Rao Gaikwad
* Devas Dixit as Raja
* Vishwas Kini as Goutam
* [[Sandeep Kulkarni]] as Purushottam
* [[Uday Tikekar]] as Jiten Kaka
* Amrita Bagchi as Katrina
* [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]] as CM Jagdish Gourav
* [[Flora Saini]] as Mystery Women
* Geetika Tyagi as Shireen Ali
* Rio Kapadia as Commissioner Roy
*[[Saurabh Goyal]] as Koushik Amre
*Pavleen Gujral as Lipakshi

== Episodes ==
{{Episode table |released=y |background=#000000 |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |airdateR=<ref name="airdate">{{Cite web|url=https://www.scroll.in/reel/920912/city-of-dreams-trailer-hotstar-applause-entertainment-nagesh-kukunoor-atul-kulkarni
|title=Nagesh Kukunoor about City of Dreams |website=Indian Express|access-date=31 March 2019|date=30 March 2019|first=Arushi|last=Jain}}</ref>
|country=India |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = The Shoot-out
|DirectedBy = {{ubl|[[Nagesh Kukunoor]]}}
|WrittenBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor|Rohit Banawlikar }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|5|3}}
|ShortSummary = An assassination attempt on Mumbai’s political stalwart Ameya Rao Gaikwad stuns the city. As the family deals with the shock, his son Ashish takes centre stage, while 'Encounter' Wasim gets on the case, unofficially.
|LineColor = 000000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = The Response
|DirectedBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor}}
|WrittenBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor|Rohit Banawlikar }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|5|3}}
|ShortSummary = With his personal life in a mess, Wasim gets a lead on one of the shooters. Meanwhile, Ashish spins out of control and a concerned Jiten asks Poornima to take charge.
|LineColor = 000000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = The Rift
|DirectedBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor}}
|WrittenBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor|Rohit Banawlikar }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|5|3}}
|ShortSummary = Poornima tries to persuade Ashish to consult her before making any decision, which doesn't go down well with him. Meanwhile, Wasim keeps the hunt on in his own inimitable style.
|LineColor = 000000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = The Hunt
|DirectedBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor}}
|WrittenBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor|Rohit Banawlikar }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|5|3}}
|ShortSummary = When Ashish crosses the line, Poornima confronts him. On the other hand, Wasim tries to change the game with the trump card in his hand.
|LineColor = 000000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = The Decision
|DirectedBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor}}
|WrittenBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor|Rohit Banawlikar }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|5|3}}
|ShortSummary = Ashish makes a shocking confession to Shireen. Later, a furious Poornima opens up to Lipakshi.
|LineColor = 000000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title =The Black Book
|DirectedBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor}}
|WrittenBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor|Rohit Banawlikar }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|5|3}}
|ShortSummary = Poornima turns the table on Ashish's rally. Elsewhere, Wasim gets closer to the assassin, while Jiten hides the black book.
|LineColor = 000000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = The Mastermind
|DirectedBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor}}
|WrittenBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor|Rohit Banawlikar }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|5|3}}
|ShortSummary = Consumed by power and politics, Poornima's relationship with Kaushik begins to crumble. Wasim meets an old informant and finds a crucial lead.
|LineColor = 000000
}}{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = The Awakening
|DirectedBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor}}
|WrittenBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor|Rohit Banawlikar }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|5|3}}
|ShortSummary = Scrambling for political support, Poornima tries hard to find her normal, while CM Jagdish gets into an unexpected alliance.
|LineColor = 000000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = The Betrayal
|DirectedBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor}}
|WrittenBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor|Rohit Banawlikar }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|5|3}}
|ShortSummary = Taking advantage of the situation, Jagdish makes his way to Delhi while Poornima learns the truth about the attack and the perpetrators.
|LineColor = 000000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = The Victory
|DirectedBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor}}
|WrittenBy = {{ubl|Nagesh Kukunoor|Rohit Banawlikar }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|5|3}}
|ShortSummary = In the lead up to the grand party meeting, matters come to a head. Someone will win and someone will lose.
|LineColor = 000000
}}
}}

== Promotion ==
On 21 April 2019, [[Hotstar Specials]] released the teaser for City of Dreams on YouTube and other social media platforms announcing the release of the series on 3 May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMml18lHj98|title=Mayanagari-City of Dreams teaser }}</ref> The show will consist of 10 episodes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/nagesh-kukunoor-gets-into-politics-with-city-of-dreams/articleshow/62827393.cms|title=Nagesh Kukunoor gets into politics with City of Dreams|last=Iyer|first=Sanyukta|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en|date=8 February 2018| access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Upon release, Gautaman Bhaskaran of ''[[News18]]'' rated the show a 2 out of 5 and said "Kukunoor gives away too many clues, and viewers can easily guess how the series will pan out".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/city-of-dreams-review-nagesh-kukunoors-web-series-refrains-from-diving-deep-2132957.html|title=City of Dreams Review: Nagesh Kukunoor's Web Series Refrains from Diving Deep|date=8 May 2019|publisher=[[News18]]|access-date=19 August 2019}}</ref>

Udita Jhunjhunwala of ''[[Firstpost]]'' rated it two stars and was of the opinion that the show was longer than necessary and the show missed a tight script and several scenes were dispensable.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/city-of-dreams-review-nagesh-kukunoors-interminable-hotstar-series-is-riddled-with-gangster-genre-cliches-6591121.html|title=City Of Dreams review: Nagesh Kukunoor's interminable Hotstar series is riddled with gangster genre cliches- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=2019-05-08|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref>

Soumya Rao from ''[[Scroll.in]]'' reviewed that "the protagonists were iterations of characters that have been seen often on the screen".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/922043/city-of-dreams-review-blood-spills-as-blood-ties-are-tested|title='City of Dreams' review: Blood spills as blood ties are tested|last=Rao|first=Soumya|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref>

Ektaa Malik from ''[[The Indian Express]]'' critically reviewed the show and stated "With Nagesh Kukunoor as director, the expectations were high from City of Dreams. Even the repeated, but not-needed, ‘strong language, violence, nudity and sex’ — used as labels for the show — do nothing to salvage it."<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Dreams review: Not worth the visit |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/mayanagri-city-of-dreams-show-review-not-worth-the-visit-5709656/ |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en |date=4 May 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|9094442}}

[[Category:Hotstar original programming]]
[[Category:2019 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian drama television series]]
[[Category:Hindi-language television shows]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian politics television shows]]

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