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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian Web series}}<br />
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}<br />
{{Infobox television<br />
| image = Black Widows indian (web series).jpg<br />
| caption = Promotional Poster<br />
| genre = {{Plain list|<br />
* [[Crime]]<br />
* [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]<br />
}}<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Mustat Lesket]]''|Mikko Pöllä}}<br />
| developer =<br />
| director = [[Birsa Dasgupta]]<br />
| writer = Radhika Anand<br />
| music = <br />
| cinematography = Subhankar Bhar<br />
| editor = Sumit Chowdhury<br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Mona Singh]]<br />
* [[Swastika Mukherjee]]<br />
* [[Shamita Shetty]]<br />
* [[Sharad Kelkar]]<br />
* [[Parambrata Chattopadhyay]]<br />
* [[Sabyasachi Chakraborty]]<br />
* [[Aamir Ali]]<br />
* [[Raima Sen]]<br />
* [[Mohan Kapoor]]<br />
}}<br />
| producer = Namit Sharma<br />
| num_seasons = <br />
| num_episodes = <br />
| list_episodes = <br />
| company = Big Synergy Media Ltd.<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| country = India<br />
| channel = [[ZEE5]]<br />
| runtime = <br />
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|12|18}}<br />
| last_aired = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Black Widows''''' is a [[ZEE5]] original dark comedy Indian [[web series]] directed by [[Birsa Dasgupta]] and produced by Namit Sharma. The series is a remake of the popular 2014 Finnish show, [[Mustat lesket|''Mustat Lesket'']]. Starring [[Mona Singh]], [[Swastika Mukherjee]], [[Shamita Shetty]], [[Sharad Kelkar]], [[Mohan Kapur]], [[Parambrata Chattopadhyay]], [[Vipul Roy]], [[Sabyasachi Chakraborty]], [[Aamir Ali]] and [[Raima Sen]], the series released through ZEE5 on 18 December 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/black-widows-trailer-shamita-shetty-mona-singh-and-swastika-mukherjee-make-for-killer-wives-in-new-zee5-series/story-HJtNyxIhV3Dwgp29JXnsAM.html|title=Black Widows trailer: Shamita Shetty, Mona Singh and Swastika Mukherjee make for killer wives in new Zee5 series|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=17 November 2020|accessdate=5 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/black-widows-trailer-swastika-mukherjee-mona-singh-shamita-shetty-7054619/|title=Black Widows trailer: Of three women reclaiming agency from abusive husbands|website=indianexpress.com|date=17 November 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/streaming/asia/india-zee-two-season-adaptation-black-widows-1234631299/|title=India's Zee5 Agrees Two Season Adaptation of NENT U.K.'s 'Black Widows'|website=variety.com/|date=11 June 2020 }}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The premise revolves around Veera, Jayati and Kavita who plan to get rid of their husbands to end the misery in their wed-locked lives.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/movie-review/black-widows-review-better-late-than-sorry#:~:text=Ace%20actors%20Mona%20Singh%2C%20Swastika,the%20blast%20with%20little%20injury.|title=Black Widows review: Better late than sorry!|website=freepressjournal.in}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Mona Singh]] as Veera Mehrotra<br />
* [[Swastika Mukherjee]] as Jayati Sardesai<br />
* [[Shamita Shetty]] as Kavita Tharoor<br />
* [[Sharad Kelkar]] as Jatin Mehrotra<br />
* [[Parambrata Chattopadhyay]] as Inspector Pankaj Mishra<br />
* [[Sabyasachi Chakrabarty|Sabyasachi Chakraborty]] as Barry Singh Dhillon<br />
* [[Mohan Kapur]] as Lalit<br />
* [[Aamir Ali]] as Eddie<br />
* [[Raima Sen]] as Innaya Thakur<br />
* [[Saheb Chatterjee]] as Rameez Sheikh<br />
* Nikhil Bhambri as Jahaan Sardesai<br />
* [[Mithu Chakraborty]] as Rameez's mother<br />
* [[Mainak Banerjee]] as a Constable<br />
* Rupsha Chatterjee as Jatin's Secretary<br />
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== Release ==<br />
''Black Widows'' premiered through [[ZEE5]] on 18 December 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.webseriesreviewer.com/black-widows-web-series-story-cast-review/|title=Black Widows Web Series – Story, Cast & Review|website=webseriesreviewer}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Archika Khurana from ''[[Times of India]]'' stated "Swastika Mukherjee steals the show as the strong-headed yet emotionally smothered Jayati and overall praised the plot of the series."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/black-widows/season-1/seasonreview/79808793.cms|title=BLACK WIDOWS SEASON 1 REVIEW : A DARK DRAMEDY WITH EXCITING BENDS IN THE ROAD|website=Times of India}}</ref> ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' wrote "An enthralling murder mystery with a dash of dark humour" at the same time praised the performances of the entire cast.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} ''[[News 18]]'' summed their review as "Too Much Hamming Ruins This Otherwise Average Mystery".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/black-widows-review-too-much-hamming-ruins-this-otherwise-average-mystery-3195431.html|title=Black Widows Review: Too Much Hamming Ruins This Otherwise Average Mystery|website=news18.com|date=20 December 2020 }}</ref> ''[[Scroll.in]]'' summed their review stating that the cast gave a balanced performance, at the same time dissected each characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/981704/black-widows-review-three-women-find-that-killing-their-husbands-isnt-one-bit-easy|title='Black Widows' review: Three women find that killing their husbands isn't one bit easy|website=scroll.in|date=19 December 2020 }}</ref><br />
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== Accolades ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Awards<br />
! Date of ceremony<br />
! Categories<br />
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! Results<br />
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|-<br />
|[[Asian Television Awards]]<br />
|2021<br />
|Best Original Digital Drama Series<br />
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|{{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Indian Television Academy Awards]]<br />
|2022<br />
|Best Screenplay<br />
|Radhika Anand<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 March 2022 |title=Black Widows Honoured With Best Screenplay At 21st ITA Awards |url=https://www.koimoi.com/television/black-widows-honoured-with-best-screenplay-at-21st-ita-awards/ |access-date=8 March 2022}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|IWM Buzz Digital Awards<br />
|2022<br />
|Best Editing in a Web Series <br />
|<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2022 |title=Full Winner List: GNT-IWMBuzz Digital Awards, India's Biggest OTT and Web Entertainment Awards |url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/digital/news-digital/full-winner-list-gnt-iwmbuzz-digital-awards-indias-biggest-ott-and-web-entertainment-awards/2022/05/17 |access-date=17 May 2022}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|13032762}}<br />
* [https://www.zee5.com/zee5originals/details/black-widows/0-6-3029/episodes Black Widows] on [[ZEE5]]<br />
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[[Category:2020 web series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:Indian web series]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language web series]]<br />
[[Category:ZEE5 original programming]]<br />
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