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{{Short description|Indian queer docuseries}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Rainbow Rishta.jpeg
| genre = [[Queer]]<br/>[[Docuseries]]
| creator =
| developer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| writer = {{Plain list|
* Monisha Thyagarajan
* Navin Noronha
* Sneha Nair
}}
| director = {{Plain list|
* Hridaye Nagpal
* Jaydeep Sarkar
* Shubhra Chaterjee
}}
| creative_director =
| starring = {{Plain list|
* Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju
* Aishwarya Ayushmaan
* Daniella Mendonca
* Aneez Saikia
* Sanam Choudhary
* Soham Sengupta
* Suresh Ramdas
* Sadam Hanjabam
}}
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
| open_theme =
| composer = {{Plain list|
* Chaoba Thiyam
* Rishikesh Thangjam
* Sanjay Das
}}
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 6
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = {{Plain list|
* Jaydeep Sarkar
* Niharika Kotwal
* Samira Kanwar
}}
| location =
| cinematography = {{Plain list|
* Amal Sudhakaran
* Ankit Mhatre
* Juhi Sharma
* Sundarram Arjun
* Vandita Jain
}}
| editor = {{Plain list|
* Ashutosh Matela
* Geeta Singh
* Nabeel Alvi
}}
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime = 35 minutes
| company = [[Vice Media|Vice Studios]]
| network = [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2023|11|07}}
| last_aired =
| related =
}}
'''''Rainbow Rishta''''' is an Indian English-language [[queer]] [[docuseries]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Rainbow Rishta | website=BBFC | date=10 October 2023 | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/rainbow-rishta-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde2ntq4 | access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref> Produced under the banner of [[Vice Media|Vice Studios]], it stars [[Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju]], Aishwarya Ayushmaan, Daniella Mendonca, Aneez Saikia, Sanam Choudhary, Soham Sengupta, Suresh Ramdas and Sadam Hanjabam in the lead.<ref name="cast" >{{cite web | url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2023/10/30/rainbow-rishta-docu-series-celebrating-queer-love-stories-to-premiere-on-prime-video.html | title='Rainbow Rishta', docu-series celebrating queer love stories, to premiere on Prime Video | website=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]] | access-date=9 November 2023 | archive-date=30 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030104938/https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2023/10/30/rainbow-rishta-docu-series-celebrating-queer-love-stories-to-premiere-on-prime-video.html | url-status=live }}</ref> It premiered on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on 7 November 2023.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rainbow-rishta-prime-videos-queer-docu-series-to-premiere-on-november-7/article67476047.ece | title='Rainbow Rishta': Prime Video's queer docu-series to premiere on November 7 | newspaper=The Hindu | date=30 October 2023 | access-date=9 November 2023 | archive-date=3 November 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103205143/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rainbow-rishta-prime-videos-queer-docu-series-to-premiere-on-november-7/article67476047.ece | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju]]<ref name="Cast">{{cite web | last=Whittock | first=Jesse | title='Rainbow Rishta': Watch Trailer For Prime Video India's LGBTQIA+ Doc Series From Vice Studios | website=Deadline | date=1 November 2023 | url=https://deadline.com/video/rainbow-rishta-trailer-prime-video-india-lgbtqia-doc-series-vice-studios/ | access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref>
* Aishwarya Ayushmaan<ref name="Cast" />
* Daniella Mendonca<ref name="Cast" />
* Aneez Saikia<ref name="Cast" />
* Sanam Choudhary<ref name="Cast" />
* Soham Sengupta<ref name="Cast" />
* Suresh Ramdas<ref name="Cast" />
* Sadam Hanjabam<ref name="Cast" />

==Production==
The announcement of the series was made by [[Amazon Prime]], consisting of six episodes.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/rainbow-rishta-trailer-queer-love-stories-trinetra-haldar-aishwarya-ayushmaan-101698827936242.html | title=Rainbow Rishta trailer: Trinetra Haldar, Aishwarya Ayushmaan's new docu-series celebrates 6 queer love stories. Watch | work=Hindustan Times | date=November 2023 | access-date=9 November 2023 | archive-date=8 November 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108124315/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/rainbow-rishta-trailer-queer-love-stories-trinetra-haldar-aishwarya-ayushmaan-101698827936242.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju, Aishwarya Ayushmaan, Daniella Mendonca, Aneez Saikia, Sanam Choudhary, Soham Sengupta, Suresh Ramdas and Sadam Hanjabam joined the cast.<ref name="cast" /> The series was screened at the [[Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image|Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/jio-mami-mumbai-film-festival-2023-play-section-of-the-festival-to-screen-series-like-rainbow-rishta-and-hajamat-13271982.html | title=Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023: PLAY section of the festival to screen series like 'Rainbow Rishta' and 'Hajamat' | date=19 October 2023 | access-date=9 November 2023 | archive-date=25 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025173643/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/jio-mami-mumbai-film-festival-2023-play-section-of-the-festival-to-screen-series-like-rainbow-rishta-and-hajamat-13271982.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Reception==
Sanjib Kalita in ''[[The Indian Express]]'' discusses the series, stating that "it is an innovative attempt to convey both the complexity of queer love and the idea that queer love can transcend physical intimacy." Kalita further adds that it compels us to question whether what is portrayed in the series truly encapsulates the essence of queer love. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/rainbow-rishta-queer-love-in-focus-9028050/|first=Sanjib |last=Kalita| title=Rainbow Rishta: Queer love in focus | date=15 November 2023|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]| access-date= 17 November 2023 | archive-date= 8 November 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108163531/https://web.archive.org/web/20231127195909*/https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/rainbow-rishta-queer-love-in-focus-9028050/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

Trisha Bhattacharya gave the series a four-star rating out of five in her review for [[India Today]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/rainbow-rishta-review-a-series-that-artistically-captures-genuine-tales-of-love-2459040-2023-11-07 | title=Rainbow Rishta Review: A series that artistically captures genuine tales of love | date=7 November 2023 | access-date=9 November 2023 | archive-date=8 November 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108013928/https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/rainbow-rishta-review-a-series-that-artistically-captures-genuine-tales-of-love-2459040-2023-11-07 | url-status=live }}</ref> In her review for [[Rediff.com]], [[Deepa Gahlot]] rated the series a 3.5 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/rainbow-rishta-review/20231107.htm | title=Rainbow Rishta Review: Heartwarming! | access-date=9 November 2023 | archive-date=9 November 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109024627/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/rainbow-rishta-review/20231107.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Shubhra Gupta]] gave the series a three-star rating out of five in her review for [[The Indian Express]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/rainbow-rishta-review-poignant-series-about-queer-love-is-a-touching-mixture-of-candour-vulnerability-9017238/ | title=Rainbow Rishta review: Poignant series about queer love is a touching mixture of candour, vulnerability | date=7 November 2023 | access-date=9 November 2023 | archive-date=8 November 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108163531/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/rainbow-rishta-review-poignant-series-about-queer-love-is-a-touching-mixture-of-candour-vulnerability-9017238/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

The series was reviewed by various other media publications, such as [[Firstpost]] and [[The Hindu]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/rainbow-rishta-review-a-fine-example-of-how-much-difference-lived-experiences-can-do-to-a-narrative-about-lgbtqia-13356592.html | title=Amazon Prime Video's Rainbow Rishta Review | date=7 November 2023 | access-date=9 November 2023 | archive-date=7 November 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107164406/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/rainbow-rishta-review-a-fine-example-of-how-much-difference-lived-experiences-can-do-to-a-narrative-about-lgbtqia-13356592.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rainbow-rishta-docu-series-review-a-heart-warming-feel-good-take-on-queer-love/article67512391.ece | title='Rainbow Rishta' docu-series review: A heart-warming, feel-good take on queer love | newspaper=The Hindu | date=8 November 2023 | last1=Santhanam | first1=Radhika | access-date=9 November 2023 | archive-date=9 November 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109021424/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rainbow-rishta-docu-series-review-a-heart-warming-feel-good-take-on-queer-love/article67512391.ece | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[35th GLAAD Media Awards|2024]]
| [[GLAAD Media Awards]]
| [[GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary|Outstanding Documentary]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web | last=Niyogi | first=Agnivo | title=Prime Video's GLAAD-nominated docuseries Rainbow Rishta is a must watch; here's why | website=Telegraph India | date=29 January 2024 | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/prime-videos-glaad-nominated-docuseries-rainbow-rishta-is-a-must-watch-heres-why/cid/1996952 | access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Amazon India originals]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0NXO53FPW0FN0Y3ETDSFLPDJE5/ ''Rainbow Rishta''] on [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]]

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{{Amazon Video original series}}

[[Category:2023 web series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian drama television series]]
[[Category:Hindi-language television shows]]
[[Category:Indian LGBTQ-related web series]]

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