The Fame Game

As expected The fame game rides on the shoulders of strong and convincing acting of Madhuri Dixit only. This series clearly narrates how ugly is Bollywood behind the glittering glamour world. It is not exactly a thriller but more of Drama with some mystery and thriller element. In case you are Fan of Madhuri Dixit than it is must watch but in case you are not Madhuri fan and want to watch thriller or Mystery than there is lot to watch on OTT.

I don't know why there are so negative comments, honestly I felt this is good series with combination of thriller and drama. Everyone acted outstandingly, I didn't watch the trailer and was not awaiting for it, suddenly watched this from Netflix Home Screen and it was really worth of my time.

This is the story of an actress who is clinging on to her fame and her wealth despite being manipulated by her own mother and husband.

Madhuri as the centre piece of this whodunit puzzle is convincing, rest of the senior support cast is good but most of the heavy lifting is done by new stars who play Madhuri's children and an obsessed fan.

Their struggles around her fame and their own vulnerability as well as sense of entitlement is very well portrayed / captured on screen.

Overall the show is good with a wonderful twist in the end!

It is the young actors who shine bright in this series and elevate it a few notches from passable to an exciting 1 time watch.

Web Series review: The Fame Game streaming on Netflix.

#sanjuzzreviews #TheFameGame #netflixindia #madhuridixit A Bollywood superstar Anamika Anand ( Madhuri Dixit) suddenly vanishes without a trace. As her family and police launch a frantic search for the star, pieces of her perfectly scripted life are stripped, revealing the dark truths about the Bollywoods rich and famous.

First the pros .... Acting is top notch, Madhuri does full justice to her role as the aging star trying to hold on to her stardom .. the dhak dhak girl rocks again. A surprise package are Lakshvir Saran & Muskaan Jaferi who play Madhuris kids, Avi and Amara respectively. Awesome performances by these 2 as they hold their own against a cast of seasoned actors. Sanjay Kapoor and Suhasini Muley essaying the roles of Dixit's gold digger husband and overbearing mom resp give an earnest performance. Manav Kaul as her lover, superstar Manish Khanna is good too.

Now the cons... This is an 8 part series with each episode having a runtime of around 45 mins making it a tedious watch. In an attempt to add content to increase runtime the narrative slows down a lot making you go yawn yawn at times. With crisp editing, this cudve easily been a 6 part fast paced, gripping thriller web series.

And yeah .. there is a twist in the end which is nice, with poetic justice served once again.

However the major flaw is the extremely slow narrative which reduces this series from an excellent to an ok ok decent one time watch.

I'll go with a generous 3/5 for this one ....adios 🙂

The show is boring. Do not waste your time on it. The episodes could have been shorter and the writing could have been crisper. Lost interest after episode 3. Mediocre writing.