The date announcement video for Bambai Meri Jaan, Prime Video's upcoming show based on the rise of Mumbai underworld, was released on Monday, September 28. The short clip, which also acts as the teaser, has no faces but only Kay Kay Menon's voice introducing the new king of Mumbai underworld and finished with Avinash Tiwary's silhoutte showing him standing in front of the houses lit on fire.
The official synopsis of the show reads, "Set in the post-independence era, the story chronicles the life and rise of a young man, Dara Kadri (played by Tiwary), torn between his father’s law enforcement legacy (played by Menon) and his own journey into the heart of organized crime."
It is reported that Avinash Tiwary's character is based on the dreaded gangster Dawood Ibrahim, while Kay Kay Menon's character is based on Dawood’s father, the former Crime Branch police constable Ibrahim Kaskar. The show, which will begin streaming on Prime Video from September 14, also features Kay Kay Menon's wife and actress Nivedita Bhattacharya, Kritika Kamra and Amyra Dastur in pivotal roles.
Bambai Meri Jaan is created by Rensil D’Silva and Shujaat Saudagar with Saudagar directing the ten-part crime saga. The show is produced by Farhan Akhtar, Kassim Jagmagia, and Ritesh Sidhwani under their banner Excel Entertainment. Akhtar released the clip on his social media handles with the caption, "Time to crown the new king of Bambai!".
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In a statement given to Variety, Saudagar said, "Bambai Meri Jaan’deals with the complexity of nature vs nurture. Thematically stories which relate to dysfunctional relationships have always attracted me to tell a cinematic narrative. ‘Bambai Meri Jaan’ weaves the saga of a family inhabiting and growing through their trials and tribulations alongside burgeoning post independent Mumbai. We can’t wait to see viewers’ reactions to the series that is so close to our hearts."
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