Episodes 72...: Ek Thi Begum -2020- Season 1 All 14

Ek Thi Begum (There Was a Begum) premiered on MX Player in April 2020, quickly becoming one of the platform's most successful flagship shows. Comprising 14 episodes, the series is set in the Mumbai of the 1980s, a decade often romanticized in Indian cinema for the rise of the underworld and the textile mill strikes. Unlike classic films like Once Upon a Time in Mumbai , which focus on the rise and fall of male dons, Ek Thi Begum shifts the gaze. It chronicles the journey of Ashraf Bhatkar (Anuja Sathe), who transforms into the enigmatic "Begum" to avenge her husband’s murder. This paper analyzes Season 1, positing that the series functions as a study of feminine rage and calculated retribution, utilizing the structure of a noir thriller to deconstruct the machismo of the gangster genre.

: Devastated and seeking justice, Ashraf transforms into a femme fatale named Ek Thi Begum -2020- Season 1 All 14 Episodes 72...