From rustic chawls to Irani Cafes, here's what you can witness in the upcoming show 'Bambai Meri Jaan'

Kay Kay Menon, Avinash Tiwary, and a bunch of promising actors and performers are coming together for Prime Video’s show Bambai Meri Jaan. The show is set against the backdrop of the world of 1960’s Bombay, the underworld rising through the ranks, and gang wars and rivalries. But there’s a lot more you can expect to witness.

The makers of Bambai Meri Jaan recreated the city’s landscape from the post-independence era. Be it the rustic chawls, the iconic Irani Café, to the bustling streets of a bygone era have been constructed with painstaking attention to detail. To compliment the set, the look and style of the characters from their hair dos, to clothing have been meticulously designed to capture the essence and spirit of erstwhile Mumbai.

Created by Rensil D’Silva and Shujaat Saudagar, this 10-part series has boasts of an ensemble cast, which includes Kay Kay Menon, Avinash Tiwary, Kritika Kamra, Nivedita Bhattacharya, and Amyra Dastur in pivotal roles.

The trailer

“Jab imaandari bhuk se takraati hai to hamesha haarti hai. Main imaandar tha, par Dara bhooka tha.” Kicking off with this profound narration, the trailer of Bambai Meri Jaan takes the viewers on a fast-paced, gritty and immersive ride through the mean streets of fictionalized 1970’s Bambai, where gang wars, crimes, and treachery were a common occurrence. Against this backdrop, the fictional series is a captivating saga of an honest cop who sees his son choose the path of crime to overcome a life of poverty and struggle. The trailer gives the viewers a glimpse of the pain a father undergoes as he sees his family being torn apart by lost ethos, greed, and corruption.