Modern Love Mumbai

Season

2022

7.6

Exploring 6 unique yet universal stories of human connection and love in its varied forms – romantic, platonic, parental, sexual, familial, marital, self love.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Raat Rani

Lali is a cook, and her husband Lutfi a security guard, in an upscale apartment in Mumbai, far from their native Kashmir. Long days end with ice cream - one cup, two spoons - until suddenly he dumps her, breaking her heart and shattering her dreams. All he leaves behind is his old bicycle. Together, can Lali and her cycle cross the bridge to a better life?

S1 • E2

Baai

Manzu, a gay man who grew up in a conservative household, is torn between the love for his partner and Baai, his ailing and ever doting grandmother. When he visits her in their ancestral home, the past catches up with him as the pain and pangs of his childhood take him back to a reality he had long left behind. After all these years, will Manzu find the strength to tell his truth to Baai?

S1 • E3

Mumbai Dragon

Mumbai Dragon, set against the backdrop of the Indian Chinese community, tells the tale of Sui's overbearing love for her son which is threatened when he shares his portion of love with his girlfriend.

S1 • E4

My Beautiful Wrinkles

Dilbar Sodhi tries to grapple with a young man's declaration of sexual interest in her. It sets her on a path of dealing with the baggage from her past, and re-discovering the joy of life.

S1 • E5

I Love Thane

About Saiba's journey of finding the right modern man amidst the plethora of men on dating apps. However, life has other plans for her when she meets someone who isn't the 'modern man' she had set out to find, and is timeless.

S1 • E6

Cutting Chai

In her 40s, Latika is caught in the humdrum of marriage and motherhood and regrets not having fulfilled her dream of being a novelist. One eventful day she finds herself re-evaluating all her choices in life thus far, even her marriage. As bittersweet memories and 'what if' fantasies run parallel in her mind, she understands that questioning her past is futile, the answers all lie within her.