City of Dreams

The web show City of Dreams is now available on Hotstar under the new name Hotstar Specials as of May 3, 2019. It is led by Atul Kulkarni, Priya Bapat, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Eijaz Khan, Siddharth Chandekar, and Adinath Kothare. It is directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Tapas Relia writes the music.

After an attempt to kill the most controversial politician in Mumbai, many people's lives cross paths. When one stone is thrown into a lake that seems calm, it sends out waves that touch everyone and hurt many. In City of Dreams, the story is about a fight that starts in the Gaikwad family after an attempt to kill a controversial politician.

Table of contents 

• Details 
• Plot 
• Release 
• Review
• Casting
• Crew
• Character Analysis
• Seasons
• Behind the scenes
• Controversy
• Awards
• Interesting facts
• How to Book a Personalised Celebrity Message from a Tring?

Details

Plot

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City of Dreams is an exciting web series that takes place in Mumbai, India, a huge city with a lot going on. The Gaikwads and the Mirzas are two powerful and related families that are at the centre of the story. Their rivalry grows into a risky game of power, politics, and betrayal. The Gaikwad family has been in charge of Mumbai's politics for many years. Ameya Gaikwad, a charismatic and well-liked politician is shot and killed at a public gathering the day before a state election. The event sends shockwaves through the city, which causes widespread unrest and shows that the government system is deeply corrupt.

As the investigation goes on, it becomes clear that the attack on Ameya Gaikwad was carefully planned, and the Mirzas, a family with their own political goals, are accused of being involved. Ameya's daughter, the strong-willed and ambitious Poornima Gaikwad, sets out to get revenge for her father's death and bring her family back to power. Poornima is pulled into a dangerous world full of lies, manipulation, and plans that are kept secret. She finds unlikely friends and learns shocking secrets about her own family, which make her question her loyalty and how much she is willing to pay for justice.

Ashish Mirza, the youngest son of the Mirza family, is torn between his family's bad behaviour and his own desire for a clean, honest political future. As Poornima and Ashish's paths cross, their personal goals and the bigger struggle for power clash, making it hard to tell what is right and what is wrong. As the web of lies comes apart, the series goes deeper into the shady politics of Mumbai, revealing the dark secrets that hold the city together. It looks at themes like cheating, the way families work, and how far people will go to get power and protect their own interests.

Release 

City of Dreams has 3 seasons, First season was released in May 2019 with 10 episodes, then the second season was released in July 2021 with 10 episodes and the third season was released in May 2023 with 9 episodes in it. City of Dreams is available on Disney+ Hotstar to watch. 

Review

City of Dreams, an exciting Indian political drama series, takes fans on a roller-coaster ride through the dangerous corridors of power. This show is exciting and makes you think because of the way the story is told, how well the actors play their parts, and how well it shows how confusing the political scene is in Mumbai.

The story takes place in the middle of Mumbai and is about a strong political family called the Gaikwads. When a well-known politician is killed, the Gaikwads find themselves in the middle of a fight for power, loyalty, and their own lives. The show explores the complicated relationships between power, family, and politics, as well as the dirty tricks lawmakers use to keep their jobs.

One of the best things about City of Dreams is how well it is written. The screenplay creates a complicated plot with many different subplots and layers of lies and treachery. Careful character development lets the audience get inside the heads of the main characters and figure out why they do what they do. The conversation is sharp, and the story is full of unexpected turns and twists that keep the audience on the edge of their seats the whole time.

Casting

• Priya Bapat as poornima Gaikwad - Priya Bapat is an Indian actress who mostly works in pictures made in the Marathi language.She is best known for her roles in the movies Kaksparsh and Aamhi Doghi.
• Siddharth Chandekar as Ashish Rao Gaikwad - Actor Siddharth Chandekar is from India. His contributions to Marathi film are well known.His work in Marathi films made him famous. At the age of 19, he made his film debut in Avadhoot Gupte's political drama Zenda, which came out in 2010.
• Eijaz Khan as SI Wasim Khan - Indian actor Eijaz Khan. Kkavyanjali and Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa, Balaji Telefilms' major parts, made him famous.
• Atul Kulkarni as Amey Rao Gaikwad 'Saheb' - Actor, producer, and screenwriter Atul Kulkarni is from from India and has experience in films in the Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, English, Odia, and Telugu languages.
• Sachin Pilgaonkar as CM Jagdish Gurav - Sachin Pilgaonkar is an Indian actor, director, producer, writer, and singer of Marathi and Hindi films. He is frequently referred to solely by his screen name, Sachin.
• Shishir Sharma as Ramnik Bhai - Shishir Sharma is an Indian actress who works in both films and TV shows. He was in Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann on Zed TV and is best known for playing Jagmohan Prasad in Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli. 
• Flora Saini as Mystery Women, Asha - Flora Saini is an Indian actress and model who also goes by the stage name Asha Saini.
• Sandeep Kulkarni as Purushottam - Actor and painter Sandeep Kulkarni is from India. He has worked in both Marathi movies and plays.
• Uday Tikekar as Jiten Kaka -  Uday Tikekar acts in both films and TV shows. He started out in Marathi theatre, and he also did shows in Hindi drama.
• Ivan Rodrigues as Nambiar - Ivan Rodrigues was born in Karnataka, India. He now lives in Mumbai, India, and works as an actress in both films and plays.
• Pavleen Gujral as Lipakshi - 2015 marked Pavleen's entry into the film industry. She made Angry Indian Goddesses as her debut movie. 
• Adinath Kothare as Mahesh Arawle - Adinath Kothare works mostly in Marathi films as an actor, writer, and director. "Paani," his first movie as a director, got the "National Film Award for Best Film on Environment."
• Divya Seth as Vibha - Divya Seth is an actor who has worked in both films and TV shows. She began her career with the TV show Hum Log, where she played Majhli.
• Vibhawari Deshpande as Manjari - Vibhawari Deshpande works in both Marathi stage and Marathi movies as an actress, writer, and director.

Crew

• Director(s) - Nagesh Kukunoor, Ranjeet Jha, Supriya Sharma
• Producer(s) - Sameer Nair, Deepak Segal, Nagesh Kukunoor, Elahe Hiptoola 
• Writer(s) - Rohit G. Banawlikar, Nagesh Kukunoor
• Musician(s) -  Tapas Relia, Japjisingh Valecha
• Cinematographer(s) - Aamir Lal, Sangram Giri
• Editor - Farooq Hundekar
• Art Direction - Ajay Choudhary, Yeshwant Patil, Abhijit Agnihotri

Character Analysis

Priya Bapat as Poornima Gaikwad

Priya Bapat does a great job as Poornima Gaikwad in the TV show City of Dreams. Her role as the troubled daughter of the powerful Gaikwad family, Poornima, shows how talented and versatile she is as an actor.

The character of Poornima Gaikwad is complicated and has many sides. She wants to be loyal to her family, but she also wants to grow as a person and be on her own. Throughout the series, Priya Bapat does a great job of showing Poornima's inner struggles and mental turmoil.

Siddharth Chandekar as Ashish Rao Gaikwad 

 Ashish Rao Gaikwad is a character who changes a lot over the course of the series, and Chandekar does a great job of showing how he changes. Ashish starts out as a trustworthy and loyal member of the Gaikwad family, but he soon gets caught up in a web of lies and betrayal. Chandekar does a great job of showing Ashish's inner conflict as he struggles with his own wants and the results of his actions.

Atul Kulkarni as Amey Rao Gaikwad 'Saheb' 

 Amey Rao Gaikwad, also known as Saheb, is the head of a powerful political family named Gaikwad. Kulkarni plays his character's many sides with ease, showing a wide range of feelings, from strength and drive to weakness and moral confusion. His performance is full of subtleties that help the audience understand Saheb's complicated personality and the choices he makes in his quest for power.

Seasons

Season 1 - In the first season of City of Dreams, viewers get to know Mumbai, which is a busy city where political power and family feuds mix. The show shows the dark side of the city as the powerful Gaikwad family fights for power and payback after an attempt on the life of the Chief Minister, the patriarch of the family. Season 1 sets the stage for an exciting and intense drama with complicated characters, political drama, and a web of secrets.

Season 2 - In the second season of City of Dreams, the Gaikwad family continues to deal with internal problems and outside threats. As Poornima gets more powerful, she must face her own past and deal with dangerous relationships to protect her family's legacy. At the same time, a strange new force joins the power struggles in the city. This makes things even more tense and hard to predict. Season 2 goes deeper into the stories of the characters and shows more of the dark and complicated world of Mumbai's politics.

Season 3 - As the third season of City of Dreams starts, Mumbai turns into a battlefield for power, greed, and redemption. Now that the Gaikwad family is broken up and weak, new people show up to fight for control of the city and get revenge for wrongs done in the past. The season is full of high-stakes drama and suspense, showing shocking secrets, surprising alliances, and heartbreaking betrayals. Season 3 of City of Dreams looks at how far people will go to protect their interests and change their futures. The setting is a city known for its goals and hopes.

Behind the scenes

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Here are some clips from your favourite characters, so you can see how they do what they do best and fit into the Gaikwad Family's exciting plot. Watch Disney Plus's City of Dreams Season 2 to see how politics and power really work.

Controversy 

When promoting Season 3 of City of Dreams, Atul Kulkarni said that Marathi actors had written bad things about Priya for her lesbian love scenes in City of Dreams. In the show, Priya and another female co-star had a scene where they were close, and the clip of the gay kissing scene went viral right away. While there were people on the Internet who liked how Priya took on the task of playing the character honestly, there were also people who didn't like her. There was another group of Internet users who were mean to the star and made fun of her. Atul Kulkarni, who plays Priya's co-star, praised the actress for how bravely she dealt with the response. He also said that stars in the Marathi film industry criticised the actress for the intimate scene. 

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Interesting facts

• Most of the actors in the show were from the Marathi film industry.
• Nagesh Kukunoor has never shot a whole pro jet in Mumbai before.
• People made a nuisance of Priya Bapat's bold scene.
• Rohit Banawlikar, a writer, was the one who came up with the idea for the series.At first, it was going to be turned into pictures.But when digital media started to become more popular, he turned it into a web series.
• The story took place in Maharashtra, so Nagesh Kukunoor chose Marathi actors for the series. Shruti Mahajan, who worked for him, put him in touch with well-known Marathi artists.

City of Dreams is a thrilling and suspenseful tale that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats as the characters navigate the treacherous world of politics and struggle to uncover the truth behind the assassination. With each episode, the tension builds, leading to a climactic finale that will leave viewers eagerly awaiting the next season, hungry for more twists and turns in the city where dreams are made and shattered.

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