# Call Me Bae

Call Me Bae is an Indian Hindi-language comedy drama television series written by Ishita Moitra, Samina Motlekar and Rohit Nair directed by Colin D'Cunha. Produced under Dharmatic Entertainment, the series stars Ananya Panday in the title role, alongside an ensemble cast that includes Vir Das, Gurfateh Pirzada, Varun Sood, Vihaan Samat, Muskkaan Jaferi, Niharika Lyra Dutt, Lisa Mishra and Mini Mathur. It premiered on Amazon Prime on 6 September 2024. and renewed for a second season.

## Plot

Downsized from heiress to hustler, 'Bae' discovers her most valuable assets aren't her diamonds, but her street-smart style. Broke, but refusing to be broken, she navigates the newsrooms of Mumbai and her better self while breaking news

## Cast

* Ananya Panday as Bella "Bae" Chowdhary (née Rajwansh)
* Gurfateh Pirzada as Neel Nair, Managing Director of TRP
* Varun Sood as Prince Bhasin
* Muskkaan Jaferi as Saira Ali
* Vihaan Samat as Agastya Chowdhary, Bae's husband
* Vir Das as Satyajit Sen, The Confessional Show's host
* Mohit Chauhan as Tanmoy Lahiri
* Niharika Lyra Dutt as Tammarrah Pawwarh, reporter on TRP
* Lisa Mishra as Harleen Babbar, reporter on TRP
* Naman Arora as Shobit Adhikari, reporter on TRP
* Akashdeep Arora as Ashish Charak, sports reporter on TRP
* Shibesh Debnath as Murli
* Sameer Malhotra as Sanjay Rajwansh, Bae's father
* Mini Mathur as Gayatri Rajwansh, Bae's mother
* Shiv Masand as Samar Rajwansh, Bae's brother
* Beila Gupta as Reva Rajwansh, Bae's grandmother
* Chaitali Panchmatia as PR ;ady
* Dia Soni as Tara, Bae's friend
* Krishna as Ahan, Bae's Mumbai roommate
* Desiree Sangma as Desiree, Bae's Mumbai roommate
* Pearl Boga as Veeral, Bae's Mumbai roommate
* Kevin Almasifar as Carl
* Sahil Shroff as Mukul Sawla
* Riya Sen as Mitali Sawla, Mukul's wife
* Suchitra Pillai as Mira Roy, Neel's mother
* Ashmita Jaggi as Ira Bose, Neel's ex-wife
* Riya Sisodiya as Anisha Mehra
* Naman Arora as Shobhit Adhikari
* Varinder Singh as Prateek
* Megha Agarwal as Meghna
* Arjun Kumar Giri as Watchman
* Tushar Bhardwaj as Yugandhar, guest on 'The Confessional'
* Mazez Singh as himself in a special appearance
* Karishma Tanna as Naina Khanna in a special appearance
* Urvashi Rautela as Diva Kapoor in a special appearance
* Sayani Gupta as Madhulika Sahay/Anamika in a special appearance
* Harman Singha as Tarun Kapoor in a special appearance
* Faye D'Souza as herself in a special appearance
* Orhan "Orry" Awantramani as himself in a special appearance

## Production

The series was announced by Dharmatic Entertainment on Amazon Prime Video. The principal photography of the series commenced in March 2023, with Ananya Pandey joining the cast. In August 2023, Vir Das was confirmed to be a part of the cast. The filming was wrapped-up in October 2023 after 55 days and post-production was completed in July 2024.

## Soundtrack

The series has following tracks:

## Reception

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated it 2.5 stars out of 5 and stated that "Ananya Panday's show is self-aware to the right degree by sending itself up just enough, not letting self-righteousness weigh its exaggerations down. It’s only when it starts getting too woke and serious that it bites off more than it can chew." Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV also gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and said "Ananya Panday etches out a relatable figure who is worth rooting for". Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com rated 3.5 stars out of 5 and gave a positive response saying "Call Me Bae is a spirited new addition in guilty pleasures for the fashion-loving, rom-com starved soul". Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu criticised the writing of the series, saying "Aiming for the snacky frivolity of Western sitcoms, this riches-to-rags comedy, led by Panday and Vir Das and created by Ishita Moitra, needed better writing". Devansh Sharma of Hindustan Times stated in his review that "Ananya Panday owns her privilege in Ishita Moitra, Collin D'Cunha's self-deprecatory show that grows to have a purpose like its protagonist." Archika Khurana of The Times of India rated 3.5 stars stated in her conclusion that "Call Me Bae is a stylish comedy-drama that stands out by frequently mocking its absurdities, adding an element of self-aware humor. While the show boasts strong performances and high production values, it doesn’t offer much new storytelling."