Black Widows is a licensed remake of an originally Finnish television series of 2014, in which 3 women plan and execute the murder of their abusive husbands by blowing up a boat during a holiday. It's a remote location, clues are difficult to find in the lake, but only two bodies are found, and the third remains untraceable. The police investigators are certain that the women have committed the crime as they find the remains of a bomb, but are unable to pin them down.
In the meanwhile the three friends, Veera (Mona Singh), Jayati (Swastika Mukherjee) and Kavita (Shamita Shetty) try to bring their respective lives back on track, but remain constantly egged by police inspectors Pankaj Mishra (Parambrata Chatterjee) and Rinku (Shruti Vyas). More troubles for the three women are in store as Veera's husband Jatin's partner comes sniffing for some unaccounted for money, and worse still, when Jatin (Sharad Kelkar) comes back from the dead.
Things get more complicated when they discover that there's a greater plot playing out as they are hunted down by a pharma giant's owner with some sinister motive. Will the black widows overcome their troubles, looming threats, and manage to evade being arrested by police for a crime they don't regret having committed is the crux of the series directed by Birsa Dasgupta.
Black Widows is a combination of drama, thriller, comedy and action, but the package suffers from an uneven pace and too many red herrings being thrown in for distraction that disallow a steady narrative. Mona Singh and Swastika Mukherjee have strong roles and rise above the ordinary, and Shamita Shetty is delightful as the dimwit, bumbling Kavita. Parambrata is typecast as the investigating officer quite like in Kahaani, but is likeable. Raima Sen oozes sophistication, Sharad Kelkar too is impressive. The climax leaves ample scope for continuation as almost everything is left to imagination.
In the meanwhile the three friends, Veera (Mona Singh), Jayati (Swastika Mukherjee) and Kavita (Shamita Shetty) try to bring their respective lives back on track, but remain constantly egged by police inspectors Pankaj Mishra (Parambrata Chatterjee) and Rinku (Shruti Vyas). More troubles for the three women are in store as Veera's husband Jatin's partner comes sniffing for some unaccounted for money, and worse still, when Jatin (Sharad Kelkar) comes back from the dead.
Things get more complicated when they discover that there's a greater plot playing out as they are hunted down by a pharma giant's owner with some sinister motive. Will the black widows overcome their troubles, looming threats, and manage to evade being arrested by police for a crime they don't regret having committed is the crux of the series directed by Birsa Dasgupta.
Black Widows is a combination of drama, thriller, comedy and action, but the package suffers from an uneven pace and too many red herrings being thrown in for distraction that disallow a steady narrative. Mona Singh and Swastika Mukherjee have strong roles and rise above the ordinary, and Shamita Shetty is delightful as the dimwit, bumbling Kavita. Parambrata is typecast as the investigating officer quite like in Kahaani, but is likeable. Raima Sen oozes sophistication, Sharad Kelkar too is impressive. The climax leaves ample scope for continuation as almost everything is left to imagination.