How many episodes are in The Ba***ds of Bollywood?

The Ba***ds of Bollywood has 7 episodes in this listed season.

When does The Ba***ds of Bollywood premiere?

The Ba***ds of Bollywood premieres on 2025-09-18.

Is The Ba***ds of Bollywood a new series?

The Ba***ds of Bollywood is a new series (Season 1).

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The Ba***ds of Bollywood(2025)

Also known as The Bastards of Bollywood

Archived · Netflix

7.77 eps

S01

ComedyAdventureDrama

ON AIR: SEP 18Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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The show runs as a comedy-adventure set inside Bollywood's gilded machinery, where the industry itself becomes the joke as much as the backdrop. Self-aware humor lands through larger-than-life characters and well-timed cameos, keeping the tone playful rather than cynical, with enough dramatic momentum to carry the story between laughs.

An ambitious outsider working to crack a world built on spectacle and performance gives the series its forward drive. Naivety collides with showbiz calculation in ways that stay light on their feet, and the writing seems to enjoy poking at the gap between Bollywood's glamorous surface and the maneuvering that happens just beneath it.

Best for

tongue-in-cheek industry satire, outsider newcomer comedy and Comedy

Story lane

Comedy and Adventure

Commitment

Season 1 · 7 episodes

Where

Netflix

Official Premise

An entertaining ride through the adventures of an ambitious outsider navigating the glitzy yet tricky world of Bollywood, with self-aware humor, cameos, and larger-than-life characters for a tongue-in-cheek take on Indian cinema.

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