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Call Me Bae
Call Me Bae
Soundtrack album by Rochak Kohli, Ruuh and Abhijeet Srivastava
Released	1 September 2024
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	29:00
Language	Hindi
Label	Sony Music India
Official audio
	Call Me Bae - Audio Jukebox on YouTube

*Call Me Bae*
Call Me Bae
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Ishita Moitra
Story by	Ishita Moitra; Samina Motlekar; Rohit Nair;
Directed by	Colin D'Cunha
Starring	Ananya Panday
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Karan Johar; Apoorva Mehta; Somen Mishra;
Running time	36–44 minutes
Production company	Dharmatic Entertainment
Original release
Network	Amazon Prime
Release	6 September 2024

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.^[2] 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.^[3] It premiered on Amazon Prime on 6 September 2024.^[4] and renewed for a second season.^[5]

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.^[6] The principal photography of the series commenced in March 2023, with Ananya Pandey joining the cast.^[7] In August 2023, Vir Das was confirmed to be a part of the cast.^[8] The filming was wrapped-up in October 2023 after 55 days^[9] and post-production was completed in July 2024.^[10]

Soundtrack

The series has following tracks:

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Vekh Sohneyaa"	Bombay the Artist, Charan	3:36
2.	"Churaaiyaan"	Abhijeet Srivastava, Shayra Apoorva, Mudit Chaturvedi, Suvarna Tiwari	3:48
3.	"Warey"	Abhijeet Srivastava, Shloke Lal	2:51
4.	"Baatein"	Ruuh, Joh, Smriti Bhoker, Delraaz Bunshah	2:21
5.	"Khwaish Poori"	Rochak Kohli, Gurpreet Saini, Jubin Nautiyal, Sanjoy	2:42
6.	"Yaara Tere Bin"	Ruuh, Joh, Lisa Mishra, Smriti Bhoker	2:49
7.	"Kyaa Karun"	Pranay Parti, Danish Sood	2:37
8.	"Khwaish Adhoori"	Rochak Kohli, Gurpreet Saini, Akanksha Sethi, Sanjoy	4:00
9.	"Yaara Tere Bin"	Ruuh, Joh, Lisa Mishra, Smriti Bhoker	1:50
10.	"Mumbai Hustle"	Shravan Mantri, Naamkarn, Rajjo	2:52
Total length:			29:00

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."^[12] 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".^[13] 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".^[14] 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".^[15] 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."^[16] 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."^[17]