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{{Infobox television<br />
| name = Bhaag Beanie Bhaag<br />
| image = File:Bhaag Beanie Bhaag poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| genre = [[Romantic comedy]]<br />
| based_on = <br />
| runtime = <br />
| creator = [[Neel Shah]]<br>[[Ravi Patel (actor)|Ravi Patel]]<br />
| director = [[Abi Varghese]]<br/>Debbie Rao<br/>Ishaan Nair<br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Swara Bhaskar]]<br />
* [[Ravi Patel (actor)|Ravi Patel]]<br />
* Varun Thakur<br />
* [[Mona Ambegaonkar]]<br />
* [[Girish Kulkarni]]<br />
* Dolly Singh<br />
}}<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = <br />
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| network = Netflix<br />
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| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|2020|12|4}}<br />
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| distributor = [[Netflix]]<br />
| executive_producer = <br />
| producer = Bernad S.David<br>[[Ruben Fleischer]]<br>Sehar Latif<br>Shivani Saran<br />
| num_seasons = 1<br />
| num_episodes = <br />
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'''''Bhaag Beanie Bhaag''''' is an Indian [[romantic comedy]] web series featuring [[Swara Bhaskar|Swara Bhasker]] in the lead role.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Sampada|date=2020-11-19|title=Bhaag Beanie Bhaag trailer: Swara becomes desi Mrs Maisel|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/bhaag-beanie-bhaag-trailer-swara-bhasker-becomes-desi-mrs-maisel-7057053/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-19|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Directed by [[Abi Varghese]], Debbie Rao and Ishaan Nair, it has [[Mona Ambegaonkar]], [[Girish Kulkarni]], [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up comedians]] Varun Thakur and [[Ravi Patel (actor)|Ravi Patel]] in supporting roles. It is released on [[Netflix]] on 4 December 2020.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-11-19|title=Netflix Announces Premiere Date For Swara Bhasker-starrer 'Bhaag Beanie Bhaag'|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/netflix-announces-premiere-date-for-swara-bhasker-starrer-bhaag-beanie-bhaag-3096041.html|access-date=2020-11-19|website=News18|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Premise ==<br />
Facing disapproving parents, a knotty love life and her own inner critic, an aspiring comic ditches her cushy but unsatisfying life to pursue stand-up.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Swara Bhaskar]] as Beanie Bhatnagar<br />
* Varun Thakur as Arun, Beanie's boyfriend<br />
* [[Ravi Patel (actor)|Ravi Patel]], playing a fictionalised version of himself<br />
* [[Mona Ambegaonkar]] as Beanie's mother<br />
* [[Girish Kulkarni]] as Beanie's father<br />
* Dolly Singh, as Kapi, Beanie's best friend<br />
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==Episodes==<br />
{{Episode table |background=#0EBAE2 |overall= |director= |writer= |airdate= |airdateR=<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jhunjhunwala|first=Udita|title=‘Bhaag Beanie Bhaag’: Swara Bhasker runs from her humdrum life in the direction of comedy and dreams|url=https://scroll.in/reel/980223/bhaag-beanie-bhaag-swara-bhasker-runs-from-her-humdrum-life-in-the-direction-of-comedy-and-dreams|date=2020-12-04|access-date=2020-12-04|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> |released=y |episodes=<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 1<br />
|DirectedBy = Debbie Rao<br />
|WrittenBy = [[Neel Shah]] and [[Ravi Patel (actor)|Ravi Patel]]<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=y|2020|12|04}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Unhappy at work and engaged to a man who doesn’t understand her, aspiring stand-up comic Beanie realizes she’s on the fast track to a discontented life.<br />
|LineColor = 0EBAE2<br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 2<br />
|DirectedBy = Debbie Rao<br />
|WrittenBy = Nisha Karla<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=y|2020|12|04}}<br />
|ShortSummary = As Ravi and Kapi try to get an anxious Beanie back on stage, she deals with the reactions of her boss, parents and Arun to her big decisions.<br />
|LineColor = 0EBAE2<br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 3<br />
|DirectedBy = <br />
|WrittenBy = <br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=y|2020|12|04}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Despite her parents' concerns, Beanie goes full throttle on her new plans, until Ravi makes her take a day off with him.<br />
|LineColor = 0EBAE2<br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 4<br />
|DirectedBy = <br />
|WrittenBy = <br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=y|2020|12|04}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Visits with a therapist force Beanie’s parents to face ignored truths. As Beanie begins to let her guard down with Ravi, a discovery throws her off.<br />
|LineColor = 0EBAE2<br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 5<br />
|DirectedBy = <br />
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=y|2020|12|04}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Reeling from recent quarrels, Beanie agrees to perform at a wedding, where she runs into some unexpected guests and gets unabashedly real on stage.<br />
|LineColor = 0EBAE2<br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 6<br />
|DirectedBy = <br />
|WrittenBy = <br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=y|2020|12|04}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Ahead of an exciting opportunity, Beanie considers making peace with her parents, acting on resurfaced feelings and staying true to her dreams.<br />
|LineColor = 0EBAE2<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The show is created by [[Neel Shah]] and [[Ravi Patel (actor)|Ravi Patel]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-11-19|title=Bhaag Beanie Bhaag trailer: Swara Bhasker escapes mundane life to become a stand-up comic in Netflix show|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bhaag-beanie-bhaag-trailer-swara-bhasker-escapes-mundane-life-to-become-a-stand-up-comic-in-netflix-show-9030781.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Firstpost}}</ref> It is directed by [[Abi Varghese]], Debbie Rao and Ishaan Nair<ref name=":1" /> and produced by Shivani Saran, [[Ruben Fleischer]], David Bernad and Seher Aly Latif. The show was earlier titled as ''Messy'' and is set in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-16|first=Anvita|last=Singh|title=Swara Bhasker series Bhaag Beanie Bhaag to release on Netflix|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/swara-bhasker-bhaag-beanie-bhaag-netflix-6508202/|access-date=2020-11-19|website=The Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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According to Swara Bhasker, "The show is not just about comedy. It's about the journey of self-discovery of a girl who has imbibed the values that Indian society gives to girl children — which is to be obedient, to always listen to your parents and elders, and to place other people’s emotions over your own. It's a story that most girls, and especially girls from South Asia, can relate to. At same time, the parents are not villains. They are just normal people dealing with their own conditioning. It makes you hopeful that even if your parents don’t understand you today, maybe someday they will." She also revealed that she was "terrified of the standup portions".<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 December 2020|title='I was terrified to perform stand-up in Bhaag beanie bhaag’: Swara Bhasker|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/dec/09/i-was-terrified-to-perform-stand-up-inbhaag-beanie-bhaagswara-bhasker-2233586.html|access-date=2021-03-22|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
The series released on 4 December 2020 on [[OTT media service]] Netflix.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]], rating it 2.5 out of 5 stars writes that "Bhaag Beanie Bhaag is Swara's show all the way. She does justice to the it. The series, too thin at its core, does not complement her game effort. All the huffing and puffing the show has to do in order to keep up runs it ragged."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhaag Beanie Bhaag Review: It's Swara Bhasker's Show All The Way|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/bhaag-beanie-bhaag-review-its-swara-bhaskers-show-all-the-way-2-5-stars-out-of-5-2334658|access-date=2020-12-05|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> Divyanshi Sharma of [[India Today]] wrote, "It is not a laugh riot, but it sure is a breath of fresh air which will also tickle your funny bone at times... Due to its plot, comparisons with [[Amazon Prime Video]]'s ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]'' are inevitable. But once you become a part of Beanie’s world, all the comparisons take a backseat."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Divyanshi|date=December 5, 2020|title=Bhaag Beanie Bhaag Review: Swara Bhasker’s comic act will leave you with a smile|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/bhaag-beanie-bhaag-review-swara-bhasker-s-comic-act-will-leave-you-with-a-smile-1746930-2020-12-05|access-date=2020-12-05|website=India Today}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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