S2 of Ek Thi Begum streams on Mx player from tomorrow


By Rajesh Ahuja

After entertaining viewers last year with a tale of vengeance of a woman out to avenge her husband’s death , the action thriller web series Ek Thi Begum returns for a second on Mx player.

Season 2 of Ek Thi Begum, the story Ashraf Bhatkar who is determined to avenge her husband’s death by his mafia boss Maqsood, streams on Mx player from tomorrow.

S2 of Ek Thi Begum premieres on MX Player tomorrow 





Ek Thi Begum 2 will see Ashraf Bhatkar (Anuja Sathe) alias Leela Pawan return to avenge her husband's death. In adherence to her vow to overturn Maqsood’s illegal empire and avenge her husband Zaheer’s (Ankit Mohan) death, Ashraf alias Leela Paswan will be seen dominate a man's world and has everyone in power looking for her - the underworld, cops, and politicians.

The narrative of the first season followed the life of Ashraf, whose husband Zaheer, once the confidante of underworld don Maqsood (Ajay Gehi), got killed. Ashraf adorns the alias of Sapna, a bar dancer and orchestrates a plan to kill everyone responsible for the murder of her husband. But her plans were foiled, and Season 1 ended on a cliff-hanger with Ashraf’s life in the balance.

 The second season begins with the hunt for Leela Paswan, another disguise donned by Ashraf who defied death and returned to her mission of bringing the dreaded and powerful Dubai don to his knees.  

Season 2 of Ek Thi Begum will see Anuja Sathe reprise her role as Ashraf Bhatkar but under the alias of Leela Paswan.

Speaking about the new season, writer and Director Sachin Darekar said, “the crime world has always intrigued me. Not because of the guns and the turf wars, but because of the underlying emotions that rule these gangsters. This season delves into the emotion of revenge, of how it can blind you to do things that you’ve always been against and might even end up costing you things and people most important to you.”

 Anuja Sathe,  who plays the protagonist Ashraf Bhatkar alias Leela Paswan,  said that Ashraf's journey to avenge her husband’s death in the face of obstacles is
representative of the battles of today’s women, who in their own world are fighting to break the glass ceiling.

 “The most powerful people are those who have nothing to lose. My character already lost what was most important to her, her love. She’s determined to go to any lengths to avenge her husband’s death and to uphold her dignity. I also believe her tenacity to overcome obstacles is representative of the battles of today’s women, who in their own world are fighting to break the glass ceiling. This journey has truly been so special and memorable to me,'she said.

Ashraf’s journey will be filled with crime, drama, emotions, and vengeance.

Directed by Sachin Darekar and Vishal Modhave, this series also stars Shahab Ali, Chinmay Mandlekar, Vijay Nikam, Resham Shrivardhankar, Rajendra Shisatkar, Nazar Khan, Hitesh Bhojraj, Sauraseni Maitra, Lokesh Gupte, Mir Sarwar, Purnanada Wandekar and Rohan Gujar in pivotal roles.

 All episodes of MX Original Series Ek Thi Begum 2 will streamed starting  September 30  for FREE only on MX Player.

Ek thi Begum is based on a real life ‘story of a stunningly beautiful woman – Ashraf Bhatkar , born to a poor family in Aurangabad and raised in Bombay.

Ashraf became the loving wife of Zaheer  who was once a confidante of Maqsood, the biggest mafia, underworld don who operates his giant drug cartel in India from Dubai, but later became his arch-rival.  When the rift between Maqsood and Zaheer became ugly , Maqsood succeeds in cunningly eliminating Zaheer. In a fake encounter.

Ashraf fights hard to secure justice but fails against the might of the mafia and political bigwigs. She then vows to overturn and destroy Masood’s illegal empire. Using her beauty, sensuality and acute intelligence, she meticulously plans and executes dramatic strategies to destroy Maqsood’s illegal empire.  Blinded with vengeance she becomes a powerful force of domination and influence.

Season 1 of the series,  which was streamed on Mx player from April 8 last year, got praise from audiences for its performances and its thrill element.

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