Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in wrote "The lavishly produced series is seething with remarkable period detail and filmed as grandly as a movie, Jubilee puts on an excellent show at all times.Read at source
Jubilee (TV series)
Jubilee is an Indian Hindi-language period drama television series on Amazon Prime Video. The series is co-created and directed by Vikramaditya Motwane along with Soumik Sen and produced by Andolan Films, Phantom Studios and Reliance Entertainment. The series featured an ensemble cast of Prosenjit Chatterjee, Aparshakti Khurana, Sidhant Gupta, Aditi Rao Hydari, Wamiqa Gabbi and Ram Kapoor. Set during the late-1940s and early-1950s, during the partition of India, the series is a fictionalized story exploring the lives of studio owners, stars and two aspiring individuals as they navigate ambition, betrayal and love in the Hindi film industry.
- Director
- Vikramaditya Motwane
- Release
- 7 Apr 2023
- Studio
- Reliance Entertainment
- Run time
- —
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
10 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Generally Positive
Wikipedia-cited reviews for Jubilee (TV series) are generally positive overall across 10 collected excerpts. The cited excerpts do not provide enough numeric scores for an aggregate.
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Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India wrote, "even with so much going on, ‘Jubilee’ keeps its audience hooked with its bewitching old world charm and performances to match."Read at source
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote "A celebration, a homage and a lament rolled into one, Jubilee shines a light on the breakthroughs and creative adventures that paved the way for one of Hindi cinema's most happening phases.Read at source
Sanchita Jhunjhunwala of Times Now wrote "If you are looking to watch a show that speaks to the cinema lover inside you, then this show is a definitely must watch.Read at source
Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu wrote "Jubilee is long and lustrous.Read at source
Soumya Srivatsava of Hindustan Times wrote "Jubilee can be a long, long watch about movies, rivalry, jealousy, scandal and hard earned success.Read at source
She concluded that Motwane "has delivered in spades, and raised the bar high".Read at source
Titas Chowdhury of News18 wrote "Go for Jubilee if you’re a true-blue cinema lover.Read at source
Tushar Joshi of India Today wrote "Jubilee is not your sit-down fast food experience.Read at source
Vinamra Mathur of Firstpost wrote, "Jubilee is the most striking show in recent times, and what add more colors to the show are the final five episodes; far darker, deeper, and more complex than the first five."Read at source
Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 7 Apr 2023
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Vikramaditya Motwane
- Studio
- Reliance Entertainment
- Distributor
- Amazon Prime Video
- Certificate
- TV-MA
Trivia
- The series was filmed in a span of 90 days from December 2021 to early 2022.
- Jubilee premiered in two parts, with the first five episodes releasing on 7 April 2023.
- The show received nine Filmfare OTT Awards, three Indian Television Academy Awards, and an Asian Academy Creative Award.
- The idea for the series originated in late-2013 when director Vikramadny Motwane discussed the popularity of web series with his partners.
- The ensemble cast features Prosenjit Chatterjee, Aparshakti Khurana, Sidhant Gupta, Aditi Rao Hydari, Wamiqa Gabbi, and Ram Kapoor.