# Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo (सास, बहू और फ्लेमिंगो)
**Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo** (सास, बहू और फ्लेमिंगो) is a Hindi-language crime drama streaming television series created and directed by [Homi Adajania](https://www.edgepedia.org/homi-adajania), produced by Dinesh Vijan under the Maddock Films banner, and released on [Disney+ Hotstar](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-hotstar) on 5 May 2023.[1](https://www.aajtak.in/topic/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo) Its eight episodes follow a matriarch, Savitri, who runs a large drug empire under the cover of a handicrafts cooperative, with her daughter and two daughters-in-law as her workforce while her sons live abroad unaware of the family business.[2](https://ndtv.in/web-series/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadia-radhika-madan-angira-dhar-web-series-directed-by-homi-adajania-4007162)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Hindi-language crime drama, one season of eight episodes of roughly 40 to 55 minutes each[3](https://jugbharunfilms.com/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87-2/) |
| Premiere | 5 May 2023, Disney+ Hotstar, all episodes released together[3](https://jugbharunfilms.com/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87-2/) |
| Creator | Homi Adajania, his first web series, produced by Dinesh Vijan for Maddock Films[1](https://www.aajtak.in/topic/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo) |
| Lead cast | Dimple Kapadia as Savitri (Rani Baa), with Radhika Madan, Isha Talwar, Angira Dhar, Deepak Dobriyal, and Naseeruddin Shah[2](https://ndtv.in/web-series/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadia-radhika-madan-angira-dhar-web-series-directed-by-homi-adajania-4007162) |
| Setting | Fictional Rann Pradesh on the Rajasthan and Gujarat border; the village of Hastipur[4](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review/20230505.htm) |
| Reception | Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer 60% (6 fresh, 4 rotten); IMDb 7.7/10 from about 11,000 votes[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/saas_bahu_aur_flamingo) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/hi/title/tt27442834/) |
| Status | Concluded after one season; no second season has been officially greenlit[7](https://whichott.com/in/tv/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-2023-224654) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
Savitri, known in the border region of Rann Pradesh as Rani Baa, runs the Rani Cooperative, a business that trades in herbs and handicrafts and serves as a front for one of the largest drug operations in [South Asia](https://www.edgepedia.org/south-asia).[2](https://ndtv.in/web-series/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadia-radhika-madan-angira-dhar-web-series-directed-by-homi-adajania-4007162) • [8](https://theprint.in/feature/homi-adajania-reveals-why-title-of-web-series-saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-was-changed/1542479/) The empire is run not by her sons but by her two daughters-in-law and her daughter, which reviewers identified as the series' central reversal of the traditional mother-in-law and daughter-in-law dynamic of Indian television drama.[2](https://ndtv.in/web-series/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadia-radhika-madan-angira-dhar-web-series-directed-by-homi-adajania-4007162)
The story opens with the son of a deputy chief minister overdosing on the family's product in a nightclub, which brings an anti-narcotics officer to Rann Pradesh to trace the drug's source.[9](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadias-show-is-undeniably-bingeworthy-2-5-stars-4010211/amp/1) Savitri's sons, Harish (Ashish Verma) and Kapil (Varun Mitra), return from the United States without knowing the true nature of their mother's business.[9](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadias-show-is-undeniably-bingeworthy-2-5-stars-4010211/amp/1) A succession question drives the plot: Savitri announces her intention to name an heir among her daughter, her sons, her daughters-in-law, and her adopted son-like right-hand man Dhiman (Udit Arora).[4](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review/20230505.htm)
## The drug called Flamingo
The product trafficked by the Rani Cooperative is a potent drug called Flamingo, produced from a recipe devised by Savitri's daughter Shanta, who laces the leaves grown by the family with a chemical that makes the drug much stronger.[10](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadia-radhika-madaan-shine-10538121.html/amp) • [9](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadias-show-is-undeniably-bingeworthy-2-5-stars-4010211/amp/1) The cooperative's annual turnover is stated in the series as upwards of Rs 5 billion (Rs 500 crore), and the drug is in demand across India and beyond.[9](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadias-show-is-undeniably-bingeworthy-2-5-stars-4010211/amp/1)
The title itself changed during development. The series was previously called *Saas Bahu Aur Cocaine*, and Adajania told PTI that the earlier name carried a negative connotation that would have put off part of the audience and created marketing difficulties with censored websites; Flamingo is the brand name of the product, and flamingos are also plentiful in the region of the story.[8](https://theprint.in/feature/homi-adajania-reveals-why-title-of-web-series-saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-was-changed/1542479/)
## Production
Adajania conceived the story around 2015 to 2016 as a three-page idea about a family running a cartel under the guise of a cottage industry, unsure whether it would fit a feature film; the long-form streaming format let it expand into eight episodes.[4](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review/20230505.htm) • [11](https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/exclusive-homi-adajania-it-was-a-standing-joke-that-everybody-in-the-industry-auditioned-for-saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-12554622.html) He said he wanted to explore how people are contaminated when offered power, and that even blood ties are not thick enough to control what is not in one's hands.[11](https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/exclusive-homi-adajania-it-was-a-standing-joke-that-everybody-in-the-industry-auditioned-for-saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-12554622.html)
**Casting.** [Dimple Kapadia](https://www.edgepedia.org/dimple-kapadia) was not the first choice for Savitri; Adajania had originally imagined a younger family demographic with Tabu in the role, but by the time the project was ready to be made, after the Covid-19 pandemic, the part went to Kapadia, in her fifth collaboration with the director after *[Being Cyrus](https://www.edgepedia.org/being-cyrus)* (2005), *Cocktail* (2012), *[Finding Fanny](https://www.edgepedia.org/finding-fanny)* (2014), and *Angrezi Medium* (2020).[12](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/dimple-kapadia-wasn-t-first-choice-for-saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-homi-adajania-reveals-which-actor-he-wanted-to-cast-101682409273269.html) Because the setting is fictitious, the dialogue mixes six or seven dialects, and the audition process was intensive enough that Adajania described it as a standing joke that everybody in the industry had auditioned for the series.[11](https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/exclusive-homi-adajania-it-was-a-standing-joke-that-everybody-in-the-industry-auditioned-for-saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-12554622.html)
The screenplay is credited to Saurav Dey, Nandini Gupta, and Aman Mannan, with Karan Vyas writing dialogue; Linesh Desai was the cinematographer, and the music is by Sachin-Jigar.[2](https://ndtv.in/web-series/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadia-radhika-madan-angira-dhar-web-series-directed-by-homi-adajania-4007162) • [13](https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-web-series-review/)
## Reception
Critical response was divided. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave two and a half stars out of five, calling the show uneven but undeniably bingeworthy and praising Kapadia's performance.[9](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadias-show-is-undeniably-bingeworthy-2-5-stars-4010211/amp/1) NDTV India's Hindi review rated it 3.5 stars, and Amar Ujala gave 3 of 5.[2](https://ndtv.in/web-series/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadia-radhika-madan-angira-dhar-web-series-directed-by-homi-adajania-4007162) • [14](https://www.amarujala.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadia-isha-talwar-radhika-madan-and-homi-adajania-did-great-job-2023-05-05?src=ampnext) [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express) called it a heady mix of genres and a barrel of wild fun, while Sukanya Verma of Rediff judged that the series overdosed on sex, violence, and drugs without an inkling of plot or purpose.[15](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/saas-bahu-and-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadia-fronted-series-is-heady-a-barrel-of-fun-8592978/lite/) • [4](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review/20230505.htm) On Rotten Tomatoes the first season holds a 60% Tomatometer from 10 reviews, with 6 fresh and 4 rotten.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/saas_bahu_aur_flamingo)
Reviewers repeatedly noted the gender-role reversal as the show's strength: the men dither while the women act, and the sons function as comic outsiders in a world carved by women.[10](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadia-radhika-madaan-shine-10538121.html/amp) • [16](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-is-a-crazy-heady-ride-with-very-little-method-to-its-madness/cid/1935137) Common criticisms were a meandering, tonally inconsistent narrative and an overreliance on sex, violence, and profanity.[4](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review/20230505.htm) • [16](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-is-a-crazy-heady-ride-with-very-little-method-to-its-madness/cid/1935137)
## Availability and continuation
The series was released as a single eight-episode season on Disney+ Hotstar, now JioHotstar, where it remains available in India along with VI movies and tv; it is not on Netflix or Amazon Prime Video in India.[7](https://whichott.com/in/tv/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-2023-224654) No second season, spin-off, or revival has been formally greenlit, although the creator and cast have expressed interest in returning to the world.[7](https://whichott.com/in/tv/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-2023-224654)
## References
1. [Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo news and updates, AajTak](https://www.aajtak.in/topic/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo)
2. [Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo review, NDTV India (5 May 2023)](https://ndtv.in/web-series/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadia-radhika-madan-angira-dhar-web-series-directed-by-homi-adajania-4007162)
3. [Top five web series January to August 2023, Jugbharun Films](https://jugbharunfilms.com/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87-2/)
4. [Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo Review: All Sass No Soul, Rediff.com (5 May 2023)](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review/20230505.htm)
5. [Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/saas_bahu_aur_flamingo)
6. [सास बहू और फ्लेमिंगो, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/hi/title/tt27442834/)
7. [Where to watch Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo in India, WhichOTT](https://whichott.com/in/tv/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-2023-224654)
8. [Homi Adajania reveals why title of web series 'Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo' was changed, ThePrint/PTI (27 April 2023)](https://theprint.in/feature/homi-adajania-reveals-why-title-of-web-series-saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-was-changed/1542479/)
9. [Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo Review: Dimple Kapadia's Show Is Undeniably Bingeworthy, NDTV (6 May 2023)](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadias-show-is-undeniably-bingeworthy-2-5-stars-4010211/amp/1)
10. [Saas Bahu aur Flamingo has great ideas but poor creative instincts, Moneycontrol (6 May 2023)](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadia-radhika-madaan-shine-10538121.html/amp)
11. [EXCLUSIVE | Homi Adajania interview, Firstpost (6 May 2023)](https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/exclusive-homi-adajania-it-was-a-standing-joke-that-everybody-in-the-industry-auditioned-for-saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-12554622.html)
12. [Dimple Kapadia wasn't first choice for Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo, Hindustan Times (25 April 2023)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/dimple-kapadia-wasn-t-first-choice-for-saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-homi-adajania-reveals-which-actor-he-wanted-to-cast-101682409273269.html)
13. [Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo review, The South First (10 August 2023)](https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-web-series-review/)
14. [Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo Review, Amar Ujala (5 May 2023)](https://www.amarujala.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadia-isha-talwar-radhika-madan-and-homi-adajania-did-great-job-2023-05-05?src=ampnext)
15. [Saas Bahu and Flamingo review, The Indian Express (5 May 2023)](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/saas-bahu-and-flamingo-review-dimple-kapadia-fronted-series-is-heady-a-barrel-of-fun-8592978/lite/)
16. [Review: Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo is a crazy, heady ride, Telegraph India (8 May 2023)](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-flamingo-is-a-crazy-heady-ride-with-very-little-method-to-its-madness/cid/1935137)
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