Maharani Web Series Review: Huma Qureshi Gives Her Best In The Political Drama That Tries Too Hard
Maharani follows Rani Bharti who a homemaker and the wife of Bihar's chief minister Bheema. After her husband resigns from the post of Bihar's CM, Rani is ready to head back but is taken aback when named his successor.
Star
Cast:
Huma
Qureshi,
Sohum
Shah,
Amit
Sial,
Kani
Kusruti
Director:
Karan
Sharma
Available
On:
SonyLIV
Language:
Hindi
Duration:
45
mins/
8
Episodes
Story:
Maharani
follows
Rani
Bharti
(Huma
Qureshi)
who
is
a
homemaker
and
the
wife
of
Bihar's
Chief
Minister
Bheema
(Sohum
Shah).
After
her
husband
resigns
from
the
post
of
CM,
Rani
is
ready
to
head
back
to
her
village
but
is
taken
aback
when
he
named
his
successor.
As
a
homemaker
she
is
expected
to
be
a
pawn
in
the
game
others
are
playing
but
Rani
shocks
everyone
when
she
starts
to
speak
up
on
her
own.
Review:
Written
and
created
by
Subhash
Kapoor,
Maharani
follows
Rani
Bharti
who
has
been
pushed
into
a
man's
world
as
a
mere
pawn.
The
show's
trailer
presented
the
story
of
a
homemaker
who
would
triumph
over
all
the
challenges
a
misogynistic
society
would
put
in
front
of
her,
but
the
show
offers
no
such
victory
for
the
leading
lady.
Rani
is
the
wife
of
Bihar's
Chief
Minister
Bheema
who
comes
from
a
lower
caste
and
has
as
many
enemies
as
the
number
of
his
own
party
members.
When
they
can't
get
to
him
with
scheming
and
political
games,
someone
decides
to
shoot
him
down.
However,
with
the
help
of
one
loyal
assistant,
he
manages
to
outwit
his
opposition.
In
an
attempt
to
save
face
and
protect
his
own
political
career,
Bheema
names
his
wife
Rani
as
his
successor.
Huma
Qureshi's
character
is
introduced
as
a
strong
female
who
doesn't
cower
in
front
of
anyone
including
the
CM
(husband).
The
audience
is
made
to
believe
that
the
husband
also
admires
her
strength
and
which
is
why
he
names
her
as
his
successor.
While
the
whole
country
deems
her
as
a
mere
pawn
to
the
party
and
the
bedridden
former
CM,
Rani
is
just
happy
to
help
her
husband.
However,
it
all
changes
when
she
begins
to
realise
that
she
truly
has
no
power,
and
starts
to
take
things
into
her
own
hands.
The
story
is
expected
to
pick
up
at
this
point,
to
push
Huma's
character
in
the
forefront
as
the
lead,
however,
the
makers
continue
to
introduce
more
subplots
instead
of
bringing
it
all
together.
Through
the
8
episodes,
the
audiences
are
being
introduced
to
more
characters
than
one
can
count
on
their
fingertips.
Despite
being
the
lead
of
the
show,
Huma
hardly
gets
screentime
in
each
episode.
She
had
been
given
a
few
powerful
dialogues
and
punch
lines,
but
her
character
hardly
gets
a
developing
arc.
She
still
comes
off
as
a
naive
woman
in
a
man's
world
without
a
support
system
that
the
audience
was
fooled
into
believing
she
had
one.
The
script
had
great
potential
to
take
a
deeper
look
into
the
world
of
Indian
political
and
women's
role
in
it,
but
the
screenplay
focuses
too
much
on
the
twists
that
the
big
picture
story
falters.
The
biggest
concern
in
a
political
drama
is
to
miss
a
part
of
the
game
plan,
but
the
makers
here
take
so
much
time
to
develop
a
game
plan
that
the
audience
is
bound
to
lose
interest.
The
star
cast-
Huma
Qureshi,
Sohum
Shah,
Amit
Sial,
and
Kani
Kusruti
have
given
their
best
but
the
screen
doesn't
favour
any
character
enough
to
give
them
a
moment
to
shine.
The
background
score
and
music
is
forgettable
and
leave
no
impact
on
the
audience.
Huma
and
Sohum
both
are
a
delight
to
watch
but
have
not
been
used
to
their
best
by
the
filmmakers.
Overall,
Maharani
could
have
turned
out
much
better
if
the
makers
had
spent
more
time
in
pre-production
and
post-production.
Instead,
the
political
drama
ends
up
becoming
a
dull
crime
thriller
that
stays
too
close
to
the
home
ground
and
loses
sight
of
the
true
story.