

"Nagesh Kukunoor gets into politics with City of Dreams". "Nagesh Kukunoor discusses his first web series 'City of Dreams '". ^ "Nagesh Kukunoor to direct web series 'Mayanagari #CityOfDreams '".^ "Hotstar ties up with Applause Entertainment for first set of originals".Even the repeated, but not-needed, ‘strong language, violence, nudity and sex’ - used as labels for the show - do nothing to salvage it." References Įktaa Malik from The Indian Express critically reviewed the show and stated "With Nagesh Kukunoor as director, the expectations were high from City of Dreams.

Soumya Rao from Scroll.in reviewed that "the protagonists were iterations of characters that have been seen often on the screen". Udita Jhunjhunwala of Firstpost rated it two stars and was of the opinion that the show was longer than necessary and the show missed a tight script and several scenes were dispensable. Upon release, Gautaman Bhaskaran of News18 rated the show a 2 out of 5 and said "Kukunoor gives away too many clues, and viewers can easily guess how the series will pan out". On 21 April 2019, Hotstar Specials released the teaser for City of Dreams on YouTube and other social media platforms announcing the release of the series on. However, both father and daughter pay a heavy price in their game of power. Lekha Prajapati as Lipakshi (Season 2 - replaced)Īs Gaikwad prepares for his comeback, Poornima is all set to inaugurate the Mumbai metro project.Rakesh Dubey as Inspector Siddhesh Laad (season 2).Sushant Singh as Jagan Hejmadi 'Anna' (Season 2).Atul Kulkarni as Amey Rao Gaikwad 'Saheb'.Siddharth Chandekar as Ashish Rao Gaikwad (Season 1).Blurring the lines between moral and immoral, in a struggle for power forms the core of this transfixing narrative.

City of Dreams is the story of the feud within the Gaikwad family, which erupts after an assassination attempt on a polarizing political figure. A single stone thrown in a seemingly placid lake sets off a series of ripples that affect everyone and hurt many. Multiple lives intersect after an assassination attempt on Mumbai's most polarising political figure. But as digital platforms grew in India, Kukunoor felt that there was a scope for a series. Banawlikar and Kukunoor co-wrote an anthology, intended to be turned into a feature film. The idea for the show came from Kukunoor's team member, Rohit Banawlikar.
