Ekta Kapoor’s sensitively bold woman-centric web-show ‘The Married Woman’ releases on Women’s Day

It is no secret, that over the past few decades, telly shows-Empress and now OTT zone Czarina Ekta Kapoor has always been one of the cardinal crusaders for creating ‘women-centric’ content with at times, bohemian yet entertaining plus progressive-stance undercurrent - Chaitanya Padukone

On International Women's Day her company Balaji Telefilms will start streaming a new Indian web-series ‘The Married Woman’ on ALTBalaji

Most of the formidable female TV characters from Balaji TV shows like ‘Tulsi, Parvati, Ramola Sikand or even Komolika are indelibly etched in the minds of crores of telly-viewers.

Little wonder than this time, on the occasion of the much-hyped International Women’s Day ( March 8th) her iconic company Balaji Telefilms will start streaming a new Indian web-series ‘The Married Woman’ on ALTBalaji.

Directed by Sahir Raza, the engaging show stars the talented duo charming Ridhi Dogra and maverick Monica Dogra in the lead roles and is based on author Manju Kapur’s popular book ‘The Married Woman’.

According to the Balaji creative team, “It is a period story (1992) of a middle-class woman Astha,(Ridhi Dogra) based in Delhi

She has children and a loving husband . But even after all this she drifts into an unconventional relationship with an attractive woman”.

The maverick web-series ‘TMA’ has some sensitive same-female-gender-bonding bold, cosy scenes as well as volatile dramatic face-offs peppered with brutally-frank impactful dialogues, as evident in the trending teaser-promo.

Beyond conditioning comes individuality, beyond faith comes spirituality, beyond sexuality comes a connection.

The show mainly revolves around Astha's (Ridhi Dogra) journey to discover herself, as she blurs all the boundaries set by prudish sections of society.

Only to find the intense connection and love she never knew she craved for. On various occasions, in the past, when I have met the affable, candid yet unassuming Ekta Kapoor in the past, she has always maintained that “Indian Bollywood-showbiz should be creating many more opportunities for talented women writers, female directors and even women music composers”