Karisma Kapoor’s Digital Debut As Super-Mom With Altbalaji Web-Series ‘Mentalhood’

Chaitanya Padukone

In the recent past, Saif Ali Khan made his digital debut with ‘Sacred Games’. Now it’s the turn of stunning Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor---known for her memorable roles in yesteryear movies like Anari, Raja Hindustani, Dil Toh Paagal Hai, Biwi No: 1 and Fizaa.  The light-eyed exuberant Kapoor (who is “super-delighted”with her digital debut in this show ) will soon be seen in a central riveting character in this upcoming ALT Balaji and ZEE5 web-series ‘Mentalhood’ . It is expected to start streaming by mid-March 2020 . Out here in ‘Mentalhood’  produced by Pintoo and Rupali Guha, which is a brainchild of  telly czarina Ekta Kapoor, Karisma is cast as the stressed-out yet determined glam super-mom ‘Meira Sharma’ and is paired opposite Sanjay Suri as her husband ‘Anmol’.  According to insiders, this new-web-series will have engaging family fare content including academics and school-parental one-upmanship . This is in sheer contrast to some of the other web-series which are known more for their sizzling erotic content. This unique show also has seasoned eminent actors like Dino Morea, Sandhya Mridul, Shilpa Shukla, Shruti seth and Tilotma Shome. forming part of the ensemble cast.  “Parenting will become a race—then there will be mentalhood” wrote the makers of this quirky web-show being directed by Karishma Kohli. The web-series with an undercurrent of wacko humor apparently revolves around different natures of mothers and showcases how they manoeuvre their way through unreasonable expectations and they try their best to raise their children. The web-series explores the multi-tasking nature of different types of mothers and their ways in leading the best upbringing of their school-children It may be recalled, that  way back in 2003, Karisma Kapoor had also acted in a  lead role in Sahara One Channel TV serial called Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny. It had an all-star cast including Sanjay Kapoor, Arbaaz Khan, Arshad Warsi, Vikas Bhalla and Jugal Hansraj and was directed among others by Anurag Basu and  Akash Deep.

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