Wikipedia:Forbidden Love (web series)

Forbidden Love is a 2020 Indian ZEE5 original Hindi-language anthology film series directed by Pradeep Sarkar, Priyadarshan, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and Mahesh Manjrekar starring Aditya Seal, Pooja Kumar, Ali Fazal, Omkar Kapoor, Patralekhaa, Aahana Kumra, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Raima Sen and Rannvijay Singh. It is an anthology of four short films. Anamika and Arranged Marriage was released on 9 September 2020, and Diagnosis of Love and Rules of the Game was released on 24 September 2020.

Plot
Forbidden Love is an anthology of four short films that explores the complex human emotions and their dark underlying desires. Each film narrates a love story of different characters and their struggles and shows societal problems that are taboo to discuss. The films portrays emotions that accompany love such as jealousy, suspicion, anxiety, anger, frustration and insecurity.

Anamika
Anamika is a romantic drama film starring Aditya Seal, Pooja Kumar, and Harsh Chhaya. The movie revolves around Anamika, a housewife deprived of her husband's love and attention, who develops a close bond with Ishaan, a budding music director.

Arranged Marriage
Arranged Marriage is a romantic thriller short film starring Ali Fazal, Patralekhaa, and Omkar Kapoor. Unable to come out of the closet to his parents, Neel gets married to his partner Dev's sister, Keya.

Diagnosis of Love
Diagnosis of Love is a romantic medical thriller film starring Raima Sen, Mahesh Manjrekar, Vaibhav Tatwawaadi and Rannvijay Singh. The story is a complex web of relationships, where a husband asks his cop friend to monitor his wife's movements as he suspects her to be in affair with her colleague, who has had a dark past.

Rules of the Game
Rules of the Game Is a romantic thriller short film starring Aahana Kumra, Chandan Roy Sanyal. The story revolves around Gaurav Gupta and Priya who are married for seven years. But while they are committed to each other, their marriage has run out of excitement and much needed spice. To spice up their relationship the couple engage in role play, which eventually lands them in serious trouble.

Cast

 * Aditya Seal as Ishaan
 * Pooja Kumar as Anamika
 * Omkar Kapoor as Neel
 * Patralekhaa as Keya
 * Ali Fazal as Dev
 * Rannvijay Singh as Aditya
 * Aahana Kumra as Priya
 * Chandan Roy Sanyal as Gaurav
 * Mahesh Manjrekar as Vaibhav
 * Raima Sen as Sudha
 * Vaibhav Tatwawaadi as Harsh
 * Harsh Chhaya as Anamika's Husband
 * Dhritiman Chatterjee as Dr Harold Fernandez
 * Lily Chakravarty as Shanti Aunty

Release
Anamika and Arranged Marriage was released on 9 September 2020, and Diagnosis of Love and Rules of the Game was released on 24 September 2020, all on ZEE5.

Reception
India Today stated "The story exhibits unadulterated jealousy, passion, possessiveness, sex, boundaries, and how far they can be pushed. Forbidden Love is an intriguing, rocky ride. Hindustan Times rated 3.8 out of 5 stars to Arranged Marriage and 4 out of 5 stars to Anamika and further stated "The first chapter of Forbidden Love is definitely successful in leaving its imprint". Hindustan Times rated Diagnosis of Love 4.5 out of 5 and stated "It is the perfect brew of love, romance, and extra-marital affairs. Each layer of the story only adds to the suspense and leaves you wondering what is coming next". The Quint stated "The best part about Rules of the Game is its unpredictability. For a 44-minute film, it manages to surprise you quite a few times, and much of the credit for this goes to director Roy Chowdhury"