Ek Thi Begum
Ek Thi Begum, an MX Original Series, is a story of a stunningly beautiful woman played by Anuja Sathe. She plays the role of Ashraf aka Sapna, the loving wife of Zaheer played by Ankit Mohan – a once confidant of Maqsood, the underworld don, but now an arch rival. When the rift between the rivals reaches ugly culmination Zaheer gets killed. Ashraf vows to overturn and destroy Masood’s illegal empire using her beauty, sensuality and acute intelligence. Ek Thi Begum is inspired by true events created, written and directed by Sachin Darekar. It was made available for streaming on MX Player for free from 8 April 2020. On September 20, 2021, MX Player unveiled the full trailer for Ek Thi Begum ''2'' and on 30 September 2021, the second season was released on their platform.
Plot
Ek thi Begum is based on a real life ‘untold’ story of a stunningly beautiful woman – Ashraf Bhatkar, born to a poor family in Aurangabad and raised in Bombay. She became the loving wife of Zaheer – a once confidant of Maqsood but now his arch-rival. Maqsood is the biggest mafia, underworld don who operates his giant drug cartel in India from Dubai. When the rift between Maqsood and Zaheer reaches ugly culminations, Maqsood succeeds in cunningly eliminating Zaheer. In a fake encounter, on 26 July 1986, staged by police officers, Zaheer is picked up from the airport by cops and taken away to a secluded location and finally killed. Ashraf fights hard to secure justice but fails against the might of the mafia and political bigwigs. She vows to overturn and destroy Masood’s illegal empire. Using her beauty, sensuality and acute intelligence, she meticulously plans and executes dramatic strategies undertaking the role of a police informer. Ashraf becomes the biggest informer for the police and the biggest thorn in the flesh for Maqsood. Blinded with vengeance she becomes a powerful force of domination and influence. She also marries a police officer Vikram Bhosle.Ashraf acquires so much information and prepares a file that has names and proof, which threatens to expose the nexus between politicians, corrupt cops and the mafia. To avoid the ultimate expose, an attempt to kill Ashraf takes place and the file is however not found.
Ek Thi Begum is inspired by true events and all episodes of season 1 went live on 8 April 2020 & season 2 on 30 September 2021.
Episodes
The following is a list of episodes.Season 1 (2020)
1. The big mistake 12. The turning point 2
3. The naked truce 3
4. The big hunt 4
5. The turmoil 5
6. The defeat 6
7. The transformation 7
8. The honey trap 8
9. The taste of blood 9
10. The game becomes ugly 10
11. The ultimate seduction 11
12. The big catch 12
13. The countdown begins 13
14. The final encounter 14
Season 2 (2021)
1. Re-birth 152. Game of power 16
3. Face-off 17
4. Muscle meets brain 18
5. Hunter's hunt 19
6. Biggest deal 20
7. Meeting the devil 21
8. The game begins 22
9. A deadly encounter 23
10. Shadows of past 24
11. Brutal truth 25
12. The final chapter 26