Rainbow Rishta is an Indian English-language Queer docuseries streaming television series. Produced under the banner of Vice Studios, it stars Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju, Aishwarya Ayushmaan, Daniella Mendonca, Aneez Saikia, Sanam Choudhary, Soham Sengupta, Suresh Ramdas and Sadam Hanjabam in the lead.[1] It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 7 November 2023.[2]
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| Genre | Queer Docuseries |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
| Production company | Vice Studios |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | 7 November 2023 |
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- Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju
- Aishwarya Ayushmaan
- Daniella Mendonca
- Aneez Saikia
- Sanam Choudhary
- Soham Sengupta
- Suresh Ramdas
- Sadam Hanjabam
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The announcement of the series was made by Amazon Prime, consisting of six episodes.[3] Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju, Aishwarya Ayushmaan, Daniella Mendonca, Aneez Saikia, Sanam Choudhary, Soham Sengupta, Suresh Ramdas and Sadam Hanjabam joined the cast.[1] The series was screened at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023.[4]
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Trisha Bhattacharya gave the series a four-star rating out of five in her review for India Today.[5] In her review for Rediff.com, Deepa Gahlot rated the series a 3.5 out of 5 stars.[6] Shubhra Gupta gave the series a three-star rating out of five in her review for The Indian Express.[7]
The series was reviewed by various other media publications, such as Firstpost and The Hindu.[8][9]
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- ^ a b "'Rainbow Rishta', docu-series celebrating queer love stories, to premiere on Prime Video". The Week. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "'Rainbow Rishta': Prime Video's queer docu-series to premiere on November 7". The Hindu. 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Rainbow Rishta trailer: Trinetra Haldar, Aishwarya Ayushmaan's new docu-series celebrates 6 queer love stories. Watch". November 2023. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023: PLAY section of the festival to screen series like 'Rainbow Rishta' and 'Hajamat'". 19 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Rainbow Rishta Review: A series that artistically captures genuine tales of love". Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Rainbow Rishta Review: Heartwarming!". Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Rainbow Rishta review: Poignant series about queer love is a touching mixture of candour, vulnerability". 7 November 2023. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Amazon Prime Video's Rainbow Rishta Review". 7 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Santhanam, Radhika (8 November 2023). "'Rainbow Rishta' docu-series review: A heart-warming, feel-good take on queer love". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
