The second season of Masaba Masaba goes deeper into romcom territory. The Netflix series created by Ashvini Yardi stars Neena Gupta and her daughter Masaba Gupta as fictionalised versions of themselves. Round two improves on its predecessor by discarding any pretence of being a mockumentary and treating its heroine as a purely fictional character, rather than an approximation of whom she might actually be.
The seven-episode season’s big theme, if it can be called that, is the fear of redundancy. Kitted out in Mohit Rai’s chic threads and living high on the hog, the Guptas suffer too, Masaba Masaba suggests with a big wink.
Masaba Gupta has now fully come into view as a privileged millennial woman facing the unique problems of her sub-cohort. Recently single after a failed marriage, the fashion designer is conflicted between flings and the steadfastness promised by her investor Dhairya (Neil Bhoopalam).
Into the mix enters the Hunk of Hunks Fateh (Armaan Khera) who declares, “I just try to fill in my existential void with over-priced collectible sneakers.” But he also happens to be marrying Masaba’s new client, the spoilt heiress Aisha (Barkha Singh).