Five Reasons Why ALTBalaji's Helllo Jee Seems Unconventional and full of "Womance"

ALTBalaji came out with a new web series on February 1, starring actor Nyra Banerjee. Set in a small town, Helllo Jee is the story of a group of underdogs, mostly women, who start a phone dating service to make money. Set in a small Indian town, Helllo Jee explores how we look at sexual desires and employment while promising to explore female bonding and "Womance".

Here are five reasons why Helllo Jee could be worth checking out:

Unconventional theme: Helllo Jee is about a group of women who run a call centre that caters to male fantasies and provides companionship. These women use the money they earn to enable themselves financially. What's more, most of the women who work at this call centre are your every-day neighbourhood women, making the theme intriguing.

Female Bonding: While there are many films and web-series that explore "bromance" and male friendships, the same can't be said for female friendships. So when you have a web-series with a woman protagonist, and most of its supporting cast is also female, one can expect the show to explore "womance" and its many facets.

Small town stories: Small town stories are a USP that makes films and series both affable and relatable. It is not just about bringing stories from nooks and corners of India to the OTT, it is also about getting the language, the mindset, and flavour of a town right. Helllo Jee promises to do that. With entertaining dialogues like "Yahan apni zindagi mein kismat ka network nahin aa raha, Tumhein kahan se madad ka hot spot dun…", the show seemed very relatable.

Women supporting women: How many shows can you count in one minute, in which women are shown motivating each other, instead of trying to pull each other down? If saas-bahu drama is not your cup of tea, and you want to explore content where women act as each other's cheerleaders, then perhaps you should check out Helllo Jee. The girl gang featuring actors like Nyra Banerjee, Mrinalini Tyagi, Akshaya Shetty, Kalyani Chaitanya, Dipali Sharma, look natural and their rapport looks effortless.

Challenging stigmas: Society has very rigid notions when it comes to what counts as "respectable" work and what doesn't. Does any work lose its value or the hard work that goes into it, if society doesn't approve of it? When people have limited means to sustain themselves, should we judge them if they opt for professions that we look down upon, even if it helps them put food on the table, or eases their life? Helllo Jee tries to raise these crucial questions.

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