Bhumi Pednekar's The Royals co-star Udit Arora defends her from bad reviews: ‘You can't control that, she's done her work with utmost honesty'
The Royals, an eight-part romantic comedy series, dropped on Netflix India last week to some harsh reviews. The points of contention ranged from the overt focus on the sets and costumes instead of the script to the performance of the female lead, Bhumi Pednekar. Pednekar plays Sofia, an ambitious entrepreneur who wishes to make the royal palace of Morpur accessible to common people.
Amid the criticism for her performance, her Royals co-stars Udit Arora came to her defense. 'She has been amazing to me and everyone. I can't say anything about people. They can like or dislike whatever they want, you can't control that,' said Arora. He plays Sofia's business partner and former boyfriend in the show.
In the interview with Zoom, Arora further said, 'We do our work with utmost honesty, and I believe she has done that.' Udit also shared behind-the-scenes pictures from the Royals set after the show dropped on Netflix India. These included his scenes with Bhumi and Ishaan Khatter.
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'Grateful is an understatement. Being part of The Royals on Netflix has been an unforgettable ride — every scene, every take, every laugh behind the camera. Huge thanks to our visionary directors @picsofpinks and @nupurasthana for steering this ship with such brilliance and heart, and to Netflix for bringing this story to life. Couldn't have asked for a better cast to share this journey with – what a team. Here's to the magic behind the scenes,' he wrote in the caption.
The SCREEN review of The Royals claims Pednekar works hard, but the lacklustre writing weighs her and the entire show down. 'There's also the matter of the good-looking leads who have more going on with other people in the cast, than with each other. Khatter had more bite in his small part in the Nicole Kidman starrer The Perfect Couple: here, his shirt is off more than it's on, and it is all very eye-catching, but all that coupling with Pednekar doesn't really get as steamy as it should have. She works hard too, but whoever came up with 'Work Potato', the name of her company? No, not cute,' it states.
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The Royals also stars Zeenat Aman, Sakshi Tanwar, Vihaan Samat, Kavya Trehan, Lisa Mishra, Dino Morea, Chunky Panday, Luke Kenny, and Rahul Bhat among others. Produced by Rangita Nandy's Pritish Nandy Communications, it is co-directed by Nupur Asthana and Priyanka Ghosh, and written by Neha Verma.
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