New Delhi:
The second season of The Royals It has seen its fair share of trouble since shooting began in Rajasthan a few weeks ago. The Netflix show starring Ishaan Khatter saw two directors exit the series.
Now, after Mitakshara Kumar left the show, the makers have roped in another director, viz Variety India.
The Royals got a new director
Tanuj Chopra, best known for directing the second and third seasons of the Netflix thriller delhi crimewill direct the new season of The Royals.
Before that, Jasmeet K reigned off dear Fame took over the directorial duties from Nupur Asthana, who directed the first season alongside Priyanka Ghosh. While Priyanka remains attached to the project, Nupur quit due to prior commitments.
Just three days later The Royals 2 Shooting started, Jasmeet left the show.
A source said Variety India that his exit was linked to “scripting and execution issues”.
Mitakshara Kumar was selected to lead the show. Best known for directing some episodes of Sanjay Leela Bhansali HiramandiMitakshara also parted ways with the production team after a few days.
“Mitakshara has also been relieved of his duties. His vision did not suit the team,” an insider told Variety India. The source added that the exit was “reconcilable”.
After the resignation of Mitakshara, Netflix suggested the name of Tanuj The Royals 2.
The show has resumed production without any hiccups. The shooting has been shifted from Jaipur to Mumbai. Netflix has not commented on the director changes.
Who is part of The Royals 2?
Apart from Ishaan Khattar, Gurfatih Peerzada and Sini Shetty will also be seen in lead roles in this show.
Bhumi Pednekar who played the lead role in the first season is not a part of the second installment.
The first season of The Royals Ishaan Khattar was featured as a prince who encounters an ambitious industrialist (Bhumi). Sparks fly as the two work together to transform Ishaan’s palace into a luxury homestay.
The Royals Also in the cast were Zeenat Aman, Sakshi Tanwar, Nora Fatehi, Milind Soman, Chunky Pandey, Vihan Samat, Kavya Trehan, Udit Arora, Lisa Mishra, Sumukhi Suresh and Luke Kenny.
So far, plot details for the second season have been kept under wraps.
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