Bhumi Pednekar, Ishaan Khatter to star in series 'The Royals'; Zeenat Aman to appear in special role

NEW DELHI: Actors Bhumi Pednekar and Ishaan Khatter are set to feature in an upcoming series, titled "The Royals", which will also mark the return of Bollywood veteran Zeenat Aman.

Created by Rangita and Ishita Pritish Nandy, "The Royals" is a modern-day Indian royalty rom-com series, a press release stated.

"When an entitled Prince Charming meets a startup whiz, it's inevitable that they will bump heads! Will their ambitions collide, two worlds clash, or even spark a surprising romance?" read the official description of the show.

"The Royals" will also feature Sakshi Tanwar, Nora Fatehi, Dino Morea, Milind Soman, Chunky Panday, Vihaan Samat, Kavya Trehan, Sumukhi Suresh, Udit Arora, Lisa Mishra and Luke Kenny.

Aman, known for starring in many hits films in the 1970s and 1980s such as "Hare Rama Hare Krishna", "Yaadon Ki Baaraat", "Dharam Veer", "The Great Gambler", "Satyam Shivam Sundaram", "Don", "Qurbani" and "Dostana", will make a special appearance in the series.

The series, which is directed by Priyanka Ghose and Nupur Asthana, hails from streaming service Netflix and marks its first collaboration with Pritish Nandy Communications.

“We’re thrilled to be a part of the Netflix family and partner with them to take our tell on a girl-meets-boy, the classic maharaja (king) and aamkumari (commoner) tale, to a global audience," said Rangita and Ishita Pritish Nandy.