Mumbai Nov 25 PTI The second season of Aarya starring Sushmita Sen will start streaming on Disney Hotstar from December 10Created by Ram Madhvani the International Emmy-nominated show is an official adaption of the hit Dutch series PenozaThe first season of the series revolved around a happily married woman named Aarya played by Sen whose world turns upside down when her husband pharma baron Tej Sareen Chandrachur Singh is shot and a threatens looms her family due to Tejs possible involvement in an illegal drug racketThe upcoming season will follow the journey of Aarya a mother combatting the dark world of crime and enemies closing in on her family and children a press release issued by the streamer readWill her family continue to be her strength or will her own trustworthy people turn against her is the question the new installment will exploreThe makers unveiled the trailer of Aarya season two on Thursday and also announced the release date of the showMadhvani who is receiving praise for his latest film Dhamaka said he is grateful to have collaborated with Disney Hotstar and Endemol Shine to reimagine the journey of Aarya in season twoAarya will be presented in a new light in the second season the director addedAarya as a character symbolises strength and vulnerability She has to face her past so that she can save her family to protect her futureIn the first season we saw her take the moral stand on the incidents around her life this time we will see her emerge with a survival instinct like never before Madhvani said in a statementSen who reprises the titular role said the new chapter of the show will be a fascinating revelation of her character and she hopes audiences warm up to her yet againAfter being nominated for the previous season for the International Emmy awards we are supercharged for the second season Season 2 is not just about Aarya a strong woman but also a warriorThe new chapter is a fascinating revelation of the character and has proved to be a huge learning for me as an actor I challenged myself by donning Aarya in a new avatar and I hope that the audiences will appreciate her fierce unapologetic self in the second season she saidFor the sophomore season Sen is joined by actors Sikandar Kher Vikas Kumar Mayo Sarao Ankur Bhatia Akash Khurana Dilnaz Irani among othersThe series is co-produced by Endemol Shine India and Ram Madhvani FilmsAarya was nominated in the best drama category at the 2021 International Emmy Awards where it was bested by Israeli thriller series Tehran PTI KKP RDS RDS

New Delhi Nov 19 PTI Its been a decade for Kartik Aaryan in the movies and the actor believes it is important for those working in the film industry to have an eye for honest peopleThe Gwalior-born actor who is considered a rising star in Hindi cinema made his debut with the buddy comedy Pyaar Ka Punchnama in 2011I want to be around honest people who can call me out when I am wrong people without any agenda It is important to have an eye for honest people Im glad I have friends like that But I would be wary of the gadbad shady people in my life the 30-year-old actor told PTI in an interviewFor someone who almost got stereotyped courtesy string of rom-coms like Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety Luka Chhupi and Pati Patrick Aur Woh the actor said he has made a conscious decision to choose diverse projectsHis latest film Dhamaka a Netflix thriller directed by Ram Madhvani is a step in that directionIt has been a conscious decision bring something new to the table I want to work on those films about whom Ill feel good working on when I go back to my house I would think I really worked hard today and its result will be good and different from what Ive done before he saidBe it a horror comedy like Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 an action-packed family musical Shehzada or romantic thriller Freddy his other upcoming films are uniquely different from each other Aaryan promisedIm blessed that I have all these titles with great filmmakers who are showing their belief in me Theres so much excitement Im thrilled to go from one set to the other Working with Madhvani was a dream come true moment for the actor who is a fan of the director known for films like Neerja and web series AaryaThe duo was trying to collaborate for a really long time and finally zeroed in on Dhamaka the Hindi adaptation of the 2013 South Korean film The Terror LiveWe had a lot of meetings and shared many ideas about the kind of film wed want to work together on Both of us liked the film The Terror Live and one day I said lets try this one out he saidI was a fan so I wanted to work with him and fortunately he also wanted to work with me It was a mutual thing and thats how Dhamaka happened he addedIn Dhamaka Aaryan plays Arjun Pathak a cynical ex-TV news anchor who gets an alarming call on his radio show and sees it as a chance for a career comeback which may cost him his conscienceTo prepare for his role the actor said he had a lot of conversations with news reporters and radio jockeys over Zoom calls because it was right in the middle of the pandemicBeing an actor I get to interact with the media a lot but this time I was getting an insight into the field Suddenly I felt a lot of respect for the kind of job it is Its like a thankless jobTo be able to carry this work with so much heart and responsibility is very difficult I felt the responsibility of playing this role I enjoyed doing my acting while I was shooting and meeting so many people through this film Dhamaka which follows the series of events that take place in a TV newsroom over a period of one day at its heart is a journey of a character with questionable moralsThe film Aaryan said could have been set in any field like a bank or stock marketSince its a fictional story there are many things that get accentuated But the basic premise remains the same where theres an opportunistic guy whose moral compass moves a lot and his journey The question here is Is he a hero or an antihero he saidAlso starring Amruta Subhash Vikas Kumar Mrunal Thakur and Vishwajeet Pradhan Dhamaka starts streaming on Netflix from Friday PTI RDS BK BK