Another Book Adaptation from ZEE5 in the Offing!

ZEE5 is continuing to bank big time on novels to drive its content on the streaming platform. After the likes of Love Sleep Repeat, Skyfire, The Final Call, the platform will soon air a show that’s based on author Sumrit Shahi’s popular novel titled Never Kiss Your Best Friend.

Reportedly, small-screen actor Nakuul Mehta has been roped in to play the lead role in the series that will also have Qaidi Band actress Anya Singh in a significant part. To release as a 10-part-series, the story revolves around two friends whose equation is complicated after they reconnect after a long separation.

There will be two timelines in the series, the formative years of the protagonists in addition to their adulthood. Interestingly, actress Suchitra Krishnamoorthi is slated to make her digital debut through the series and will pair up alongside Rituraj Singh to play parents to the lead protagonist. The shoot of the series being directed by Arif Khan is proceeding in London as of now.

Rashmi Paharia: Part-time daydreamer, full-time writer, eternal optimist, Rashmi loves reading, writing and nitpicking what she writes. Rashmi spends her free time searching for the magnificent in the mediocre, the memorable in the mundane.