SonyLIV has just dropped the trailer and release date for its upcoming show ‘Dr. Arora‘. The series will premiere on SonyLIV on July 22, three months after it was first announced by the streamer.
Going by the trailer of Dr. Arora, the series is centred on the bold theme of sexual disorders in men – from erectile dysfunction to premature ejaculation and more. It is inarguably a topic that has never been touched upon in Indian OTT until now. Stellar actor Kumud Mishra plays the titular character of Dr. Arora in the SonyLIV show.
The interesting thing about Dr. Arora on SonyLIV, apart from the intriguing topic of course, is the name behind the series. It is none other than accomplished filmmaker, Imtiaz Ali. Dr. Arora is the creation and brainchild of Imtiaz Ali, the writer-director who’s become synonymous with tender, meaningful romances on the big screen.
Dr. Arora alerts us to another notable fact about Imtiaz Ali and his recent prolific foray into the OTT space. And that is Imtiaz Ali’s bold, unapologetic handling of human sexuality – a decidedly taboo topic in the Indian entertainment space.
It all began with Netflix’s ‘She’, a show that explored female sexuality like never before in India. Bhoomi, the protagonist of ‘She’, belatedly discovers that she’s a sexual being, and eventually begins to revel in her sexuality and the power it gives her over men of all ilk. ‘She’ is a show unlike any other in Indian OTT, and it has rightly earned a following all of its own.
After two explosive seasons of She, Imtiaz Ali has now cast an eye on the sexuality of Indian males and their unspoken associated problems. Erectile dysfunction is a problem never spoken about in India – not even in hush-hush tones, and not even in all-male chats. Men do not acknowledge it, women steadfastly ignore it and life in affected Indian households goes on as if there’s nothing wrong in their married life. By creating a show revolving around this unacknowledged, unspoken problem, Imtiaz Ali has stirred up the hornet’s nest. Let’s see how Dr. Arora is accepted by Indian digital viewers.
As for Imtiaz Ali, it’s a major shift for the writer – director – from romance in films to sexuality on OTT. Imtiaz Ali has to thank the OTT era that has given him the leeway to experiment with taboo topics that get bigger with his each OTT outing. Watch Trailer here: