The Indian political world had been was shocked beyond measure when Lalu Prasad Yadav had nominated his homely wife Rabri Devi to take his place at Bihar’s helm as Chief Minister. Something similar can be witnessed in SonyLIV‘s upcoming web series, Maharani.
Fiery actress Huma Qureshi plays the titular Maharani, or Rani Bharati as she’s also called. The first teaser for the series has just dropped on social media, and we can tell at first glance that it will be an explosive one.
Sohum Shah plays Saheb, the Bihar Chief Minister, who’s been incapacitated in a grave attack on him. His party members wait breathlessly for him to announce his substitute for the CM post. We catch a glimpse of Amit Sial, the quintessential Bihari Babu, amongst the waiting party men. The next shot shows chaos and pandemonium as the party people garland a stunned Rani Bharati as the next CM of the state.
It is obvious from the teaser that the narrative is adapted from the real-life scenario of a very green Rabri Devi taking on the mantle of the Bihar CM, when Lalu Prasad Yadav became embroiled in legal trouble. She eased into the role with panache, displaying sharp political acumen in her later years as CM. It will be intriguing to watch Rani Bharati become the Maharani of the state’s politics, a state that stands apart from the country due to its singularly unique issues.
SonyLIV’s Maharani is written and directed by Subhash Kapoor (Jolly LLB, Jolly LLB 2). Going by the teaser, the show promises to be as compelling as the films created by Subhash Kapoor. For Huma Qureshi, it is the role of a lifetime. She had earlier appeared in Netflix’s Mira Nair directed series, Leila.
SonyLIV hasn’t revealed the release date for Maharani yet. Have a look at the first teaser for Maharani –