Nikkhil Advani has sanctioned one more web project. PeepingMoon.com has exclusively learned that the filmmaker is producing a women-centric Hotstar Special web-series under his banner, Emmay Entertainment. Gauravv K Chawla, who made his directorial debut with Emmay's Saif Ali Khan and Radhika Apte starrer Baazaar, will be directing this Rajasthan-based show.
"The show revolves around four women living in a joint family and has been titled Shekhawati, derived from the name of a semi-arid historical region located in the north-east part of Rajasthan. It's believed be along the lines of the 2015 Marathi family drama Rajwade And Sons which narrated the story of four cousins who face a perilous journey while trying to follow their family traditions as well as cope with modern times. The shooting for the show has already begun and it is expected to be premiered on Hotstar later this year," an industry source informed us.
According to sources, Shekhawati will star Lara Dutta and Kritika Kamra in the leads alongside two more ladies. While it's the second web project for Dutta after the upcoming Ruchi Narain directed nine-episode Hotstar series 100, Kritika has previously done Ali Abbas Zafar's Saif Ali Khan-fronted Amazon series Tandav which is yet to release. This new show is said to be distinctly different from what both actresses' have done so far in their careers.
Shekhawati is the third web venture from the Nikkhil, Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani-led production company after Amazon Prime's Bombay Diaries and Hotstar's Moghuls, both directed by Nikkhil himself. While the Konkona Sensharma and Mohit Raina starrer Bombay Diaries is said to be based on the Cama Hospital chapter from the Mumbai 26/11 attacks, the multi-season Moghuls focuses on the rise and fall of the Mughal empire through generations from Babur to Aurangzeb. The latter was being filmed at a foreign location last month but has now been put on hold due to coronavirus outbreak.
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