Kajol Talks ‘The Trial,’ Indian Adaptation of ‘The Good Wife’: ‘Acting Has Changed, You Have to Change With It’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Kajol, one of India’s best-loved actors, stars in Disney+ Hotstar series “The Trial – Pyaar, Kaanoon, Dhokha,” the Indian adaptation of CBS series “The Good Wife.” The courtroom drama sees Kajol star as Noyonika Sengupta, a housewife who is forced to return to work as a lawyer after her husband’s public scandal puts him behind bars.
Produced by Banijay Asia and Ajay Devgn FFilms, “The Trial” is directed by Suparn S. Varma (“Rana Naidu”). Kajol is a huge fan of “The Good Wife.” “I loved the characters, I love the whole show, I binge watched it,” Kajol told Variety.
Noyonika is the Alicia role that Julianna Margulies played in the original. Unlike the U.S., India does not have a trial by jury system.
That changes the judicial process depicted and the storytelling in the adaptation, Kajol explained. “The culture of India is completely different.
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