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Podcast: News and Views
Episode: ‘Aarya’ Review: Sushmita Shines in a Show That Struggles With Pace
Description: The biggest pull of Aarya, streaming on Disney+Hotstar, will have to be Sushmita Sen. Forever etched in our memories as Miss Universe in her crowning glory, Sushmita plays the eponymous character around whom the story unfolds. Based on the Dutch series Penoza, it has been created for the Indian audience by Ram Madhvani and Sandeep Modi.
Madhvani, who has also directed the series along with Sandeep Modi and Vinod Rawat, has a knack of scooping out performances and playing to his actors’ strengths.
Sonam Kapoor in Neerja is proof . Here, too, the strong and confidant wo...