Dramedy unveiled: Naseeruddin Shah, Lara Dutta, Soha Ali Khan to feature in Applause Entertainment-ZEE5’s debut ‘Kaun Banegi Shikharwati’ series
New Delhi, Dec 16: For the first time, Applause Entertainment has combined forces with ZEE5 for a dramedy series titled ‘Kaun Banegi Shikharwati’ that will feature a host of Bollywood stars, including Naseeruddin Shah, Lara Dutta and Soha Ali Khan among others.
ZEE5 Global, the streaming platform specializing in South Asian content, has inked an agreement with Applause Entertainment that will see the latter create multiple Hindi shows for the streamer as ZEE5 originals.
The first project under the agreement will be ‘Kaun Banegi Shikharwati, a dramedy series with a unique take on a dysfunctional royal family, that will launch in January 2022.
The show will feature Naseeruddin Shah, portraying the role of the King, while Lara Dutta Bhupathi, Soha Ali Khan, Kritika Kamra, Anya Singh play his daughters. Raghubir Yadav, Cyrus Sahukar, Varun Thakur and Anurag Sinha also feature.
Sameer Nair, CEO, Applause Entertainment, in a tweet said: “Thrilled to bits to announce our content partnership with @zee5 Clinking glassesWe start with a delightful, heartwarming dramedy #kaunbanegishikharwati produced in association with the wonderful folks at @emmayentertainment.”
The official Instagram page of ZEE5 shared the teaser of ‘Kaun Banegi Shikharwati’ and wrote, “chalo bulawa aaya hai, #Shikharwati ke Raja ne bulaya hai. #KaunBanegiShikharwati coming this Jan’22 on #ZEE5.”
Produced by Applause Entertainment in association with Emmay Entertainment, the series is directed by Gauravv Chawla and Ananya Banerjee.
ZEE5 has existing partnerships with TVF (The Viral Fever), Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Nitesh Tiwari, and Red Chillies Entertainment.
