'The Royals' was gearing up for the second season soon after the first one made a splash. Now, it is being said that the leading lady, Bhumi Satish Pednekkar, has made an exit from the Netflix show. 'The Royals', which marked the OTT debut of Zeenat Aman, is now expected to take a different turn from where the first season ended.
A source close to the production shared, “When you do a romance, it is the story that leads. When the show came out, what resonated [with the audience] was the family Ishaan [Khatter], Sakshi [Tanwar], Zeenat, and the world of The Royals which feels different. We left season one at an unresolved romance. There was no decision to carry it forward. There was no fight with Bhumi. The makers are simply letting the story lead forward organically in the second season.”
Bhumi has marked her exit from the show and is now focusing on darker, layered plots. It is being said that the actress is in talks for a courtroom drama backed by the makers of HAQ. She is also said to star opposite Imran Khan in what insiders describe as his long-awaited comeback film for Netflix. “The project, currently under wraps, has been in development for some time. She is also expected to begin working on Daldal 2, a project that aligns more closely with the intense space she has increasingly gravitated towards in recent years,” adds the source.
Sources close to the production of 'The Royals' maintain that the second season is being designed as a natural continuation of the world cemented in the first one, even if the core love story is no longer the priority.