Kajol New Series ‘The Trial’ Release Date: Plot, Cast, Where to Watch & Updates
Kajol New Series ‘The Trial’ Release Date:- Kajol, one of the most popular and versatile actors of Bollywood, is all set to make her digital debut with a web series titled ‘The Trial’. The series is an adaptation of the acclaimed American legal drama ‘The Good Wife’, which starred Julianna Margulies as a lawyer who returns to her profession after her husband’s sex and corruption scandal.
Here are some details about Kajol’s upcoming web series ‘The Trial’, including its release date, cast, plot, where to watch, updates, facts and trivia.
Kajol New Series ‘The Trial’ Release Date
The official release date of ‘The Trial’ has not been announced yet, but the trailer of the series will drop on June 12, 2023. Kajol revealed this information on her Instagram account, where she also shared her first look as a lawyer in the series. She captioned the post as:
The tougher the trial, the harder you come back! Catch the trailer for my courtroom drama #HotstarSpecials #TheTrial – Pyaar Kanoon Dhoka on June 12th. Coming soon only on @DisneyPlusHS
Kajol New Series – The Trial Cast
Apart from Kajol, who plays the lead role of a lawyer named Naina Banerjee, the series also features some talented actors such as Jisshu Sengupta, Alyy Khan, Sheeba Chadha, Kubbra Sait and Aseem Jhaveri. The cast members have also shared their excitement for the series on their social media accounts.
Jisshu Sengupta plays Naina’s husband Rajat Banerjee, who is a politician involved in a scandal. Alyy Khan plays Naina’s boss and mentor Vikram Malhotra, who is the head of a law firm. Sheeba Chadha plays Naina’s mother-in-law Shobha Banerjee, who is supportive of her son but also critical of Naina. Kubbra Sait plays Naina’s friend and colleague Zara Khan, who is a confident and outspoken lawyer. Aseem Jhaveri plays Naina’s rival and nemesis Rohan Mehta, who is a cunning and ambitious lawyer.
Plot
The plot of ‘The Trial’ revolves around Naina Banerjee, who has to balance her personal and professional life after her husband Rajat Banerjee’s sex and corruption scandal. She decides to resume her career as a lawyer after 13 years of hiatus and joins a prestigious law firm headed by Vikram Malhotra. She faces various challenges and dilemmas as she takes up different cases and deals with love, law and deceit.
The series is expected to explore various themes such as politics, feminism, morality, justice and family. It will also showcase how Naina grows as a lawyer and a person as she overcomes her trials.
Trials sirf courtroom mein nahi, zindagi mein bhi hote hain.
— Disney+ Hotstar (@DisneyPlusHS) June 12, 2023
Watch Noyonika Sen Gupta face the toughest trial of her life – #HotstarSpecials #TheTrial – Pyaar Kaanoon Dhokha, streaming from 14th July.#TheTrialOnHotstar pic.twitter.com/T3AzOXHKkW
Where To Watch?
‘The Trial’ will stream exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar, which is one of the leading OTT platforms in India. The platform offers a variety of content across genres and languages, including movies, shows, sports and news. To watch ‘The Trial’, you will need to subscribe to either Disney+ Hotstar VIP or Disney+ Hotstar Premium plans.
Disney+ Hotstar VIP costs Rs 399 per year and offers access to live sports, Indian movies and shows (dubbed in Hindi), Disney+ content (dubbed in Hindi) and Hotstar Specials.
Disney+ Hotstar Premium costs Rs 1499 per year or Rs 299 per month and offers access to everything that Disney+ Hotstar VIP offers plus American movies and shows (in English), Disney+ Originals (in English) and ad-free viewing.
Updates
Kajol has been teasing her fans about her OTT debut for a while now. She first announced that she was working on a web series in December 2022, when she shared a picture of herself holding a script with the caption:
And it’s begun… #webseries #newbeginnings #producerallergy #excited #terrified #someonehasa6thsense
She then deleted all her previous posts from her Instagram account on June 9, 2023 and posted a video saying that she was facing one of the toughest trials of her life and taking a social media break. This created a lot of buzz among her fans and media outlets, who speculated that she was going through some personal or professional crisis.
However, later that day, she revealed that it was all a promotional stunt for her web series ‘The Trial’ and posted another video announcing the title and the trailer release date of the series. She also apologized to her fans for the prank and thanked them for their love and support.
Facts And Trivia
- ‘The Trial’ is the Hindi adaptation of ‘The Good Wife’, which ran for seven seasons from 2009 to 2016 on CBS. The American series was created by Robert and Michelle King and won several awards, including five Emmys and a Golden Globe.
- ‘The Good Wife’ has been adapted in several countries, such as South Korea, Japan, France and Turkey. ‘The Trial’ is the first Indian adaptation of the series.
- Kajol is not the only Bollywood actor who has made her OTT debut with a legal drama. Earlier, actors such as Saif Ali Khan, Emraan Hashmi, Richa Chadha and Bobby Deol have also starred in web series based on law and justice, such as ‘Sacred Games’, ‘Bard of Blood’, ‘Inside Edge’ and ‘Aashram’.
- Kajol was last seen in the movie ‘Salaam Venky’, which released on Disney+ Hotstar in December 2022. The movie was a romantic comedy directed by Venky Atluri and co-starred Venkatesh Daggubati, Rakul Preet Singh and Nithya Menen.
- Kajol is also reportedly working on another web series with Prithviraj Sukumaran and Ibrahim Ali Khan, which will mark the latter’s acting debut. The series is said to be a thriller and will stream on Netflix.
So, are you excited to watch Kajol’s OTT debut ‘The Trial’? Let us know in the comments below. And don’t forget to catch the trailer on June 12th on Disney+ Hotstar. Stay tuned for more updates on this web series.
