The Royals (2025 TV series)

The Royals
Genre
Created by
  • Rangita Pritish Nandy
  • Ishita Pritish Nandy
Written byNeha Veena Sharma
Directed by
  • Priyanka Ghose
  • Nupur Asthana
Starring
  • Bhumi Pednekar
  • Ishaan Khatter
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes8[1]
Production
ProducerPritish Nandy
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time39–49 minutes
Production companyPritish Nandy Communications
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release9 May 2025 (2025-05-09)

The Royals is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama television series directed by Priyanka Ghose and Nupur Asthana.[2][3] Produced under Pritish Nandy Communications, it stars Bhumi Pednekar and Ishaan Khatter.[4] The series premiered on Netflix on 9 May 2025.[5]

Cast

  • Bhumi Pednekar as Sophia Shekhar
  • Ishaan Khatter as Aviraaj Singh
  • Sakshi Tanwar as Padmaja
  • Zeenat Aman
  • Nora Fatehi as Ayesha
  • Vihaan Samat as Digvijay Singh
  • Dino Morea
  • Milind Soman
  • Chunky Panday
  • Lisa Mishra
  • Sumukhi Suresh
  • Luke Kenny
  • Kavya Trehan as Divyaranjini Singh
  • Udit Arora as Kunal Mehta

Production

Development

The series was officially commissioned by Netflix, with Priyanka Ghose and Nupur Asthana serving as director, while Pritish Nandy Communications managed the production.[6][7]

Casting

Bhumi Pednekar and Ishaan Khatter were cast to appear in the series.[8] Due to creative differences, Mallika Sherawat was replaced with Sakshi Tanwar.[9]

Filming

Principal photography of the series commenced in February 2024[10] and filming ended in May 2024.[11] The filming took place primarily in locations around Jaipur and Mumbai.[12]

Soundtrack

The Royals
Soundtrack album
ReleasedMay 5, 2025 (2025-05-05)[13]
GenreSoundtrack
Length20:04
LanguageHindi
LabelUniversal Music India

The song "Tu Tu Hai Wahi", from the 1982 film Yeh Vaada Raha, sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle is recreated for the series.[14] On 8 May 2025, Netflix cancelled the song launch event scheduled to be held in Juhu, due to the 2025 India–Pakistan strikes.[15]

Track listing
No. Title Length
1. "Tu Tu Hai Wahi"   2:35
2. "Who Rules The World"   2:41
3. "Adayein Teri"   2:50
4. "Dil Deewana"   2:56
5. "Dhun"   3:06
6. "Jeena"   3:22
7. "Ecstasy"   2:34
Total length:
 20:04

Release

The teaser was released on 3 February 2025[16] and the trailer was released on 22 April 2025.[17]

The series was made available for streaming on Netflix on 9 May 2025.[18]

Reception

Sukanya Verma of Rediff awarded the series 2 out of 5 stars.[19] Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express rated the series 3/5 stars.[20] Abhimanyu Mathur writing for Hindustan Times gave the series 3 out of 5 stars.[21] Pallavi Keswani of The Hindu criticized the storyline.[22]

Other websites

References

  1. ↑ "The Royals (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 8 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Netflix's 'The Royals': Rangita Pritish Nandy on Bringing Indian Regals to the Global Stage and Ishaan Khatter's Shirtless Scenes – 'It's a Lot of Times, and Nobody's Going to be Complaining'". Variety. 9 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Love, Family, and Royalty: Priyanka Ghose on The Royals on Netflix". Deccan Chronicle. 3 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "'The Royals:' What to know about Netflix's 'breezy rom com' on Indian royalty". USA TODAY. 8 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "What to watch on OTT: Conclave, The Royals, Gram Chikitsalay". The Indian Express. 9 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Netflix's 'The Royals' To Star Ishaan Khatter And Bhumi Pednekar". Deadline. 14 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Netflix India 2025 Preview: Delhi Crime, Rana Naidu Return; The Royals And Aryan Khan's Series To Premiere". Times Now. 23 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "PeepingMoon Exclusive: Bhumi Pednekar set for web series debut alongside Ishaan Khatter in Netflix's Royals". Peeping Moon. 27 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sakshi Tanwar Replaces Mallika Sherawat as Ishaan Khatter's Mother in The Royals". Film Companion. 14 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Living life king-size". Mid-day. 17 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Ishaan Khatter Is Excited For The Royal's Premiere. And, So Are His Fans". News18. 9 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Filming Locations Of 'The Royals', Bhumi Pednekar And Ishaan Khatter's Regal Romance". Travel and Leisure Asia. 9 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "The Royals (Original Soundtrack) - EP by RUUH, JOH, Jonita Gandhi & Neeti Mohan on Apple Music". Apple Music - Web Player. 5 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "'Tu Tu Hai Wahi' gets a makeover in 'The Royals' – Watch Ishaan & Bhumi turn up the heat". The Statesman. 21 April 2025.
  15. ↑ "Operation Sindoor: Netflix cancels The Royals' grand song launch event". Mid-day. 8 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Netflix India's 2025 slate: Aryan Khan's 'The Bad***s of Bollywood, 'Saif Ali Khan's 'Jewel Thief', Madhavan's 'Aap Jaisa Koi' and more". The Hindu. 3 February 2025.
  17. ↑ "The Royals trailer out: Ishaan Khatter, Bhumi Pednekar's series is full of romance, comedy and drama. Watch". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2025.
  18. ↑ "Ishaan Khatter and Bhumi Pednekar's 'The Royals' to drop on Netflix next month". Telegraph India. 17 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "The Royals Review: When Luxury Collides With Lameness". Rediff. 9 May 2025.
  20. ↑ "The Royals review: Ishaan Khatter, Bhumi Pednekar series struggles for air under all that costumery". The Indian Express. 9 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "The Royals review: Bhumi Pednekar, Ishaan Khatter both sizzle and dazzle in this fun Bollywood-meets-Bridgerton rom-com". Hindustan Times. 9 May 2025.
  22. ↑ "'The Royals' series review: Ishaan Khatter and Bhumi Pednekar fail to hold court in this predictable affair". The Hindu. 9 May 2025.
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