Actor Huma Qureshi has finished filming the second season of the SonyLIV series Maharani. The first season of the show featured the Gangs of Wasseypur star as Rani Bharti, a village woman who is handpicked to become the chief minister of Bihar. The first season of the Subhash Kapoor-created series was directed by Karan Sharma and also featured Sohum Shah, …
Maharani Cast: Huma Qureshi, Sohum Shah, Amit Sial Creator: Subhash Kapoor Subhash Kapoor tried his hand at a political story with a definitive caste angle in Madam Chief Minister earlier this year, but that turned out to be a futile attempt. He has made the same mistake in SonyLiv’s Maharani, the story involving a backward caste woman Rani Bharti turning …
Bihar politics and issues have been fodder for cinema and television for a long time. Well, ever since the series was announced, viewers likened Huma’s Rani Bharti to Rabri Devi. Maharani takes a deep dive into caste issues, violence, corruption and the faults in Bihar’s law and order situation. Inaam Ul Haq’s Parvez Alam becomes Rani’s ally in unearthing the …
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