The Royals ปิ๊งรักฉบับรอยัล (2025)

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The Royals ปิ๊งรักฉบับรอยัล เป็นซีรี่ย์อินเดีย ปี 2025

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The Royals is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama television series directed by Priyanka Ghose and Nupur Asthana and written by Neha Veena Sharma. Produced by Pritish Nandy Communications, the series stars an ensemble cast including Bhumi Pednekar, Ishaan Khatter, Zeenat Aman, Sakshi Tanwar, Nora Fatehi, Vihaan Samat, Dino Morea, and Milind Soman. The narrative follows a financially struggling royal family in modern-day India whose fortunes take an unexpected turn when the heir teams up with a hospitality entrepreneur to revive their ancestral palace as a luxury resort.

The series premiered on Netflix on May 9, 2025, and received mixed reviews from critics. While the performances of Khatter, Samat, and Tanwar, and its costumes and production design was widely praised, Pednekar's chemistry with Khatter was panned, the direction was considered underwhelming and the storyline drew criticism for lacking emotional depth. The series was renewed for a second season on May 28, 2025.

Cast

Bhumi Pednekar as Sophia Kanmani Shekhar, CEO of Work Potato

Ishaan Khatter as Maharaj Aviraaj "Fizzy" Singh, Maharaja of Morpur and Sophia's love interest.

Sakshi Tanwar as Maharani Padmaja "Paddy" Singh, Morpur; Maharaj Yuvanath Singh's wife; Fizzy, Diggy, and Jinnie's mother

Zeenat Aman as Rajmata Maji Saheba Bhagyashree Devi, the matriarch of Motibagh Palace, Morpur

Vihaan Samat as Yuvaraj Digvijay "Diggy" Singh, Morpur

Kavya Trehan as Yuvarani Divyaranjini "Jinnie" Singh, Morpur

Udit Arora as Kunal Mehta, Sophia's ex and CFO of Work Potato

Nora Fatehi as Ayesha Dhondi, Fizzy's ex

Dino Morea as Nawab Salauddin "Salad" Khan, Alsipur

Milind Soman as former Maharaj Yuvanath Singh, Morpur

Chunky Panday as Ranjit Shroff

Lisa Mishra as Niki Kaushik

Sumukhi Suresh as Keerthana

Luke Kenny as Adi Mehta / 'Maurice'

Adinath Kothare as Zubin Daruwala

Alyy Khan as Nawab of Dhondi

Shweta Salve as Sameera Kashyap

Yashaswini Dayama as Molshri Mittal

Shivani Tanksale as Rambha

Neena Kulkarni as Sophia's grandmother

Jagdish Rajpurohit as Girdhari

Development

The series was officially commissioned by Netflix, with Priyanka Ghose and Nupur Asthana attached to direct. Production was handled by Pritish Nandy Communications.

Casting

Bhumi Pednekar and Ishaan Khatter were cast in the lead roles. Sakshi Tanwar joined the ensemble following the departure of Mallika Sherawat, who exited the project due to creative differences.

Filming

Principal photography began in February 2024 and concluded in May 2024. The series was filmed primarily on location in Jaipur and Mumbai.

Soundtrack

The series features a recreated version of the song "Tu Tu Hai Wahi" from the 1982 film Yeh Vaada Raha, originally sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle. A promotional event for the song, scheduled to take place in Juhu on 8 May 2025, was cancelled by Netflix in response to the 2025 India–Pakistan strikes.

Release

The first teaser for The Royals was released on 3 February 2025, followed by the official trailer on 22 April 2025.

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

Reception

Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com rated the series 2 out of 5 stars. In her review, she criticized the show's emphasis on surface-level aesthetics, remarking that "everything is seen through the prism of sex and good looks." She argued that the narrative—centered on a financially strained royal family launching a hospitality venture—lacked narrative depth and relied excessively on visual appeal.

Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express also awarded the series 2 out of 5 stars, describing it as "all show." She observed that the production "struggles for air under all that costumery," suggesting that elaborate visuals could not compensate for its lack of narrative substance. Gupta also found the central romantic arc underwhelming, stating that "all that coupling… doesn’t really get as steamy as it should have."

Abhimanyu Mathur of Hindustan Times offered a more favorable view, rating the series 3 out of 5 stars. He described it as a "fun rom-com" that balances frivolity with occasional emotional weight. Mathur praised the chemistry between the lead actors and drew comparisons to Bridgerton, writing that the series effectively combines Bollywood elements with a period-drama sensibility. While noting its imperfections, he concluded that it was a "much-needed clutter-breaker" in the Indian streaming landscape.

Pallavi Keswani of The Hindu was more critical of the series, stating that it "finds itself creatively lacking despite possessing a long list of talented names." She argued that the show failed to leverage its ensemble cast into compelling drama, citing an absence of innovation or originality in its storytelling.

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