The Trial (Indian TV series)

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The Trial
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Genre
Based on
Written by
Directed by Suparn Verma
Starring
Theme music composer Sangeet-Siddharth
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producer Suparn Verma
Producers
  • Ajay Devgn
  • Deepak Dhar
  • Rajesh Chadha
  • Parag Desai
CinematographyManoj Soni
Running time39-46 minutes
Production companies Banijay Asia
Ajay Devgn FFilms
Original release
Network Disney+ Hotstar
Release14 July 2023 (2023-07-14)

The Trial: Pyaar Kaanoon Dhokha is a 2023 Indian legal drama television series streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. An adaptation of Robert King and Michelle King's The Good Wife , it is directed by Suparn Verma and features Kajol in the lead role. The series is centered on a housewife who, after 10 years, stars working at a law firm to support her family when her husband gets imprisoned. [1] [2]

Contents

The series was announced in July 2022 with principal photography commencing the following month. [3] It was released on Disney+ Hotstar on 14 July 2023.

Premise

Noyonika Sengupta, a law school graduate, is a housewife who gave up her career to look after her children. When her husband, Rajeev Sengupta, an additional judge is arrested for a sex and corruption scandal, she starts working as a junior lawyer at a law firm to support her family. Noyonika now has to balance both her work and family life while also having to deal with the humiliation she faces from her husband's scandal.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodic

Production

Development

A collaboration between Disney+ Hotstar and Kajol was announced in July 2022 with a teaser video revealing an untitled series. [6] In August, the first schedule of the shooting commenced at Juhu Studios in Mumbai where a set was built depicting an office setting. On 8 September 2022, the first look was released, announcing the title as well as the show being an adaptation of the American series of the same name. [7] The motion poster was released on 9 June 2023 and the trailer on 12 June announcing the release date 14 July 2023.

Release

All episodes of The Trial released on Disney+ Hotstar on 14 July 2023.[ citation needed ]

Critical reception

The show has received mostly mixed reviews from critics. [8]

Anuj Kumar of The Hindu opined "The makers have looked beyond the obvious faces that dot the OTT space these days and have brought back some lesser-seen powerhouses." [9]

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express opined "For the second season, can we expect smoother writing, less choppy situations, and please, none of those sonorous voice-overs which feel like they were written as bumper-sticker lines to the wise?" [10]

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the series 3 stars out of 5 and gave mixed review "Not everything in this world is by the book. One of the key characters in The Trial avers that a lawyer's job is to defend a client, not the truth." [11]

Critic Deepa Gahlot reviewed the series for Scroll.in stating "Kajol is given annoying internal pop-philosophical monologues about love, trust, destiny and faith." [12]

Santanu Das of Hindustan Times felt dialogues are poor and wrote "None of the performances land, even the always-reliable Sheeba Chaddha meets the fate of a poorly written boss-lady archetype." [13]

Tushar Joshi of India Today wrote "On the flip side, the score and music sounds outdated and some of the dialogues stand out as a sore thumb in an otherwise modern setting. There is a lack of cohesiveness between the episodes and you need to be patient to make it to the point where the actual fun starts." [14]

A critic from Rediff.com wrote "Blame it on my expectations, but we've seen far more absorbing and closer-to-life court room dramas in recent times -- the slow burn Criminal Justice, spirited Guilty Minds and, of course, the glitzy Suits being one of my all-time favourites." [15]

Pinkvilla gave a mixed review "The Trial counts for a nice weekend binge despite few clichéd tropes and plot conveniences." [16]

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