Kaun Banegi Shikharwati
A former king, who has a dysfunctional family, devises an outlandish plan to unite his estranged daughters. Meanwhile, an income tax investigation looms over the palace's hidden treasure.
Kaun Banegi Shikharwati
Upcoming Zee5 web series Kaun Banegi Shikharwati sees Lara Dutta, Soha Ali Khan, Kritika Kamra and Anya Singh play four princesses fighting to be the heir apparent to their father- the King of Shikharwat as Naseeruddin Shah. Three of the show’s leads--Lara, Soha, and Anya--talked about their on-set equations, experiences of working together, and if Soha’s real-life royal status came in handy.
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Since Soha--being the daughter of Nawab of Pataudi Mansoor Ali Khan is of royal lineage herself, did that prompt her co-stars to go to her for tips on how to be a royal? Lara said that due to her simple demeanor, she forgot Soha was a royal. “She is also a mom, we are very close in age and she just comes across as someone really normal and simple. So, when we finally hung out in Mandawa in Rajasthan, I don’t think it ever crossed my mind that Soha was royal,”
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In fact, Lara added that she always connected royalty with Soha’s older brother Saif Ali Khan. “It never crossed my mind to look at her from a royal perspective. By default, you attribute that more to Saif because Soha just maintains so much of a lower key,” added Lara.
Anya, however, added a few regal qualities she learned from Soha on the show’s sets. “I learned how to eat gobhi-aloo with Thai curry with my hands and how to sleep gracefully,” she said with a laugh. Soha, herself, was quick to play down her royal status when addressed to as ‘a royal’. “It’s not who I am,” she said, “apart from being somebody with royal lineage.”
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This is Soha’s first web series and her first outing in the entertainment industry since 2018. Soha said she was nervous about this ‘comeback’ because she had gotten used to being in the company of just her daughter Inaaya. “I was really apprehensive about getting back to work and what the experience was like and spending time with anybody that wasn’t my daughter. It was a very novel concept for me and I didn’t think anybody would be as engaging but I was proven wrong,”
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Kaun Banegi Shikharwati, directed by Gaurav Chawla and Ananya Banerjee, begins streaming on Zee5 on January 7, 2022. The show tells the story of the erstwhile Raja of a fictitious kingdom called Shikharwat and how he tries to con his four daughters into helping him prevent his palace from being seized by the government.
