This article is about the 2025 Indian television series. For the 2015 American television series, see The Royals
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.[2][3] 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.[4] 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 its production design and lead performances were praised, the writing and narrative depth drew criticism for lacking originality and emotional resonance.[5]
Cast
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- Bhumi Pednekar as Sophia Kanmani Shekhar
- Ishaan Khatter as Aviraaj Singh
- Zeenat Aman as Maji Saheba
- Sakshi Tanwar as Padmaja Singh
- Nora Fatehi as Ayesha Dhondi
- Vihaan Samat as Digvijay Singh
- Dino Morea as Nawab Salauddin Khan
- Milind Soman as Yuvanath Singh
- Chunky Panday as Ranjit Shroff
- Lisa Mishra as Niki Kaushik
- Sumukhi Suresh as Keerthana
- Luke Kenny as Adi Mehta / Maurice
- Kavya Trehan as Divyaranjini Singh
- Udit Arora as Kunal Mehta
- Adinath Kothare as Zubin Daruwala
- Alyy Khan as Maharaja 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
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.[14] 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.[15]
| 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 | |
