Battle of legacy

Even as Criminal Justice is experiencing unprecedented success as a breakout show, Hotstar launched the trailer of its next show titled City of Dreams — a political thriller. Directed by critically acclaimed and national award-winning director Nagesh Kukunoor, City Of Dreams is a 10-part series starring National Film Award winners Atul Kulkarni and Sachin Pilgaonkar, well known TV and film actors Priya Bapat and Eijaz Khan, and the popular Marathi film actor Siddharth Chandekar.

Set in Mumbai against the backdrop of Indian politics and elections, the show traces the journey of two siblings — Poornima and Ashish Gaikwad. Nagesh Kukunoor, the director of the show says “I’ve always enjoyed attempting genres I haven’t done before and City of Dreams is one such subject. It deals with dynasty politics and the ramifications it has on the entire city.”