A nonetheless from teaser. (courtesy: iamsonalibendre)

Sonali Bendre, who has enthralled Hindi movie audiences since her debut in 1994, will quickly be making one other debut – this time on OTT. The stunning actress can be seen in Zee5’s new sequence, The Broken News. Sonali, on Wednesday, shared the teaser of the present, asserting her maiden OTT challenge. The video, which is simply in need of 40 seconds, options Sonali Bendre as journalist Amina Qureshi of Awaaz Bharati. The video begins with the phrases “Hijacked” and “Breaking News” flashing on the display screen. We then see actor Jaideep Ahlawat as Dipankar Sanayal of Josh 24/7 able to “hijack” the viewers’s consideration with “spicy and sensational” information. 

Next comes Sonali Bendre as Amina, who guarantees to ship genuine information with out manipulating details. “Sach dikhana hamari zimmadari hai (Showing the reality is our accountability),” Amina asserts in the video. 

Shriya Pilgaonkar as Radha Bhargava of Awaaz Bharati completes the trio and leaves the choice to the audience about what they prefer. “Sansani ya sach (Sensationalism or truth)?” she asks.

Sharing the teaser, Sonali Bendre said, “I’m still processing that this is actually happening. Finally…the ‘news’ is out.  It feels so good to be back on set, back to the creative process, interacting with my co-actors and director… bringing life to a character. I’m so happy to make my OTT debut with Zee5, we’ve done so much together and it feels like family.”

Speaking about the project, Sonali Bendre added, “I love the concept of this show from the get-go and am so proud of how it’s turned out…Can’t wait for you all to see it.”

Replying to the post, actor Abhishek Bachchan said, “All the best, Bhabs.”

Sonali’s co-star Shriya Pilgaonkar said, “Ganpati Bappa Morya.” Director-author Tahira Kashyap commented: “Woohoo,” with a clap emoji.

Watch the video here:

The Broken News is an adaptation of the popular 2018 British series Press. According to PTI, the show traces the journey of two rival news channels. While Awaaz Bharati believes in ethical news practices, Josh 24/7 News offers sensationalist and invasive journalism. The show deals with how the two channels lock horns in their “quest for news”. 

The Broken News win poor health be directed by Vinay Waikul, who has beforehand helmed the Netflix crime thriller Aranyak. The sequence will witness a partnership between ZEE5 and BBC Studios India. In addition to the three lead forged members launched within the video, the present may also star Indraneil Sengupta, Taaruk Raina, Aakash Khurana and Kiran Kumar.

Sonali Bendre was final seen in a cameo within the 2013 Bollywood movie Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Dobaara. She has additionally appeared in a number of actuality exhibits and even made her appearing debut on the small display screen with Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye. The actress took a short hiatus after being recognized with most cancers in 2018.