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Here's when Kajol's debut web series, The Good Wife, will premiere on Disney+ Hotstar

The series is the Indian adaptation of the US series of the same name.

Here's when Kajol's debut web series, The Good Wife, will premiere on Disney+ Hotstar
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Last Updated: 10.53 AM, May 23, 2023

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Suparn S. Varma, the creator of the Indian version of The Good Wife, starring Kajol, has stated that the show will deviate from the American version in terms of character development and plot twists. The actor's first web series will premiere on Disney+ Hotstar in July, according to Varma, whose resume includes season 2 of The Family Man, starring Manoj Bajpayee. It was also mentioned that many "structural" alterations were made to the original CBS series The Good Wife, starring Julianna Margulies, to make it more appropriate for the cultural context of India.

The first season of The Good Wife consisted of 23 episodes, so the adaptation would have to be considerably different. There will be eight episodes in India's premiere season. To begin, the original story's framework is altered in the newer version. Second, it was produced in a unique era. Since there is no jury system in India, the show's characters and plotlines have had to adapt to reflect this. Some characters' histories are now impossible to reconstruct, such as those involved in office romances. Therefore, different layering is required.

CBS Studios, Scott Free Productions, and King Size Productions collaborated on the development of the first The Good Wife series. In the Banijay Asia-produced Indian adaptation, Jisshu Sengupta, Kubbra Sait, Sheeba Chaddha, and Alyy Khan also star. The director admitted that the show's ensemble was important to his success, saying that adaptations are notoriously difficult. Kajol, Jisshu, Ali, Sheeba Chaddha, Kubbra Sait, and Gaurav Pandey are all part of the fantastic cast, he continued.

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Varma also provided an update on Raj and DK's forthcoming third season of The Family Man. By year's end, we should be ready to begin principal photography. The Family Man 3 is on its way to people as well. Everyone, he continued, cannot wait to get back to the set and get started on it.

Both his directorial debut, Lootere, and Sultan of Delhi, will premiere this year. Bajpayee stars in Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai, Varma's latest effort as producer, which premiered on ZEE5 on Tuesday.

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