Ritabhari Chakraborty’s pregnancy: The first look of her web debut, Nandini, clears the air

Ritabhari Chakraborty took the Internet by storm on Thursday evening after she put up a post on her ‘pregnancy’ and a ‘happy married life’. While many of her fans were dumbfounded, some industry experts termed it as a promotional strategy for her forthcoming projects. In fact, OTTPlay reported that her post could be a promotional campaign for her web series, Nandini, that delves into the dark practice of female infanticide.

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On Friday, the mystery was solved. Addatimes unveiled the first look of the characters of Nandini, in which Ritabhari plays a pregnant woman. Directed by Falak Mir, the show also features Debjani Chatterjee, Kinjal Nanda, Suhotra Mukhopadhyay, Sweta Bhattacharya, Sandip Bhattacharya, Alivia Sarkar and others. 

Nandini delves into the life of Snigdha (Ritabhari) who gets pregnant which brings a lot of joy to her. Happiness blooms in the air and every corner of the mansion as the descendant of the family is about to arrive. But Snigdha’s world turns upside down when her doctor finds out that the child in her womb is going to die very soon and as a result, she needs to abort the child. Soon, Snighda gets a phone call. A child’s voice tells her “Mother! I am not dead, I am still alive!” 

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Talking about the show, Ritabhari said, “Nandini is a story that’s worth telling. I am pretty sure that every mother can relate to the story as the struggle they go through is somewhat similar for their child and themselves. I am very excited about my web debut. I have given everything. It has been a very challenging role for me as I was playing the role of a pregnant woman. I tried to learn, understand, absorb portray and perform and live with that. I just hope I did justice.”

The series marks the powerhouse actor Ritabhari Chakraborty’s web debut. Meanwhile, director Falak Mir said, “For a long time I was looking for a story for my film. My wife gave me the novel by Sayantani Putatunda. After reading it I started writing the script. When we were discussing the lead cast the first name that came to my mind was Ritabhari. She is very passionate about her work. During the shoot, she would follow every minute detail and execute them accordingly.” 

Snigdha’s life revolves around her family where we will see Debjani playing the role of her mother-in-law, Sandip playing the role of her father-in-law and Kinjal will play his husband. Other integral characters of the film are Suhotra Mukhopadhyay, Sweta Bhattacharya, and Alivia Sarkar.

Based on Sayantani Putatundu’s novel of the same name ‘Nandini’ directed by Falak Mir is slated to release on 15th October on Addatimes.*