PRINCELY WHIRLS

Netflix's The Royals is a heady romance replete with lavish balls and the aroma of aristocracy

-  -Suhani Singh

Romcoms are a rare breed in Indian streaming. Producer and creator Rangita Pritish Nandy is aware of the dearth of the feelgood, fun love story and hopes to fix it with The Royals, a Netflix series which follows the growing attraction between Bhumi Pednekar, playing a go-getter entrepreneur, and Ishaan Khatter as a reluctant crown prince. “We don't live in a simple world anymore,” says Nandy, talking about why the genre is overlooked. “Everything on OTT is at a certain decibel level. To do the easy decibel space is tough.” Romcoms are perceived as smaller in the larger scheme of things, but Netflix dished out a royal treatment, allowing Nandy and her team “to dream”, be it in scale or setpieces (yes, there's a ball!).