THE BETTER HALF

An Indian adaptation of The Good Wife, The Trial marks Kajol's streaming debut

- Poulomi Das

In the past six months, Indian streaming platforms have bet big on adaptations. Netflix tapped Ashim Ahluwalia to helm Class, the glossy Indian adaptation of the hit Spanish series Elite. Sandeep Modi created, co-wrote and directed The Night Manager for Disney+ Hotstar. And Suparn S. Varma went on to direct two adaptations for both Netflix and Disney+ Hotstar. In March, he helmed Rana Naidu, the Indian remake of Ray Donovan, alongside creator Karan Anshuman, and then, three months later, came the opportunity to direct The Trial, the Indian adaptation of The Good Wife, the cult CBS legal drama that boasted Ridley Scott as an executive producer.

There were several reasons why Varma, who also co-directed the masterful second season of Family Man, was keen on directing