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Tamannaah Bhatia says her present Daring Companions is extra than simply brewing beer



Again from the breezy hills of Ooty to the thrill of Mumbai, Tamannaah Bhatia says she missed the high-paced vitality of town. The actor, who has spent her two decade profession navigating the evolving panorama of Indian showbiz, shares that she is at the moment within the happiest part of her life, because of the form of alternatives coming her manner. One which she is most trying ahead to is the Netflix collection, Daring Companions, alongside Diana Penty, Jaaved Jaaferi, and Nakuul Mehta. The collection follows two finest pals who enterprise right into a partnership for an alcohol start-up whereas navigating challenges and breaking limitations in a male-dominated business.

Whereas the streaming date is but to be confirmed, Bhatia is assured that Daring Companions will première this yr. “I’ve tried lengthy format earlier than too, however this present has been extraordinarily near my coronary heart,” she says, including that the position demanded important homework. “Whereas it’s within the enjoyable and entertaining house, it nonetheless has a robust emotional join. Again within the day, sitcoms had a unique allure. I’ve not seen a lot of that within the OTT house. The content material has both grow to be too severe or too frivolous. This present will probably [fill that void] the place you might be entertained in addition to moved by one thing,” says Bhatia.

She provides that the present is about extra than simply two ladies establishing a beer brewing enterprise — and he or she believes many ladies will relate to it. “There are lots of various kinds of sturdy ladies, nevertheless even that has grow to be typecast. The present will give the viewers a really actual sneak peek into sturdy ladies in a working atmosphere, coping with life and preconceived notions. It’s going to be an genuine presentation of that,” explains the actor, who not too long ago paid homage to iconic women-led dance numbers on the Zee Cine Awards. “I wished to rejoice the legacy of all the ladies, who’ve danced to such highly effective numbers earlier than me,” she shares.

As she marks 20 years within the business, Bhatia feels a renewed sense of objective. “I’ve been in entrance of the digital camera since I used to be 15. Individuals have seen me develop —from an adolescent to a girl in her 30s. Now I really feel like I lastly get to indicate them a model of me they’ve by no means seen earlier than,” she says. “Internationally, artistes say it takes 20 years to be born. I by no means understood that till now. I really feel like a new child daily.”