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‘Rang De Basanti’ star Siddharth is all set to feature opposite Freida Pinto in ‘Unaccustomed Earth’, the upcoming drama series of Netflix.
The series is written by Madhuri Shekar, directed by Ritesh Batra and executive-produced by John Wells of ‘The Pitt’ fame.
The eight-episode series is based on the collection of short stories by English-born American novelist and short-story writer Jhumpa Lahiri. The series is described as an epic, soapy, and culturally vibrant drama about a tight-knit Indian-American community navigating love, desire, and belonging.
Set in the interconnected immigrant hamlet of Cambridge, Massachusetts, ‘Unaccustomed Earth’ follows a star-crossed romance between a devoted wife, Parul Chaudhury (Pinto), and her long-lost love—and the scandalous affair that ensues, Netflix said in a statement.
Siddharth will essay the role of Amit Amukherjee, a warm-hearted Bengali-American man, born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who wears his emotions openly and gives of himself freely, sometimes to his own detriment. The friend everyone turns to in a crisis, he is dependable in moments of need but struggles to find stability in work or love. Just as his latest relationship begins to feel promising, his carefully balanced world unravels with the unexpected return of his long-lost love, the streamer stated.
Apart from Siddharth and Pinto, the cast includes Sarayu Blue, Indraneil Sengupta, Adi Roy and Iyla Sundarsingh Mckaig.
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