EXCLUSIVE: Director Umesh Bist compares The Trial | Indian Movie News
Kajol is set to reprise her position as lawyer Noyonika Sengupta in the second season of The Trial: Pyaar. Kaanoon. Dhokha, which begins streaming on JioHotstar from September 19, 2025. Directed by Umesh Bist and produced by Banijay Asia, the collection will continue its mix of courtroom drama and personal battle, with increased stakes and deeper betrayals at the middle of its narrative.
This season, Noyonika faces not only difficult legal battles but also personal dilemmas that check her relationships and decisions. Described as “fiercer, sharper, and emotionally charged,” Kajol’s character finds herself torn between love, ambition, and fact.
Speaking about the project, director Umesh Bist drew parallels between his earlier movie Pagglait and The Trial. He said, “I’ve always been drawn to character-driven stories where the protagonist is caught in a unique, complex situation, giving me a chance to explore a web of emotions. In that sense, Pagglait and The Trial S2 are quite similar. While Pagglait deals with love and grief, The Trial navigates love and betrayal. Both feature strong women who think differently, and that naturally creates challenges. The main difference was in the narrative design of Pagglait being a feature film and The Trial a six-episode web series, but beyond that, the filmmaking process remained quite similar.”
The collection continues to use courtroom instances as a backdrop to explore broader questions of morality, trust, and betrayal. Alongside Kajol, the ensemble forged consists of Karanvir Sharma, Jisshu Sengupta, Kubbra Sait, Sheeba Chaddha, Sonali Kulkarni, Gaurav Pandey, and Alyy Khan.
The Trial: Pyaar. Kaanoon. Dhokha Season 2 shall be accessible for streaming from September 19, 2025, on JioHotstar.
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