The Broken News: Sonali Bendre opens up about why she chose the ZEE5 show for her comeback

Directed by Vinay Waikul, the series also stars Jaideep Ahlawat, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Taaruk Raina, Indraneil Sengupta, Faisal Rashid, Kiran Kumar, Aakash Khurana and Sanjeeta Bhattacharya.

Sonali Bendre in The Broken News/YouTube screengrab

The Broken News is one of the most anticipated releases of the year. Fans are eagerly looking forward to watching the ZEE5 series as it marks the OTT debut and a comeback of the yesteryear actor Sonali Bendre.

The series that tells the story of two TV news networks, one ethical and the other is into sensationalism is created in association with BBC Studios. The web series is adapted from the BBC show, Press, which focussed the story on the two rivals in the print industry. And Sonali Bendre plays the role of editor-in-chief Amina Qureshi of Awaaz Bharati, which offers credible news. The trailer of the show was released recently and has been receiving a great response. Recently, the actor Sonali Bendre opened up about why she chose The Broken News for her big comeback on screen.

The Duplicate actress said in her statement that she decided to make a comeback with The Broken News because she gets to someone of her age, who is a strong personality. She said, "The reasons I decided to make a comeback with The Broken News is because I play my age in the series and I play a strong character. It's a voice of today, it's a problem of today, it's very very relevant and there is hope." She had earlier also spoken about her experience working on the series. "The entire crew and my amazing co-stars Jaideep and Shriya made my return to acting such an amazing experience. I’m so excited to share what we’ve created,” she had said.

Directed by Vinay Waikul, the series also stars Jaideep Ahlawat, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Taaruk Raina, Indraneil Sengupta, Faisal Rashid, Kiran Kumar, Aakash Khurana and Sanjeeta Bhattacharya. The show will be out on June 10 on the streaming platform, ZEE5.

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