# Nazdeekiyan: Nikita Dutta, Aakanksha Singh lead Dharmatic’s new series 2026-08-18T13:14:49+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Nikita Dutta, Aakanksha Singh, Paresh Pahuja and Taaha Shah Badusha will lead Nazdeekiyan, an Amazon Prime Video series produced by Karan Johar's Dharmatic Entertainment. The show is directed by Ruchir Arun, the National Award-winning filmmaker of Netflix's Musafir Cafe, which has been renewed for a second season. Set in contemporary India, Nazdeekiyan follows two couples dealing with an extramarital affair, akin in emotional terrain to Johar's 2006 film Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. Written by Priyanka Bannerjee, Prateek Payodi, Abhinandan Sridhar and Heem Verma, the series is in final scripting stages. Pre-production is expected to start in two months, with filming likely in late 2026 and a planned 2027 premiere. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Bollywood Hungama frames the story as a scoop and industry development, naming every star and attaching hype phrases like 'shaping up as one of Prime Video's relationship dramas to watch out for.' The sourcing is exclusive and forward-looking (cast, schedule). A careful reader should note that the report lacks any third-party confirmation, no quote from director, producer, or platform, and the release date is 2027, making it early-stage speculation. What to watch: whether Amazon formally announces the series later this year, and if any of the named leads drop out during pre-production, which has not yet begun. ## Coverage Coverage: 1 source, 1 sensationalist - bollywoodhungama.com (sensationalist) Leads with exclusive scoop, names star cast as headline, frames as promising 2027 project This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Aakanksha Singh, Amazon Prime Video, Dharmatic Entertainment, Nikita Dutta, Ruchir Arun Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nazdeekiyan-nikita-dutta-aakanksha-singh-lead-dharmatics-new-series/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nazdeekiyan-nikita-dutta-aakanksha-singh-lead-dharmatics-new-series/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/