Bhumi Pednekar attends the launch of the ‘Jio World Plaza’ mall in Mumbai on Oct.31, 2023. File/AFP

Actress Bhumi Pednekar, who is stepping into the world of series with “Daldal,” is happy that women actors are being empowered to headline projects on top global streaming platforms. Bhumi said: “It feels amazing that I work at a time when a woman can headline a series on a global streaming platform, and feel supremely empowered that she can command such a massive mounting.” She added: “I’m honestly humbled by this realisation and it motivates me to work so hard that I deliver powerful performances that are remembered by people.” About her next big challenge to play a cop in “Daldal,” Bhumi said that she is naturally drawn to challenges.

“That’s my core. Have always done this right since my debut.. I believe that we are in the age of content and actors can really shine bright with these opportunities.” She said that Daldal is that perfect project for her to show a completely new side to her performance. “It presents me in a whole new way and I love pushing my boundaries.” Talking about her character in the series, Bhumi said: “I love that in Daldal, I play a woman who has shattered the glass ceiling by being appointed as the DCP of Mumbai. She is a super achiever in a man’s world and I loved that layer of the show along with all the beautiful complexities that the role and the script has to offer.

“I think a character like this will resonate with the times that we live in because a woman is no longer shackled down and is ambitious and independent.” “Daldal,” a thriller, revolves around DCP Rita Ferreira, who is haunted by the guilt of her past and dealing with the demons of her present. She embarks on an investigation of a series of murders that puts her on a collision course with a cold-blooded serial killer.

Meanwhile, Bhumi teased her OTT debut as a fiery cop in a tight black much-above-the-knee outfit that complimented her taut figure. Her Instagram post is captioned simply: “Am Ready #Daldal #RitaFerreiraSeries”.

Bhumi, who was last seen in the thriller “Bhakshak,” opens her OTT account with the crime series “Daldal” on Amazon Prime Video. Written by Priya Saggi, Sreekanth Agneeaswaran, Rohan D’Souza and Hussain Haidry, the series will bring to life Vish Dhamija’s fictional detective, DCP Rita Ferreira. Based on Dhamija’s second novel, “Bhendi Bazaar,” “Daldal” follows Fereira as she sets out to catch a serial killer, even as she grapples with her past traumas and present demons. The blurb of the novel has this to say about its plot: “1982. Three teenage girls planning a flight from the Soviet Union to the West end up being sold in Mumbai’s red light area. The murders start a quarter of a century later. “The victims are all men. All of them are killed while waiting for trysts with high-class escorts. DCP Rita Ferreira is quick to recognise the serial-killer strain; the media isn’t far behind. The news sends shockwaves through the city.

Indo-Asian News Service