Sonali Bendre at a fashion show in Mumbai on July 20, 2023. File/AFP

Sonali Bendre on Tuesday celebrated 25 years of her action thriller film “Sarfarosh,” starring Aamir Khan in the lead, by sharing a nostalgic video from the movie. The actress, who enjoys 4.4 million followers on Instagram, shared a Reel video comprising snippets from the 1999 movie. The video also features popular tracks like “Is Deewane Ladke Ko,” and “Jo Haal Dil Ka.” Sonali captioned the video as: “25 years ago today... #aamirkhan #johnmatthewMatthan #25yearsofSarfarosh”. A fan commented on the video and said: “That chemistry was so authentic.. pure college wala love story”. Another user said: “Peak Sonali Bendre”. A user said: “Old is gold”.

Directed by John Matthew Matthan, the movie which revolves around an Indian police officer’s quest to stop cross-border terrorism, also stars Naseeruddin Shah. On the work front, Sonali will be soon seen in the season two of the newsroom drama “The Broken News.” The show also stars Jaideep Ahlawat, and Shriya Pilgaonkar. Directed by Vinay Waikul, it will air on May 3 on ZEE5.

Meanwhile, the makers of the web series “The Broken News” starring Sonali Bendre, Jaideep Ahlawat, and Shriya Pilgaonkar unveiled the trailer for Season 2 recently, which captures the lives, lies, and struggles of journalists and the battle between truth and sensationalism.

The two-minute, 27-second trailer begins with Shriya, who plays Radha Bhargava, saying, “Dipankar Sanyal brazenly called me a terrorist on national television. I was sent to jail. It’s my turn now. This story will destroy Dipankar Sanyal.” The trailer features Radha, previously incarcerated because of Dipankar (Jaideep Ahlawat), who is now out on bail. She is poised for a comeback, determined to cleanse the broadcasting system by dismantling Dipankar and his manipulative tactics. The trailer shows Dipankar saying, “News is boring, I concoct stories. Make the news entertaining before telecasting.”

Recognising that unbiased news reporting alone cannot combat Josh 24x7’s propaganda, Radha is prepared to engage in unorthodox methods to purge the corrupt system. In Radha’s absence, Ameena (Sonali Bendre) shoulders the responsibility of fighting the “Sach” battle alone, venturing into the streets to uncover truth amid personal risk. Dipankar’s brand of “Sansani” news dominates TRPs but he is compelled to utilise his “Sansani” ideology to sway public opinion and further his personal and corporate agendas.

The trailer ends with Radha saying, “The entire system has decayed. To clean up the mess, I’m prepared to soil my hands.”

Returning after a gap of two years, the new season will see the fight for ideologies between the two broadcast news channels, “Josh 24x7” and “Awaz Bharti” scale new heights.

Speaking about the show, Sonali said: “In the first season, Ameena and Radha were a team. However, in this new season, Ameena will be fighting the battle for ‘Sach’ on her own.”

Indo-Asian News Service