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{{Short description|Indian legal drama web-series}}
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* [[Hussain Dalal]]
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* [[Kajol]]
* [[Jisshu Sengupta]]
* [[Kubbra Sait]]
* [[Sheeba Chaddha]]
* [[Alyy Khan]]
* [[Gaurav Pandey]]
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* Ajay Devgn
* Deepak Dhar
* Rajesh Chadha
* Parag Desai
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[[Ajay Devgn FFilms]]
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'''''The Trial: Pyaar Kaanoon Dhokha''''' is a 2023 Indian [[legal drama]] [[streaming television]] series on [[Disney+ Hotstar]]. It is an adaptation of [[Robert King (writer)|Robert King]] and [[Michelle King]]'s ''[[The Good Wife]]'', being directed by [[Suparn Verma]] and featuring [[Kajol]] in the lead role. The series is centered on a housewife who, after 10 years, returns to work at a law firm to support her family when her husband gets imprisoned.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-01 |title=Kajol to make her web series debut with a Suparn Varma - Disney+Hotstar series : Bollywood News |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kajol-make-web-series-debut-suparn-varma-disneyhotstar-series/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Good Wife is Now ‘The Trial’: Catch The Trailer Of Kajol’s Upcoming Debut Web Series on June 12 |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/the-good-wife-is-now-the-trial-catch-the-trailer-of-kajols-upcoming-debut-web-series |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>

The series was announced in July 2022 with the [[principal photography]] commencing a month later, in August.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kajol To Kickstart Shooting For Her Debut Web Series In August? Deets Inside |url=https://english.jagran.com/lite/entertainment/kajol-to-kickstart-shooting-for-her-debut-web-series-in-august-deets-inside-10047062 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=english.jagran.com}}</ref>It was released on Disney+ Hotstar on 14 July 2023.

== Premise ==
Noyonika Sengupta, a law school graduate, gave up her career for the sake of her family ten years ago. After her husband Rajeev Sengupta is arrested, who is an additional judge, sex and corruption scandal puts him behind bars, Noyonika is forced to start her career from the scratch. She enlists the help of her college friend, Vishal Chaubey, to get hired at a law firm. Noyonika now has to balance both her work and family life while also dealing with the public humiliation from her husband's scandal.

== Cast ==
=== Main ===
* [[Kajol]] as Noyonika Sengupta
*[[Jisshu Sengupta]] as Rajiv Sengupta: Noyonika's husband
* [[Alyy Khan]] as Vishal Chaubey
* [[Sheeba Chaddha]] as Malini Khanna: A name partner at the firm.
* [[Kubbra Sait]] as Sana Shaikh: A consultant at the firm.
* [[Gaurav Pandey]] as Dheeraj Paswan
* [[Shruti Bisht]] as Ananya Sengupta: Noyonika and Rajeev's older daughter.
* Suhani Juneja as Anaira Sengupta: Noyonika and Rajeev's younger daughter.

=== Recurring ===
* [[Beena Banerjee]] as Seema Sengupta: Rajiv's mother.
* Aseem Hattangadi as Illyas Khan: Family friend of the Senguptas.
* [[Aamir Ali]] as Pradeep Shinde: Police officer and Sana's love interest.
* Atul Kumar as Daksh Rathod: TV news reporter
* [[Manasvi Mamgai]] as Juhi Bhatia
* [[Rituraj Singh (actor)|Rituraj Singh]] as Sharad Jhadav
* [[Kiran Kumar]] as Kishore Ahuja: A name partner at the firm.
* [[Aditi Singh (actress)|Aditi Singh]] as Tina / Latika Kalra
* Shyam Kishore as Bharat Mishra: Rajiv's lawyer.

=== Episodic ===
* [[Suchitra Pillai]] as Shivani Bahl
* [[Vijay Vikram Singh]] as Takesh
* [[Flora Saini]] as Anisha Menon
* Swayam Joshi
* Haelyn Shastri<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajesh |first=Srividya |date=2022-09-06 |title=Exclusive: Vijay Vikram Singh bags Hotstar series The Good Wife |url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/digital/news-digital/exclusive-vijay-vikram-singh-bags-hotstar-series-the-good-wife/2022/09/06 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=IWMBuzz |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Sheena Chohan]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tricityscoop.com/the-actor-who-believes-in-sprinkling-magic/ |title=The Actor Who Believes in Sprinkling Magic! |date=24 October 2022 |work=MoneyControl |access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref>as Jasmin Lobo
* Nirbhay Jain
* Nancy Gill as Kavya Bola
* Aparna Menon as Rose Mathews

== Production ==

=== Development ===
A collaboration between Disney+ Hotstar and Kajol was announced in July 2022 with a teaser video revealing an untitled series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whittock |first=Jesse |date=2022-07-18 |title=Disney+ Hotstar To Produce Series With Indian Star Kajol |url=https://deadline.com/video/disney-hotstar-indian-star-kajol/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> In August, the first schedule of the shooting commenced at Juhu Studios in Mumbai where a set was built depicting an office setting. On 8 September 2022, the first look was released, announcing the title as well as the show being an adaptation of the American series of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=The Good Wife FIRST LOOK: Kajol asks 'shuru kare?' as she enters courtroom in Indian adaptation of the series |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/the-good-wife-first-look-kajol-asks-shuru-kare-as-she-enters-courtroom-in-indian-adaptation-of-the-series-1189154 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}</ref> The motion poster was released on 9 June 2023 and the trailer on 12 June announcing the release date 14 July 2023.

== Release ==
All episodes of The Trial released on Disney+ Hotstar on 14 July 2023.

== Critical reception ==
The show has received mostly mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=The Trial Twitter Review: Kajol's acting praised, but some call it 'cheap remake' of The Good Wife |url=https://www.news9live.com/entertainment/ott/the-trial-twitter-review-kajols-performance-praised-but-some-call-it-cheap-remake-of-the-good-wife-2212785 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=News9live |language=en-US}}</ref>

Anuj Kumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' opined "The makers have looked beyond the obvious faces that dot the OTT space these days and have brought back some lesser-seen powerhouses."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Anuj |title=‘The Trial’ series review: Kajol passes with flying colours |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-trial-series-review-kajol-passes-with-flying-colours/article67079713.ece |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 July 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=14 July 2023 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

[[Shubhra Gupta]] of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' opined "For the second season, can we expect smoother writing, less choppy situations, and please, none of those sonorous voice-overs which feel like they were written as bumper-sticker lines to the wise?"<ref>{{cite news |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |author-link=Shubhra Gupta |title=The Trial review: Kajol’s web series debut never hits the high points |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-trial-review-kajol-web-series-debut-never-hits-high-points-8835709/ |access-date=14 July 2023 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=14 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Saibal Chatterjee]] of ''[[NDTV]]'' rated the series 3 stars out of 5 and gave mixed review "Not everything in this world is by the book. One of the key characters in The Trial avers that a lawyer's job is to defend a client, not the truth."<ref>{{cite news |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |author-link=Saibal Chatterjee |title=The Trial Review: Kajol Is At Once Seething And Smarting |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/the-trial-review-kajol-is-at-once-seething-and-smarting-3-stars-4205970 |access-date=14 July 2023 |work=[[NDTV]] |date=July 14, 2023}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>

Critic [[Deepa Gahlot]] reviewed the series for ''[[Scroll.in]]'' stating "Kajol is given annoying internal pop-philosophical monologues about love, trust, destiny and faith."<ref>{{cite news |last=Gahlot |first=Deepa |author-link=Deepa Gahlot |title=‘The Trial’ review: Kajol is the chief draw of overwrought legal show |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1052596/the-trial-review-kajol-is-the-chief-draw-of-overwrought-legal-show |access-date=15 July 2023 |work=[[Scroll.in]] |date=14 July 2023}}</ref>

Santanu Das of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' felt dialogues are poor and wrote "None of the performances land, even the always-reliable Sheeba Chaddha meets the fate of a poorly written boss-lady archetype."<ref>{{cite news |last=Das |first=Santanu |title=The Trial review: Kajol's OTT debut serves no pyaar, some kaanoon, and a lot of dhokha |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/the-trial-review-kajols-ott-debut-serves-no-pyaar-some-kaanoon-and-a-lot-of-dhokha-101689341713724.html |access-date=15 July 2023 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=14 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

Tushar Joshi of ''[[India Today]]'' wrote "On the flip side, the score and music sounds outdated and some of the dialogues stand out as a sore thumb in an otherwise modern setting. There is a lack of cohesiveness between the episodes and you need to be patient to make it to the point where the actual fun starts."<ref>{{cite news |last=Joshi |first=Tushar |title=The Trial Review: Kajol is good but Sheeba Chadha wins the battle of performances |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/reviews/story/the-trial-review-kajol-is-good-but-sheeba-chadha-wins-the-battle-of-performances-2406503-2023-07-14 |access-date=15 July 2023 |work=[[India Today]] |date=July 14, 2023 |language=en}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>

A critic from ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote "Blame it on my expectations, but we've seen far more absorbing and closer-to-life court room dramas in recent times -- the slow burn Criminal Justice, spirited Guilty Minds and, of course, the glitzy Suits being one of my all-time favourites."<ref>{{cite news |last=Nair |first=Divya |title=The Trial Review: Kajol Is Brilliant! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/the-trial-review/20230714.htm |access-date=14 July 2023 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=July 14, 2023 |language=en}}{{rating|3.5|5}}</ref>

''[[Pinkvilla]]'' gave a mixed review "The Trial counts for a nice weekend binge despite few clichéd tropes and plot conveniences."<ref>{{cite news |last=Jogani |first=Rishil |title=The Trial Review: Kajol led courtroom drama engages and impresses despite plot conveniences and clichés |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/reviews/the-trial-review-kajol-led-courtroom-drama-engages-and-impresses-despite-plot-conveniences-and-cliches-1230186 |access-date=15 July 2023 |work=[[Pinkvilla]] |date=14 July 2023 |language=en}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://imdb.com/title/tt21975100/?ref_=m_nmfmd_act_2 The Trial] at [[IMDb]]
* [https://www.hotstar.com/sg/tv/the-trial-pyaar-kaanoon-dhokha/1260143201 Trial] on [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
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[[Category:2023 Indian television series debuts]]
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[[Category:Indian television series based on American television series]]
[[Category:The Good Wife]]

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