Bollywood star Ananya Panday will star in Call Me Bae, an upcoming authentic series from the streaming service Amazon Prime Video.
The series, which has began manufacturing, was introduced by actor Varun Dhawan in a hilarious video posted on social media.
“Pakki khabar hai guys, @ananyapanday is the new fashionista in the primeverse! Watch this first glimpse and stay tuned. #CallMeBae New Series, Now Filming!” Dhawan posted on Instagram.
The brief clip opens with Dhawan saying that Panday will headline the new present from the streamer.
“Hi guys, it’s me, Prime Bae! And today I’m going to reveal Prime Video’s new show, Call Me Bae,” the 35-year-old actor says within the video.
Panday, 24, interrupts him and says, “Call ME Bae! That’s my show, where I play a total fashion expert, just like moi.” Dhawan then pokes enjoyable at her as she makes a selection between two completely different shades of blue materials.
In response, Panday channels Hollywood veteran Meryl Streep’s The Devil Wears Prada character Miranda Priestly and colleges Dhawan on the nuances of trend and couture.
Call Me Bae is created by Ishita Moitra who additionally co-wrote the series with Samina Motlekar and Rohit Nair, a press launch acknowledged.
In the present, Panday essays the position of Bae, a billionaire fashionista, who’s disowned by her ultra-rich household owing to a salacious scandal.
She has to fend for herself, for the primary time ever. On this journey, she overcomes stereotypes, negotiates round prejudices, and discovers who she actually is.
Collin D’Cunha — assistant director on Sanju — is directing the present, which hails from filmmaker Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment. It is government produced by Johar, Apoorva Mehta, and Somen Mishra.