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The last time Arjun Rampal played a defense lawyer was in Fox, a 2009 thriller co-starring Sunny Deol. Now, in
Nail Polish (2021), out on ZEE5, he gets to explore the archetype in full gear. A respected sports coach (Manav Kaul) is accused of murdering two migrant children.
As Sid Jaisingh, it falls on Arjun’s hotshot lawyer to defend his dead-end client. Sid has his own issues he hates his father, a famous former lawyer, and has recently been offered a political bait. “You needn’t stoop low like me,” he tells the public prosecutor a telling admission from a ruthless character. Last month, Arjun was questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a drugs-related case (he refused to discuss the probe in this interview).
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After a busy festive season, streaming platforms are starting off the new year on a rather slow note. Except for Paurashpur and Nail Polish on ZEE5, there is no big Indian original show releasing on OTT platforms this week. Netflix has dropped a bunch of old favourites like 17 Again and Catch Me if You Can, besides new seasons of some of their popular shows.
Director Bugs Bhargava Krishna’s
Nail Polish is a court procedural in the strictest sense of the term. Written by Krishna himself,
Nail Polish is about a popular social activist, Veer Singh (Manav Kaul), accused of raping and murdering two poor migrant children and suspected of having killed dozens of others. The case is being prosecuted by Amit Kumar (Anand Tiwari), while the lawyer for Singh is a seemingly soulless rich fellow called Sid Jaisingh (Arjun Rampal). Judge Bhushan (Rajit Kapur) is hearing the case.
Krishna is an advertising professional and a familiar face as an actor. Not for him the “
Actor Arjun Rampal, who plays a defence lawyer in ‘Nail Polish’, says that playing challenging roles has a calming effect on him
The new normal could well be wearing out Arjun Rampal. With a one-year-old child at home, the actor says it is required of him to be extra cautious whenever he steps out. “Hope this will all be over soon with the vaccines coming along,” he remarks, over a Zoom audio call from London.
Arjun’s
Nail Polish releases on digital streaming platform ZEE5 on January 1, 2021. He plays Sid Jaisingh, a defence lawyer tasked with securing the acquittal of Veer Singh (Manav Kaul) after the latter is accused of murdering 38 children. Co-starring Rajit Kapur and Anand Tiwari in key roles,