Neha Sharma on 'Illegal Season 3': 'It was an absolute honour working with Piyush Mishra'

After the resounding success and overwhelming popularity of its initial two seasons, ‘Illegal,’ India’s beloved courtroom drama, has today unveiled the trailer for its highly anticipated third season. Coming soon on JioCinema, the show boasts a stellar cast including Neha Sharma, Akshay Oberoi, Piyush Mishra, and Satydeep Mishra, portraying pivotal roles intricately woven into the fabric of legal conflicts and personal lives.

This season further elevates its narrative with the inclusion of acclaimed talents such as Neil Bhoopalam, Zayn Marie Khan, Asheema Vardaan, Ira Dubey, and Anshuman Malhotra, promising viewers an enthralling continuation of the series’ compelling saga.

Talking about the show, Neha said, “Joy because it’s a season 3 so I have a lot of gratitude and illegal for me means happiness because it’s season 3. I don’t know what it signifies me. For me, it it, signifies girl power.”

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Neil Bhooplam spoke about the show as well and stated, “Knowing the times we live in, knowing what fiction is written, that Jugal Bandi just seemed like a win for me completely. And, to be able to play a character like Dushyant Singh, that was that was the draw.”

On working with Piyush Mishra, Neha said, “I loved working with him, and it’s an absolute honor because I feel he’s such a fabulous, entertainer. I’m not gonna say just actor because you know his music side is so empowering and it’s just so much of that that’s in him that makes his personality even more, amazing. So I think it was a great collaboration, and I would have never thought of it. I’m glad the makers thought of it. So it’s been great, and I think he’s a fabulous co actor also. Give and take and, at this age, he’s so honest with his performance, you know, he gives it his 100% script so it’s just been an honor, pure joy.”

Neil added, “There is more fun in a series because it also ends with a hook. Yes. Every episode ends with that’s a classic format. You need to build it up and and even when we were shooting we would we would be reminded that this falls in this episode’s the end or the middle. And just remember we are starting the scene because that one ended in that particular manner. So to enjoy the sort of that is is fantastic. Again, a common question. What are some of the courtroom cliches that should be done away with? Or you both are tired of watching me, babe?”

Neha then spoke about the evolution of the show and said, “We are not even we were not even aware, you know, season 1 the courtroom is always not that big one there are the small courts which are very different from the huge courtrooms that we are used to seeing and, you know, one, just finale and the drama and all of that. So I think it’s become more realistic now. And, Neil, as an audience, do you also observe the way we have evolved in terms of storytelling on OTT and in cinema? Yes. I’ve observed in in courtroom dramas, there are no air conditioners in the in the court.”