Deepti Naval is all set to feature in the Hotstar courtroom drama web-series Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors Season 2 as a grandmother. Pankaj Tripathi is returning to the season 2 as defence lawyer Madhav Mishra and Anupriya Goenka is playing the role of lawyer Nikhat Hussain. The 8 part courtroom drama series is directed by Rohan Sippy and Arjun Mukerjee and written by Apurva Asrani. The others in the cast include Kirti Kulhari, Shilpa Shukla, Jisshu Sengupta, Mita Vashisht and Ashish Vidyarthi.
Deepti Naval is widely known for her roles in the movies like ‘Chashme Baddoor’, ‘Mirch Masala’, ‘Saath Saath’, and ‘Angoor’. Talking about her participation in the courtroom drama she said, “I enjoyed working in the series because I had seen part 1 of Criminal Justice and I had liked it very much. I thought it was very well shot, it was sleek and gripping. I wanted to be part of it; when they offered me the role I agreed and why not it is something I enjoyed watching so it would be nice to become part of it in chapter 2”.
Deepti also had some good words for other actors she worked with. “I also looked forward to working with the younger actors, the new, young exciting lot and I enjoyed working in this thriller. I enjoyed working with Pankaj Tripathi, Shilpa Shukla, the child who played my grand daughter Mishti Sinha and the two directors I worked with Rohan Sippy and Arjun Mukherjee both are very bright, I enjoyed working with both of them”.
Actor Jackie Shroff had participated in the season 1 of the series.