<p>In the early stages of developing The Trial, creator-director Suparn S Varma knew two things for certain&mdash;that he had a powerful source material in The Good Wife. Secondly, he would make the adaptation only with <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/amp/entertainment/web-series/article/kajol-enjoys-dinner-and-dessert-date-with-manish-malhotra-in-london-23296868" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Kajol</a></strong> in the lead. The actor steps into Julianna Margulies&rsquo;s shoes to play lawyer Noyonika Sengupta.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img title="Suparn S Varma" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/jul/kajol-fiteen-july-b_e.jpg" alt="Suparn S Varma" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Suparn S Varma</em></strong></p>
<p>&ldquo;When it came to casting, I had only one name. I have been a Kajol fan. She has resilience as well as a strong sense of what she will accept and what she won&rsquo;t. Likewise, Noyonika is a woman of tremendous inner strength,&rdquo; reasons Varma. He was confident the leading lady would bring the much-needed depth to Noyonika, who is compelled to begin her life anew after her husband&mdash;essayed by Jisshu Sengupta&mdash;is put behind bars. &ldquo;Kajol brings gravitas, and depth of emotional experiences to [her role].&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>But at the end of the day, every actor is in service of the script. Adapting an Emmy Award-winning show is no mean feat. Varma and his team of writers had to localise the Disney+Hotstar offering. &ldquo;The cases shown are contemporary. The angle between Kajol and Alyy Khan&rsquo;s characters had to be reworked because in today&rsquo;s times, Alyy&rsquo;s character would be cancelled for having an affair with his employee. The lead character has been changed too. Plus, we knew how the original seasons evolved. So, we could add a lot of those [developments] in the first part itself.&rdquo;</p><p>
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