Amaze on and on: Citadel: Honey Bunny (Hindi)

Raj and D.K. The duo that always pay! They take-over Citadel from and name their series Honey Bunny. “We believe in giving titles that are in sharp contrast to the content of the show. (Well, what else would you say about The Family Man and Guns and Gulabs, for example?”). Honey and Bunny, co-incidentally, happen to be the names of the leading pair, Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, in the series. This is Varun Dhawan’s streaming debut. Samantha was the antagonist in the second run of Raj and D.K.’s The Family Man, marking her streaming debut.

Honey Bunny was shot in Serbia and India. Along with Varun and Samantha, Siknadar Kher was also part of the Serbia shoot. Immediately after completing the shooting early this year, Samantha took a break. She had been diagnosed with myositis, an auto-immune condition, resulting from inflammation in the muscles. But she and Varun were both there at the APV event. Citadel’s second Indian run is a successor to the first foray, featuring Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in lead roles. Venture 1 had receiving mixed reviews and a modest audience response. Honey Bunny has a rivetting narrative that fuses the pulse-pounding elements of a gritty spy action thriller, with the heartwarming allure of a love story, all set against the vibrant tapestry of the '90s.

A D2R films production, it is written by Raj and DK, Sita R. Menon (daughter of the former Editor of The Economic Times) and directed by Raj and DK. One was wondering why the name Kay Kay Menon had not featured in some recent spy/crime series, so here he is!

In support are Simran, Soham Majumdar, Shivankit Singh Parihar, Kashvi Majmundar, Saquib Saleem, and Sikandar Kher.