The premiere of the American version of “Citadel” and the main actress was adorned with stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas said she couldn’t have asked for a better start to the international promotional campaign for the spy-thriller series. Executive produced by Joe and Anthony Russo, the series stars Priyanka as elite detective Nadia Singh opposite Richard Madden’s Mason Kane. The first premiere of the Prime Video show was underway in Mumbai with the lead cast as well as some of the biggest names from the Indian film industry – Rekha, Varun Dhawan, Raj & DK, and Kabir Khan walking the blue carpet.
The actress, who was in news for her ‘Quit Bollywood’ statement, said, “I am very excited to launch the global campaign for ‘Gadh’ in my home country, India. We will then travel around the world, But I have got the good fortune of millions of people in my country and I will always carry it wherever I go.” Following her statement, netizens believed that the actress took a subtle dig at Bollywood.
She also spoke about her first meeting with co-star Madden, saying, “Richard and I first met at a social dinner. We hit it off the first time we met. Then we met at the awards show and We met after that. Parties. But when I met him for work, I knew he is a disciplined actor who likes to prepare like me. That’s why we get along so well.” The two walked the blue carpet together.
Aditi Rao Hydari, Sohpi Choudhary, Neha Sharma, Ayesha Sharma, Rakul Preet Singh, Neha Dhupia, Anubhav Sinha, Shweta Tripathi, Sanya Malhotra, Shalini Pandey, Kusha Kapila, Anubhav Singh Bassi, Elaz Norouzi, Kubbra Sait, Nandish Sandhu, Harshvardhan Kapoor , Nikhil Dwivedi, Kirti Kulhari, Mohit RekhaSayani Gupta, Shruti Seth, Rasika Dugal, Priya Bapat, Anushka Sen, Vineet Kumar Singh, Anusha Dandekar and other celebs were also present at the venue.
about the citadel
“Citadel” follows elite agents Mason Kane and Nadia Singh, whose memories were wiped as they fled for their lives following the collapse of the independent global spy agency Citadel. It sees the two protagonists build new lives under new identities unaware of their past. Until one night, when Mason is tracked down by his former Citadel colleague, Bernard Orlick (Stanley Tucci), who desperately needs his help to stop rival agency Manticore from establishing a new world order.
Mason seeks out his former partner, Nadia, and the two detectives embark on a mission that takes them around the world in an attempt to stop the Manticore, all the while secrets, lies, and a dangerous-yet-never-ending Struggling with a relationship built on love that ends. , read the official synopsis.
Citadel is produced by Amazon Studios and AGBO of Russo Brothers. The first two episodes of the series will premiere globally on Prime on April 28 in 40 languages. It will also serve as the flagship show which will tie in with the local shows already running in India and Italy, starring Matilda De Angelis, Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
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(With PTI inputs)