Sushmita Sen on Aarya 3: ‘I have a dirty feeling we’re coming with season three’

After leaving us in awe with her tigress avatar in Ram Madhvani’s Aarya, Sushmita Sen recently returned to our screens with the much anticipated season 2 of the crime-thriller drama series. While in season 1 we saw a brief glimpse of Aarya joining gangs, by the end of season 2 she became a don, or as she likes to call it-- a working mother. Sushmita’s performance was spectacular and once again made us realize that she is one of the most versatile performers of the Hindi film industry. The dynamic season 2 also left us eagerly waiting to know what will happen in Aarya’s life next!

Well in a chat with Mid Day, Sushmita expressed her happiness about the audience accepting a ‘woman-led story’ with open arms. She was quoted saying, “The show is inspired by Penoza [the Dutch series], or [if you see the similarities], the role is a female version of Michael Corleone from The Godfather. So, it’s tough for Indian audiences to suddenly accept not just a strong female lead, but to see her being everything that we consider masculine. Thanks to Ram, Aarya is still as feminine as she can be, because she is a mother first.”

When asked about Aarya 3, the actress replied, “Penoza had five seasons. So, we have the basic arc of five seasons. Only Ram can answer this question, but I have a dirty feeling we’re coming with season three.” We can’t help but hope that Sushmita’s feeling is correct! Madhvani had also hinted at a third season in a recent interview, but had maintained that it depends on the reaction received by Aarya 2. Well, guess we’ll just have to wait and watch.