'I didn't get any acting offers despite praise': Nidhi Bisht opens up ahead of 'Maamla Legal Hai 2' release on April 2

As 'Maamla Legal Hai 2' gears up for its April 2 release on Netflix, actress and writer Nidhi Bisht has opened up about an unexpected reality she faced following the massive success of Season 1.

Despite receiving widespread praise for her portrayal of Advocate Sujata, Bisht revealed that acting offers largely did not come her way after the show with many in the industry mistakenly assuming she had also written the series.

Instead, it was writing calls that flooded her inbox. In a candid conversation ahead of the show's return, she also shared how effortlessly she slipped back into Sujata's skin and what fans can look forward to in the new season.

Here is everything she said.

Nidhi Bisht on 'Maamla Legal Hai' Season 2

Drawing a comparison to student life, Bisht said, “It’s like waiting for exam results."Now, if we’ve come up a little bit with distinction [scriptwise], we can get a college admission,” reflecting her mix of excitement and nervousness ahead of the release on April 2 on Netflix.Despite returning to the show nearly a year after its first season, Bisht found it surprisingly easy to step back into her character.

She shared with Mid-day, “When we met for reading it happened very naturally. Maybe the body has it in its memory; it took me minutes to become Sujata again.” She added that even during script readings, the cast instinctively addressed each other by their on-screen identities, saying, “[During] reading the lines, we would call each other by our characters’ names.

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Nidhi Bisht on getting more writing offers than acting

Reflecting on the response after the first season of ‘Maamla Legal Hai’, Bisht noted a surprising trend in the offers she received.

“As soon as the word goes out that I’m writing, the acting jobs stop coming my way. But surprisingly, after ‘Maamla Legal Hai’, I got a lot of writing calls,” she said.Bisht further clarified, “I didn’t get any offers for acting despite receiving a lot of praise. Many people thought that I had also written the show, which is not true.”

Nidhi Bisht's writing career

Alongside acting, Nidhi has consistently pursued writing, building credits with projects like ‘Permanent Roommates’, ‘Bisht, Please!’, and ‘Home Shanti’.

However, she pointed out that managing both roles in the industry hasn’t been easy, as perceptions often influence opportunities.

Plot twist of 'Maamla Legal Hai' Season 2

Season 2 continues to draw inspiration from the absurdities of real-life Indian legal cases. Reports suggest viewers can look forward to hearing about "rats eating marijuana" and "parrots charged with obscenity," all while navigating the personal quests of the staff. The series will also address popular fan questions like: Will Sujata Didi finally get her coveted AC chamber? Will Ananya Shroff’s fight for justice survive the harsh reality of the district court? And most importantly, will Tyagi find that "kick" in justice while wearing the judge’s robes?