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Tanuj Chopra Takes Over as Director of The Royals Season 2
Tanuj Chopra has taken over as director of Netflix’s The Royals Season 2, which stars Ishaan Khatter.
Mitakshara Kumar, who had replaced earlier director Jasmeet K Reen, has also left the series.
A report said Kumar and the team had creative differences and parted amicably, though the production has not publicly explained the change.
Filming has moved from Jaipur to Mumbai and resumed under Chopra.
Khatter is set to return, and Sini Shetty is reported to be joining as the new female lead in place of Bhumi Pednekar.
The new season’s plot remains under wraps, so further story details have not been announced.
Tanuj Chopra has taken over as director of The Royals Season 2, according to reports.
The series stars Ishaan Khatter and is being made for Netflix.
Reports differ on whether Mitakshara Kumar formally joined the production before Chopra took over.
Times of India reports Chopra began filming in Jaisalmer on October 19, while News18 reports filming resumed in Mumbai.
The cast is expected to include Sini Shetty and Gurfateh Pirzada.
- Who
- Tanuj Chopra has taken over as director of The Royals Season 2.
- What
- Chopra is directing the Netflix series after changes in the director’s role.
- When
- He reportedly began filming on October 19, 2026.
- Where
- Reports differ: Times of India says filming began in Jaisalmer; News18 says filming resumed in Mumbai.
- Why
- Reports describe creative differences and changes in the production, but do not agree on the details of Kumar’s departure.
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Reports said Jasmeet K Reen had left the director’s role and that Mitakshara Kumar was considered or brought in as her replacement.
Times of India reported that Tanuj Chopra began shooting for the new season in Jaisalmer.
News18 reported that Chopra had taken over as director and that filming had resumed in Mumbai.
Times of India reported that Kumar had never been formally signed on and that Chopra’s appointment was the only directorial change.
- Director
- Tanuj Chopra
- Series
- The Royals Season 2
- Streaming platform
- Netflix
- Reported filming start
- October 19, 2026
- Cast members named
- Ishaan Khatter, Sini Shetty, Gurfateh Pirzada
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What people are saying
Mitakshara and the team of ‘The Royals’ have parted amicably. She has been replaced by Tanuj Chopra, the US-based Indian director who directed Season 2 and 3 of the Netflix series ‘Delhi Crime’.