{"id":2186150,"date":"2025-12-04T00:59:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2186150"},"modified":"2025-12-04T00:59:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:59:31","slug":"shabana-azmi-joins-kabir-bedi-in-true-story-legal-drama-usa-v-raj-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/shabana-azmi-joins-kabir-bedi-in-true-story-legal-drama-usa-v-raj-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Shabana Azmi Joins Kabir Bedi in True-Story Legal Drama \u2018USA v Raj\u2019 (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Acclaimed Indian actor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000818\/\">Shabana Azmi<\/a> has joined the cast of \u201cUSA v Raj,\u201d the biographical legal drama that dramatizes the real-life ordeal of Dr. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm17733812\/\">Raj Bothra<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The film will tell the story of Bothra, who faced 54 federal charges at age 79 before being cleared by a unanimous jury verdict in June 2022. The doctor spent more than 1,300 days incarcerated while repeatedly denied bail.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm10394326\/\">Azmi<\/a> will portray Pammi Bothra, the resilient matriarch who became the pillar of strength for her family throughout their ordeal. Veteran actor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001934\/\">Kabir Bedi<\/a> stars as Dr. Raj Bothra, with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2265507\/\">Emily Shah<\/a> joining the cast as Sonia Bothra, playing the physician\u2019s daughter who stood by him during the legal battle.<\/p>\n<p>Principal photography has commenced in London on the feature, which is being directed by award-winning cinematographer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0151533\/\">Ravi K. Chandran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm14649477\/\">Prashant Shah<\/a> of Bollywood Hollywood Productions is producing through his partnership with London\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co1151057\/\">Twickenham Productions<\/a>. Post-production will be at Twickenham Studios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acclaimed Indian actor Shabana Azmi has joined the cast of \u201cUSA v Raj,\u201d the biographical legal drama that dramatizes the real-life ordeal of Dr. Raj Bothra. The film will tell the story of Bothra, who faced 54 federal charges at age 79 before being cleared by a unanimous jury verdict in June 2022. 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