Jasmeet K Reen,Jasmeet Reen,Netflix,Netflix India,News,Nupur Asthana,OTT,OTT Platform,The Royals S2,The Royals Season 2,Web Series,Web Show">Darlings fame Jasmeet K. Reen replaces Nupur Asthana as director of The Royals Season 2: Report
Netflix India’s romantic comedy series The Royals is set to undergo a significant creative shift in its second season. According to an exclusive report by Variety India, filmmaker Jasmeet K. Reen has been brought on board to direct the upcoming season of the Ishaan Khatter-led show.
Darlings fame Jasmeet K. Reen replaces Nupur Asthana as director of The Royals Season 2: Report
Reen, who made her directorial debut with the critically acclaimed film Darlings in 2022, will take over directing responsibilities from Nupur Asthana. Asthana, who helmed the first season alongside Priyanka Ghose, is understood to have stepped away from the project due to prior commitments. She is currently working on another Netflix series backed by Ekta Kapoor’s production banner. Priyanka Ghose is expected to continue her association with The Royals.
Reportedly, pre-production on the second season is currently underway, with filming likely to begin in July 2026.
The change in direction comes shortly after reports suggested that Bhumi S. Pednekar, who played the female lead opposite Ishaan Khatter in the first season, will not return for the next chapter. It is speculated that her exit has been linked to a broader creative restructuring of the series.
Reen gained recognition with Darlings, starring Alia Bhatt, Shefali Shah and Vijay Varma, which received widespread critical appreciation following its release. She is also attached to direct a period drama based on the life of legendary actress Madhubala. The project, backed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, will reportedly feature Dhurandhar actress Sara Arjun in the lead role.
According to reports, Reen is expected to complete filming for The Royals S2 before beginning work on the Madhubala biopic later this year.
May 30, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; The seam of the baseball rips on a swing from Colorado Rockies left fielder Sterlin Thompson (30) in the third inning against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images
Jake McCarthy homered, singled twice and drove in four runs, Ryan Feltner returned to the rotation with six shutout innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3 in Denver on Saturday night.
Kyle Karros also went deep, and TJ Rumfield and Willi Castro had two hits each for Colorado, which has won consecutive games for the first time since May 7-8.
Drew Gilbert homered among his two hits, and Jung Hoo Lee and Matt Chapman also had two hits for San Francisco, which has lost five in a row.
Feltner (2-1) was activated from the injured list (right ulnar nerve inflammation) to make his first start since April 23. He retired the first five batters he faced before Chapman’s two-out double in the second, and he erased leadoff singles in the third and fifth innings with double-play grounders.
He left after scattering four hits and fanning two to earn his first win since April 6.
The Rockies, who used a five-run rally in the ninth inning to win 8-6 Friday night, built on that momentum in the first inning against Adrian Houser.
McCarthy led off with a walk and one out later, Goodman drew a base on balls to put runners on first and second. Castro followed with an RBI single, Ezequiel Tovar followed with a two-out single and Houser hit Sterlin Thompson with the bases loaded to make it 2-0.
McCarthy lined a two-run homer into the Colorado bullpen in the fourth inning, his third of the season, to double the Rockies’ lead.
Houser (2-5) allowed four runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked two.
The Rockies made it 5-0 on McCarthy’s RBI single in the fifth and then padded the advantage in the seventh.
Karros led off the inning with a pinch-hit homer, his third of the season, Tyler Freeman reached on a bloop double and scored on McCarthy’s single. McCarthy stole second and scored on Rumfield’s single.
Gilbert spoiled Colorado’s shutout bid with a two-run homer in the eighth, his third, and Chapman had a two-out RBI single in the ninth.
Thankfully, Saturday night’s game between Milwaukee and UCF in NCAA baseball regional action gave you an updated version.
Grant Ross for Milwaukee came to the plate in the bottom of the fifth with two outs and the bases empty. Ross lofted a fly ball to straight-away center field, where UCF outfielder DeAmez Ross tried to make the catch at the wall.
Instead, the ball deflected off his glove, and then his head, before carooming over the wall for a home run:
Here is a longer clip, that includes a few replays of the moment at the wall:
The home run staked the upstart Panthers to a 10-1 lead, just one day after the Horizon League champions knocked off Auburn, the fourth-overall seed in the NCAA baseball tournament.
While UCF has closed the gap — the score is currently 10-6 in the bottom of the seventh inning at the time of publication — this play might live on in Milwaukee lore, no matter how the game ends.
Thankfully, Saturday night’s game between Milwaukee and UCF in NCAA baseball regional action gave you an updated version.
Grant Ross for Milwaukee came to the plate in the bottom of the fifth with two outs and the bases empty. Ross lofted a fly ball to straight-away center field, where UCF outfielder DeAmez Ross tried to make the catch at the wall.
Instead, the ball deflected off his glove, and then his head, before carooming over the wall for a home run:
Here is a longer clip, that includes a few replays of the moment at the wall:
The home run staked the upstart Panthers to a 10-1 lead, just one day after the Horizon League champions knocked off Auburn, the fourth-overall seed in the NCAA baseball tournament.
While UCF has closed the gap — the score is currently 10-6 in the bottom of the seventh inning at the time of publication — this play might live on in Milwaukee lore, no matter how the game ends.
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Just a few days ago, baseball fans celebrated the 33rd anniversary of one of MLB’s most bizarre moments. The day that Jose Canseco tried to catch a fly ball, only to see it ricochet off his head and over the wall for a home run.
Thankfully, Saturday night’s game between Milwaukee and UCF in NCAA baseball regional action gave you an updated version.
Grant Ross for Milwaukee came to the plate in the bottom of the fifth with two outs and the bases empty. Ross lofted a fly ball to straight-away center field, where UCF outfielder DeAmez Ross tried to make the catch at the wall.
Instead, the ball deflected off his glove, and then his head, before carooming over the wall for a home run:
Here is a longer clip, that includes a few replays of the moment at the wall:
The home run staked the upstart Panthers to a 10-1 lead, just one day after the Horizon League champions knocked off Auburn, the fourth-overall seed in the NCAA baseball tournament.
While UCF has closed the gap — the score is currently 10-6 in the bottom of the seventh inning at the time of publication — this play might live on in Milwaukee lore, no matter how the game ends.