The trailer of Sooni Taraporevala’s web-series Waack Girls was unveiled by the makers on Thursday. Created and directed by Sooni (writer of films like Salaam Bombay, Mississipi Masala and The Namesake), who has co-written it with Iyanah Bativala and Ronny Sen, the 9-episode show stars newcomers Mekhola Bose, Rytasha Rathore, Anasua Chowdhury, Chrisann Pereira, Priyam Saha, Ruby Sah and Achintya Bose in pivotal roles.
The trailer features some visuals of Kolkata where the story is set and it introduces six young women who form a Waack dance group. Rytasha plays the manager of the dance group and she spots one of the women at a talent hunt event and seeks to collaborate. Mekhola portrays the role of the team’s choreographer, seen explaining the meaning of Waacking to others. It follows their personal struggles and challenges, as they fight societal norms to pursue their passion of dancing.
