Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia lead Netflix’s colorful and heartfelt Bollywood-fusion dance movie.
School’s almost back in session, so it’s time to put the pep back in that step with Netflix’s Best of the Best! The official trailer for the upcoming film, starring Never Have I Ever‘s Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, has released, giving viewers a peek into some of the fun that will be had.
The first looks at Best of the Best presented viewers with a flashy, colorful, extravagant numbers one can expect from Lena Khan’s inspired musical film. Now that the trailer is out, viewers can expect more heart and soul between Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia’s characters, who might be going head to head if college splits them up.
Best of the Best follows Maya and Anjali, two childhood friends who join UCLA’s competitive Bollywood-fusion dance team. Unfortunately for them, they soon discover that the road to winning the U.S. Championship is far more raucous and cutthroat than they ever imagined.
In the past, fans have gotten to see Ramakrishnan in Never Have I Ever as the aspiring Devi as well as in Pixar’s Turning Red as Mei’s friend, Priya. Meanwhile, some may be familiar with Kedia from Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, which recently dropped earlier this year.
Ramakrishnan and Kedia also shared their love for the sisterhood that their characters, Maya and Anjali, have with Netflix TUDUM. “[Maya]’s quite combative, but I love her. She’s not just your surface-level hard-ass. She’s vulnerable, and she really just wants to be loved,” Ramakrishnan said.
“I’ve been [Anjali] before, and I still am her in small ways,” Kedia added. “I think we’re meeting Anjali on this really beautiful journey where she’s learning who she is outside the roles she’s used to playing — whether that’s the obedient daughter or unconditional best friend.”
Previously, Khan also talked about the emotional core that makes Best of the Best special. “The biggest thing is that it goes very deep, but also goes very big,” Khan mentioned. “You get a movie that’s really exciting, but also heartfelt. I think sometimes you want to be able to sit down and have a good time that also [feels] really rich, and it gave you that.”
Netflix’s Best of the Best Puts Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia Center Stage
The main cast for Best of the Best includes Ramakrishnan, Kedia, Ankur Rathee, Janina Gavankar, Chaneil Kular, Becky Alex, Shreya Navile, and Hasan Minhaj. Additionally, Lilly Singh, Nihar Duvvuri, Nico Greetham, Amryn Khurana, Tanishq Joshi, Saara Chaudry, and Sasha Bhasin also star.
In addition, Phillip and Makenzie Chbeeb serve as choreographers alongside co-choreographer Joya Kazi.
Best of the Best is directed by Lena Khan and written by Prashanth Venkataramanujam and Hasan Minhaj. The producing team includes Jonathan Eirich for Rideback and Hasan Minhaj and Prashanth Venkataramanujam for 186K Films. Ellen H. Schwartz and Ryan Halprin executive produce.
Best of the Best premieres on Friday, September 18, on Netflix.
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Chris Gallardo
Christopher Gallardo is a New York City-based freelance entertainment writer and critic. He is currently writing for Tell-Tale TV, Nerdtropolis, Popternative and Eulalie Magazine with previous contributions to The Hollywood Handle and CoveredGeekly. He has been featured other sites including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, The Direct, Collider, IGN, and much more. He is also a massive fan of animated shows and movies, ranging from Princess Mononoke to Invincible and Arcane, as well as a big Greek mythology fan who loves Percy Jackson, God of War, and the Hades games. You can find him on X and Instagram (@chrisagwrites)!
