India, May 3 -- Ishaan Khatter and Bhumi Pednekar have been paired together on screen for the first time in Netflix's upcoming romantic comedy show, The Royals. The cast announcement had intrigued fans, with many amused and others surprised. But after the trailer was launched, many were praising their chemistry. "It was the same graph for us," says Ishaan with a laugh. (Also read: Bhumi Pednekar, Ishaan Khatter on their fresh pairing, how The Royals brings rom-coms back to Indian screens | Exclusive)

Ahead of the show's release, the two actors speak to HT about the show and working with each other. Bhumi reveals the two had joint script readings to build that rapport. "We went through a chemistry read. We had never worked together. We di...