Sophia Shekhar (played by Bhumi Pednekar) is a protagonist in The Royals.
Sophia Shekhar is a hospitality entrepreneur whose business expertise becomes central to the story. She teams up with Aviraaj Singh to revive his financially struggling royal family's ancestral palace as a luxury resort, making her a key partner in the effort to restore the family's fortunes. Aviraaj Singh/Fizzy (played by Ishaan Khatter) is a protagonist in The Royals.
Aviraaj Singh is the heir of a financially struggling royal family in modern-day India. His fortunes begin to change when he joins forces with Sophia Shekhar, a hospitality entrepreneur, to transform the family's ancestral palace into a luxury resort and pursue a new future for the household. Padmaja Devi/Paddy (played by Sakshi Tanwar) appears in The Royals.
Digvijay Singh/Diggy (played by Vihaan Samat) appears in The Royals.
Kunal Mehta (played by Udit Arora) appears in The Royals.
Niki Kaushik (played by Lisa Mishra) appears in The Royals.
Girdhari Sa (played by Jagdish Rajpurohit) appears in The Royals.
The Royals (2025) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Sophia Shekhar
(played by Bhumi Pednekar) — protagonist
Sophia Shekhar is a hospitality entrepreneur whose business expertise becomes central to the story. She teams up with Aviraaj Singh to revive his financially struggling royal family's ancestral palace...
Aviraaj Singh/Fizzy
(played by Ishaan Khatter) — protagonist
Aviraaj Singh is the heir of a financially struggling royal family in modern-day India. His fortunes begin to change when he joins forces with Sophia Shekhar, a hospitality entrepreneur, to transform...
Padmaja Devi/Paddy
(played by Sakshi Tanwar) — supporting
Digvijay Singh/Diggy
(played by Vihaan Samat) — supporting
Kunal Mehta
(played by Udit Arora) — supporting
Niki Kaushik
(played by Lisa Mishra) — supporting
Girdhari Sa
(played by Jagdish Rajpurohit) — supporting
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Padmaja Devi/Paddy → Girdhari Sa
(Professional Servant)
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Niki Kaushik → Sophia Shekhar
(Social Friend)
Aviraaj Singh/Fizzy → Kunal Mehta
(Social Friend)
Sophia Shekhar → Aviraaj Singh/Fizzy
(Alliance Business Partner)
Story Analysis
The season combines a cross-class romantic situation, a palace financial crisis, and the exposure of concealed royal history. Business initiatives and family revelations increasingly become parts of the same struggle.
