Rasika Dugal joins Stephen Fry for audio collection The Empire, says ‘it’s a delight to listen to lovely voices’

Actor Rasika Dugal has joined British veteran Stephen Fry for worldwide comedy audio collection The Empire. Dugal, who was final seen in Mirzapur 2, has signed the BBC Radio 2 collection, written by Indian stand-up comedian-screenwriter Anuvab Pal and directed by Ed Morrish, an award-winning radio comedy producer.
The Empire is ready in Imperial India, the place the brand new district Justice of the Peace of Darjeeling grapples with the tasks of his new put up with the assistance – and generally hindrance – of his colleagues, learn the official synopsis.
“Anuvab Pal’s script had me in splits when I read it. I had come off a three month long shoot for an intense drama series and comedy is just what I needed,” Dugal stated in a press release.
The comedy collection will even voice function Doctor Who actor Michelle Gomez and actor-writer Alexander Owen of Midsomer Murders fame. Dugal has lent her voice for the character of Sapna, a proto-revolutionary.

Announcement.The sitcom is ready in India in 1911.It stars Stephen Fry, Alexander Owen, Michelle Gomez, Rasika Duggal, Ishan Akbar, and others.I’ve written it. Ed Morrish has produced/ directed it.Out on BBC Radio 2 quickly. https://t.co/uX6NOG2iM8
— Anuvab Pal (@AnuvabPal) February 15, 2021
The 32-year-old actor stated she is honoured to collaborate with the likes of Fry, Owen and Gomez for the present.
“All of us logged in to a zoom call and recorded from studios in different parts of the world from different time zones. It was a delight to witness so much talent and listen to such beautiful voices,” she stated. The Empire, which is a Channel X manufacturing for BBC Radio 2, will launch on Sunday.