‘Karmma Calling’ Director Ruchi Narain On Adapting ABC’s Glossy ‘Revenge’ For Indian Streaming: “As Others Were Getting Their Hair Done, I Was Pulling Mine Out”
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Ruchi Narain was obsessed with ABC‘s early 2010s drama Revenge — so much so that she spent years trying to land the rights to remake the Mike Kelley show in India. “I was addicted to the show,” she recalled during an exclusive interview. “From when I saw episode one a decade ago, I thought that this is it — something that should be taken to the Indian audience.” Now that’s finally come to pass, with Disney+ Hotstar in December ordering a remake, Karmma Calling, from R.A.T.
Studios. Narain has the led the adaptation process, and the screenwriter and director has told Deadline the story of how she approached the trials and tribulations of porting the Hamptons to Mumbai high society.
But first, it’s worth exploring exactly how the series came about. Narain, known for hit Indian films such as Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi and Netflix’s 2020 feature Guilty, had begun talking to the Star India network about securing the rights in the mid-2010s.
Execs at the channel, which was then owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, liked the idea and began working on an agreement with ABC’s parent, Disney.
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