Netflix Sets Multi-Year Series Partnership With ‘Scoop’ Director Hansal Mehta (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Netflix has revealed a multi-year series partnership with Indian filmmaker Hansal Mehta. Mehta’s hard hitting crime drama series “Scoop,” his maiden venture for Netflix, bowed earlier this month and was a major success for the service.
Inspired by crime reporter Jigna Vora’s book “Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison” and starring Karishma Tanna as crime reporter Jagruti Pathak, the series is set up as the first season of a franchise.
Taking this successful collaboration forward, Mehra will create multiple series for Netflix over the next few years. Mehta’s film credits include “Shahid” (2012,) which bowed at Toronto and won him best director at India’s National Film Awards; “Aligarh” (2015) that debuted at Busan and won at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards; and “Faraaz” (2022) that premiered at the BFI London Film Festival.
His series “Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story” (2020) was a smash hit for streamer SonyLIV. Mehta said: “As a filmmaker, the idea of creating diverse and dynamic stories constantly keeps me on my toes.
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