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Netflix is partnering with Anurag Kashyap’s company to produce its first India original series. Based on the critically-acclaimed best-selling novel ‘Sacred Games’ by Indian author Vikram Chandra, the Hindi-English series will be produced in partnership with Kashyap-helmed Phantom Films. Shot on location in India, the series will be available to Netflix members globally upon completion. Said Netflix vice president of international original series Erik Barmack, “We are delighted to partner with creative powerhouse, Phantom Films, to bring Vikram Chandra’s epic novel to life with the best Indian and global film talent available today. ‘Sacred Games’ reinforces our commitment to bring the authenticity of local stories to Netflix members across 190 countries worldwide.” Set in Mumbai, ‘Sacred Games’ delves into the city’s intricate web of organised crime, corruption, politics and espionage that lie beneath India’s economic renaissance. It is an epic masterwork of exceptional richness and power that interweaves the lives of the privileged, the famous, the wretched and the bloodthirsty. “Over the last few years, I’ve watched with great excitement and pleasure as Netflix has transformed narrative television with its ground-breaking, genre-bending shows,” commented Chandra. “I’m confident that all the colour and vitality and music of the fictional world I’ve lived with for so long will come fully alive on the large-scale canvas provided by Netflix. I’m thrilled to be working with Netflix and Phantom Films.” “We are very happy to start this journey with Netflix by producing Vikram’s outstanding story, set in Mumbai,” said Madhu Mantena of Phantom Films. “And we are extremely confident that together we will create some exciting and groundbreaking television content from hereon.” Phantom Films is a film production and distribution company set up by Kashyap, director Vikramaditya Motwane, producer Madhu Mantena and the former head of UTV Spotboy Vikas Bahl. In March 2015, Reliance Entertainment picked up 50% stake in the company.
Read more at: Netflix partners Anurag Kashyap to produce its first India original series | TelevisionPost.com | TelevisionPost.com
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Read more at: Netflix partners Anurag Kashyap to produce its first India original series | TelevisionPost.com | TelevisionPost.com
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