RELIANCE ENTERTAINMENT’S PHANTOM FILMS AND MEGHNA GULZAR TO PRODUCE ORIGINAL SERIES ON THE LIFE AND CASE FILES OF RAKESH MARIA
by Shrutee K/DNS
Mumbai, Aug 6, 2018: Anil D. Ambani owned
Reliance Entertainment’s Phantom Films and noted young director, Meghna Gulzar have
signed up to produce a series on the life and case files of the highly regarded
top cop, and former Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, Rakesh Maria. The series will be based on his experiences and various case files of his
accomplished career, and will be directed by Meghna Gulzar.
Rakesh Maria, an IPS officer, cleared his Civil Service
Examination from the 1981 batch. As Deputy Commissioner Police (Traffic) in 1993, he cracked the Bombay serial blasts
case,
and later moved to DCP (Crime) and then Joint Commissioner
of Police (Crime), of the Mumbai Police. Maria solved the 2003 Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar twin blasts case. Maria was also given the responsibility of
investigating the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008 and interrogated Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist
captured alive, and successfully investigated the case.
Rakesh Maria
commented, “It
is exciting to re-live the journey, especially when piloted by a brilliant and
sensitive director like MeghnaGulzar, and a production house of the caliber of
Reliance Entertainment’s Phantom Films. More than the nostalgia, it’s also a
valuable opportunity to place before the people the extraordinary work of the
Mumbai Police when facing tough challenges and working against all odds.”
Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, Vice Chairman, Reliance
Entertainment, said “We are delighted to partner with one of
the most distinguished law enforcement officers of our times, Rakesh Maria, to
present the courageous accomplishments of his career, and the unacknowledged
contributions of thousands of members of the Mumbai Police, safeguarding the
security of our city 24x7x365. We are also pleased that MeghnaGulzar, one of
the country’s most talented young directors, is collaborating with us to
present and direct the series.” Meghna’s 2015 film Talvar released to rave
reviews and tremendous audience appreciation. This was followed by her latest
feature film Raazi, released in May, 2018, which also received critical acclaim
and was a huge commercial success, earning big numbers at the box office.
Talking about the announcement, Meghna Gulzar said, “Mr Rakesh Maria’s life-experiences and his prolific career in
law-enforcement are a powerful lens to explore the chronology of crime and
terror, in our society - as a city, as well as, as a country and a geographical
region. The potential of this content is limitless, and that is supremely
exciting for me. The collaboration with Reliance Entertainment’s Phantom Films
and MadhuMantena-both synonymous with cutting-edge narratives and vision- is a
first I’m looking forward to greatly.”
Commenting on the collaboration for the
series, MadhuMantena of Phantom Films said “Phantom Films has always been a
director’s company. We are very excited about our collaboration with Meghna to
produce the series on the illustrious career of MrRakesh Maria.” The series is being packaged by KWAN.
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