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 Meghna Gulzar, 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
Meghna Gulzar, 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 Madhu Mantena-both synonymous with
cutting-edge narratives and vision- is a first I’m looking forward to greatly.”
Commenting
on the collaboration for the series, Madhu Mantena 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 Mr Rakesh Maria.”
The
series is being packaged by KWAN.
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