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‘Black Warrant’ Team Unpacks Netflix Series Success at Cinevesture Film Festival
Netflix's prison drama 'Black Warrant' team on adaptation challenges, multi-director strategy, and casting decisions that made the series a success.
The discussion featured creator-showrunner Vikramaditya Motwane, producer Sameer Nair of Applause Entertainment, and lead actors Zahan Kapoor and Rahul Bhat, who explored the “synergy for success” that has made the prison drama a streaming standout. Based on “Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer” by Sunil Gupta and journalist Sunetra Choudhury, the series chronicles Gupta’s 35-year career at India’s notorious Tihar prison, where he oversaw infamous inmates including serial killer Charles Sobhraj and and kidnappers Kuljeet Singh (alias Ranga Khus) and Jasbir Singh (alias Billa). The series embraced a mix of established and emerging talent, with Kapoor playing the protagonist Sunil Gupta and Bhat portraying Deputy Superintendent of Police Tomar.
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