EXCLUSIVE: The night managerThe Indian remake launches this week and the stars now appear on the cover of the original novel by John le Carré – a first for an Indian series.
Stars Anil Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur will appear in a re-release of the novel, which was first published in 1993 after discussions with Disney+ Hotstar. The administrative rights Owners The Ink Factory and Penguin Random House India.
This is believed to be the first time that characters from an Indian series have appeared in an international bestseller. This gives new impetus to the live series, which will launch in India on February 17 on Disney+ Hotstar under the Hotstar Specials brand. The Ink Factory and Banijay Asia did the show with Sandeep Modi as showrunner.
In the series, Kapoor and Kapur reprise the roles made famous by Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddlestone in the BBC and AMC series in 2016. Sobhita Dhulipala, Tillotama Shome, Saswata Chatterjee and Ravi Behl also star.
The spy drama follows a hotel manager and ex-soldier who decides to take down an illegal arms dealer.
“The night manager is John Le Carré’s best-known spy book,” said Manoj Satti, Group Vice President – International Product & Marketing, Penguin Random House India. It is a moment of absolute joy for us to see an international book of such fame being transformed into an Indian OTT show. We hope that this effort will add to the excitement of reading the works of Mr. will bring Carré to a wider audience.”
Le Carre’s sons Nick, Stephen and Simon Cornwell said in a statement: “Moments like this are testament to how far the story has spread and how it has resonated around the world. And it’s incredibly exciting to have two of Bollywood’s biggest actors, Anil Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur, on the cover of the book.”
Head of content for Disney+ Hotstar and HSM Entertainment Network for Disney Star Gaurav Banerjee said the deal is “such a strong endorsement of what we’ve done with the Indian version.”
“The night manager was a very special project for me. I am a huge fan of the book and to ensure that our poster makes it onto the cover of the book it is based on, we couldn’t have asked for more,” said Kapur.
Last week, ahead of the show’s launch, we sat down with Kapoor, Simon Cornwell, co-CEO of Ink Factory, and Modi.
Source: Deadline
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