Yash Raj Films (YRF) and Netflix have announced a new multi-year creative partnership. The two companies will collaborate to create films and series that bring defining stories to audiences in India and across the world.
The first project to emerge from this collaboration is a thriller series, The Railway Men. The four-part series starring R Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon, Divyendu Sharma and Babil Khan, is based on the deadly gas leak that took place in Bhopal in December 1984. The series, directed by debutant director Shiv Rawail tells the story of the unsung heroes, who rose to the occasion that night to save the city and its people.
The second is Aamir Khan’s son, Junaid Khan’s debut film, Maharaj. The film also stars Jaideep Ahlawat, Sharvari and Shalini Pandey and is directed by Siddharth P. Malhotra. Maharaj, also inspired by true events, is an incredible David vs. Goliath story set in the 1800s, where a regular man, journalist by profession, takes on a powerful role model of society, hailed by many as a messiah for the masses.