Bollywood actor Esha Deol Takhtani is good to go to make her digital debut with the upcoming crime-drama series Rudra – The Edge of Darkness. The Ajay Devgn headlined project will launch in the not so distant future on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
The Hotstar Specials series will before long go into production and will be shot across Mumbai. Delivered by Applause Entertainment in association with BBC Studios India, the series is the Indian interpretation of the successful British series – Luther. A drawing in dim and coarse wrongdoing dramatization series, it would unite an unique storytelling format and powerful characters.
Excited for wandering into the webspace, Esha Deol Takhtani in a statement said that she was looking forward to working with Ajay Devgn. “As an actor, I believe in working on projects that would let me explore something new and engage me as a viewer as well. This series is a fresh take on the quintessential cop drama, with a grey overtone, something which has not been explored in the Indian context before. With the resounding success of the OTT space, I am charged up for my digital debut with this one and I am looking forward to working with Ajay Devgn after a long time who has been a fantastic co-star to me in many films,” the Dhoom actor said.
Sameer Nair, CEO, Applause Entertainment, said that they are sure that Esha’s quality will take the series a notch higher and add more flash to the story.
Declaring the ambitious project, Ajay Devgn had prior called Rudra “the crime thriller of the year”. The Singham entertainer will wear the role of a cop with dark shades for this whodunit drama.
Esha Deol was most recently seen in the critically acclaimed film Cakewalk.
