Indian police procedural noir “Kohrra” (“Fog”) is the latest hit for streaming service Netflix. The six-episode Punjabi- and Hindi-language drama bowed July 15 atop the Netf…
“Telling socio-political stories or stories with any sort of critical social-political contexts. We saw a bit of it in ‘Paatal Lok,’ but ‘Tandav’ was when it really flared up and then it became this whole issue, but surprisingly, Netflix was very supportive and they came on board pretty early on,” Sharma said. “The other thing that we did, you could call it a bit of self-censorship, or just giving into the times, but we trained the lens inwards in this one.
“Before this, my work has really tried to understand the macro of society and politics and the intersection of crime and the various institutions of society. But in this one, we really trained it inwards and we’re like, ‘we’re going to talk about politics in the family, about politics in interpersonal dynamics,’ and I think that helped us probably get away from some of these otherwise controversial elements. Left to me I would have gone far deeper, honestly,” Sharma added.
Sharma says that while it was possible to make a larger socio-political comment about Punjab, which has been ruled for two consecutive terms by opposition parties and not by the dispensation at the center, the team stayed away from it. “When you shine a light on it and say, ‘this is what we are talking about in the larger context,’ that freedom I think has gone away off late,” Sharma said.
The team loved the process of making “Kohrra” and would love to do a second season. “Audiences love a great crime drama, we have seen that with the massive success of titles such as ‘Khakee:The Bihar Chapter,’ ‘Delhi Crime’ and ‘Rana Naidu.’ ‘Kohrra’ masterfully explores the dynamics of family and relationships against the backdrop of crime and societal intricacies,” said Tanya Bami, director of series at Netflix India.
Meanwhile, Chopra and Sisodia are completing the bible for another crime series. Jha is pitching a comedy film script and developing a Shakespearean drama series on the lines of “Succession.” Sharma has completed shooting Season 2 of “Paatal Lok,” which is in post ahead of a mid-2024 bow. Diggi Sisodia, Randeep Jha, Sudip Sharma, Gunjit Chopra
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