'Ghoul', Netflix original from India, starring Radhika Apte and Manav Kaul, released on August 24
Days after releasing the first original series from India, titled Sacred Games, Netflix has now released another Indian horror series Ghoul, starring Radhika Apte and Manav Kaul on August 24.
The trailer lof the series which was unveiled a few days back by the makers was intense and spine-chilling. If the trailer of the Indian original series on Netflix was so intriguing, we wonder how the series itself is going to be!
Talking about his character in Ghoul and more, actor Manav Kaul said that the format of a series like Ghoul allows an actor to explore the character and delve into diverse themes to enhance one's performance.
The 41-year-old actor, whose Netflix horror outing started streaming from Friday, says the three-episode series will help viewers peel off the various layers of his part of colonel Sunil Dacunha.
"He has a lot of layers and that's what a series does. It gives you a little breathing time. A breather. Lets the actor do all the detailing, add sub-text and develop sub-plots. You can play with the psyche and all. You get to explore those themes that usually get cut out in films. And Ghoul is horror. Everything is grey in horror, nothing is black and white," Kaul told PTI in an interview.
The actor also said that he always wants to be part of "well-written" projects and he was blown away by director-writer Patrick Graham's vision.
"I was attracted to the script. It was stunning. The moment I read the script, you know this is something you haven't seen it before. And you always want to be a part of something really fresh.
Also Patrick was clear about how he wants to treat the show and the characters. He had a specific look for Sunil Dacunha in his mind," he told the agency.
Ghoul is Netflix's first horror series and is based on Arabic folklore, which follows a prisoner who arrives at a remote military interrogation centre and turns the tables on his interrogators, exposing their most shameful secrets.
Manav even said that despite being set in a dystopian India, the series has a universal feel to it.
"We all are living in the same world. We know the reality. The good part is this dystopian theme gives it a universal context. It's not only about India. Everyone in the world can relate to it. When you relate to things, it becomes easy to entertain people. End of the day, it's for the entertainment, end of the day, it's horror," he said.
Fronted by Radhika Apte, the series has been produced in partnership with Phantom Films, Ivanhoe and Blumhouse. The series had its black carpet premiere in Delhi on Thursday at the Jagran Film Festival.
It also features Ratnabali Bhattacharjee and Mahesh Balraj in key roles.
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