Amazon has added another feather to its cap by bagging the rights to ‘The Jungle Prince of Delhi’ for a drama series to be directed by acclaimed director Mira Nair.
The story which has been written by New York Times reporter Ellen Barry was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize. It follows the overthrown aristocrats of the royal family of Oudh who live in a dilapidated palace and claim to be the heirs to an ancient kingdom.
Barry tweeted the news last night saying “Exciting news: The Jungle Prince, my piece about one of Delhi’s great legends, a mysterious family who lived in a ruined palace in the forest, will be adapted for a series by the great @MiraPagliNair, Amazon & Sister Pictures, the producers of Chernobyl.”
Mira Nair is set to direct and executive produce the film along with Stacey Snider, Jane Featherstone, and Kate Fenske of SISTER, Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff of Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment, Christina Lurie of Fourth and Twenty Eight Films, and Barry and Caitlin Roper, head of scripted entertainment for The New York Times.
Nair has previous directed award winning films such as ‘Salaam Bombay!’, ‘Mississippi Masala’, ‘Monsoon Wedding’, ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ and ‘The Queen of Katwe’ among others.
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