The Night Manager, this mega-popular British mini-series is streaming on Prime Video. It had been buzzing for a long time now. Initially, Hrithik Roshan was set to play the titular character but Aditya Roy Kapoor replaced him after the former left the project.
Anil Kapoor is currently busy promoting his upcoming film Jug Jugg Jeeyo and in the same row, he revealed some important details from the upcoming series.
The Indian adaptation of The Night Manager will be called Captain. You might know that it will stream on Disney+Hotstar and even the shooting for a major portion of the series is completed.
Apart from Anil Kapoor, the series also stars Aditya Roy Kapoor. Sobhita Dhulipala of “Made In Heaven” fame, Saswata Chatterjee famous for playing Bob Biswas in Kahani and Tillotama Some (Hindi Medium).
Directed by Sandeep Modi, the series may drop on Disney+Hotstar from 2023.
In the adaptation, Aditya Roy Kapoor will reprise the role played by Tom Hiddleston in the original while Anil Kapoor will headline the role played by Hugh Laurie.
Overall, the adaptation seems interesting only if the Indian adaptation doesn’t come as a downgraded version of the appreciated series.
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