Seems like Neeraj Pandey’s “Bihar Diaries” is all geared up and ready to roll. The upcoming series from Neeraj Pandey now has two more additions to the cast. Karan Tacker and Kritika Kamra join Avinash Tiwary in the upcoming series that will stream on Netflix in 2022.
It was already reported that Neeraj Pandey is getting ready for his 3rd web series titled “Bihar Diaries” which is based on Amit Lodha’s 2018 book “Bihar Diaries: True Story of How Bihar’s Most Dangerous Criminal Was Caught”. The series will tell the story of how the fearless IPS Officer Amit Lodha took it upon himself to catch and punish Bihar’s most dangerous criminal, Vijay Samrat.
The first cast to be revealed was Avinash Tiwary, who had earlier starred in Netflix’s supernatural Bulbbul and Laila Majnu. It was disclosed at that point of time, that Tiwary was the one playing the role of Amit Lodha. Now, as per reports in an online publication it has been revealed that Karan Tacker is the one playing the role of Amit Lodha, whereas Avinash Tiwary will be seen as the dreaded ganglord Vijay Samrat. While these men go against each other, Kritika Kamra is set to play the leading lady of the series.
Neeraj Pandey, who at the moment is busy with Disney+ Hotstar’s “Special Ops 1.5” will begin work on this new series after the works on Hotstar series is completed. “Bihar Diaries” which is set as an action thriller, will follow the fearless journey of how a courageous IPS officer did everything in his power to take out Bihar’s biggest criminal.
Not only is the series focusing on the journey of an IPS officer, but it will also show how Vijay Samrat, from a small time goon went on to become Bihar’s deadliest gangster. Vijay Samrat has often been called as the “Veerappam of Bihar” for the various crimes he committed since his reign in the state.
The series will be a six episode affair, which will be directed by Zee5’s Rangbaaz fame Bhav Dhulia. Neeraj Pandey will serve as the showrunner for the series. Bihar Diaries is produced by Neeraj Pandey’s digital content company, Friday Storytellers. The series which is in its pre production stage will go on floors somewhere around August. The series at the moment is scheduled to release in 2022 as Netflix’s Indian original slate.