As per a report by a leading Bollywood entertainment website, Indian actor Ajay Devgn’s speculated web series will reportedly be a remake of the popular British television show ‘Luther’ starring Idris Alba. Although the same has not yet been officially confirmed by the actor or the makers yet.
A few days back, Ajay Devgn took to his Instagram account and posted a puzzling video in which he said “Aapse kitni baar bola hai, Ajay kisko bula rahe ho? Mera naam Sudarshan hai.” The post further stated that “Dua mein yaad rakhna naam hai Sudershan” and then went on to tag the Disney+ Hotstar streaming platform.
This video had fuelled speculations amongst his followers that the post might be related to Ajay Devgn’s suspected OTT debut project. Recently, Ajay Devgn’s production venture ‘The Big Bull’ starring Abhishek Bachchan was also released on the streaming platform. Moreover, Ajay’s upcoming film ‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’ too is slated to release on the Disney+ Hotstar streaming platform.
Furthermore, Ajay Devgn will also be seen in acclaimed filmmaker S.S.Rajamouli’s period film ‘RRR’ besides featuring in sports-drama ‘Maidaan’, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ (alongside Alia Bhatt) and his own directorial venture ‘Mayday’ (starring the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan).
As per the aforementioned report, the upcoming show will reportedly be jointly produced by BBC India and Applause Entertainment and will ostensibly stream on the Disney+ Hotstar platform. It was also made known to the publication that the show will be directed by ‘Ferrari ki Sawaari’ director Rajesh Mapuskar.
While the original show ‘Luther’ was a psychological crime drama featuring ‘Concrete Cowboy’ actor Idris Alba as a near-genius, dedicated police officer, and spanned five successful seasons which were aired from 2010 to 2019. However, the verified details regarding the speculated upcoming show featuring Ajay Devgn in the lead role are not yet known. Keep watching this space for further details.
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