Disney+ Hotstar announces one of its biggest shows for 2023 The Night Manager. A high-octane thriller wrapped in lavish drama the series brings together a power-pair – Anil Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur in never seen before characters along with Sobhita Dhulipala, Tillotama Shome, Saswata Chatterjee, Ravi Behl among others.
Created and Directed by Sandeep Modi and co-directed by Priyanka Ghosh, the series is produced by The Ink Factory and Banijay Asia and will release soon on Disney+ Hotstar.
Says Anil Kapoor , “I have always loved working on diverse content and characters. The first time I read the script, I just fell in love with the character of Shelly Rungta. Shelly is a powerful man, a philanthropist and a perfect balance of wit and evil with imperceptible menace just like the story of the show – a perfect blend of entertainment and great storytelling. “.
Adds Aditya Roy Kapur, “I have always wanted to perform a multi-layered character in a series with a complex narrative arc, and when the platform approached me to play the title role in The Night Manager, I knew this was just the one I’d been looking for! My character Shaan is the kind of person who can effortlessly make people believe whatever he wants them to, and that perfectly mirrors what we as actors strive to achieve with our craft.”
The Night Manager marks the digital debut of Adity Roy Kapur. Anil Kapoor has already appeared on the OTT platform in Netflix’s Thar.