Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor, known for pushing creative boundaries, is stepping into intense and uncharted territory with his latest Sony LIV series, The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case. The series dives into the investigation following one of the most sensitive and pivotal events in Indian history — the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
EXCLUSIVE: Nagesh Kukunoor on exploring a historic manhunt in The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case; says, “The entire series is based on Anirudhya Mitra’s book 90 Days, a detailed chronicle of the investigation”
In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Nagesh explained what drew him to helm such a politically-charged story, he said, “What attracted me to the series was that this particular thing, while centering around the political assassination, was about the actual investigation. It starts from the assassination and ends 90 days later with the conclusion, and I’m not giving the ending away to people who don’t know it.” He emphasized that the procedural nature of the story — rather than political commentary — was what truly intrigued him. “For me, what attracted me to the project was simply the fact that this plays out like a true crime thriller, the police procedure, and it’s something I haven’t done before. So I was very excited when it was pitched to me by Sameer Nair, and I decided to do it.”
Kukunoor further stated, “The entire series is based on Anirudhya Mitra’s book 90 Days, a detailed chronicle of the investigation. “The man has extensive knowledge on the hunt, the actual investigation, and he did it. That was from the book. We built on the different elements, the dramatization of the scene, so on and so forth — two other co-writers and myself,” he said.
While the subject stems from a political event, Kukunoor was clear about the show’s focus. “That was the beauty of this, right? That it’s not a political subject. The subject, what it centers around, is a political assassination, no two ways about it, but the actual book and the show… If you see the show, you will realize that it is a thriller, a true crime thriller. The whole show, the book, everything is told from the point of view of the Special Investigation Team, the SIT, the assassins who they were hunting.”
By framing the narrative through the lens of investigative pursuit, Kukunoor offers viewers a gripping procedural thriller while navigating a landmark moment in India’s political past.
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