Filmmaker Hansal Mehta is set to collaborate with Netflix for the upcoming character drama series "Scoop", the streamer announced on Tuesday. Inspired by Jigna Vora's biographical book "Behind The Bars In Byculla: My Days in Prison", "Scoop" is created by Mehta and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul, known for co-writing "Thappad". The series recently started shooting, under the production company Matchbox Shots. Hansal Mehta to Talk on OTT Popularity at the 10th Edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival.
According to Netflix, "Scoop" is a character drama that traces the journey of Jagruti Pathak, an ambitious crime journalist. "Her world comes crashing down when she is charged for the heinous murder of a fellow journalist, Jaideb Sen and ends up in a prison cell with those she once reported on. The others charged include a notorious sharp shooter, a nefarious bookie and the infamous, Chhota Rajan! The truth is quietly buried as she waits out a trial," the official logline read.
Mehta, known for helming acclaimed projects like "Scam 1992", "Shahid" and "Aligarh", said when he read Vora's book, he was "compelled" to bring the story to life on screen. "We've already begun filming and I'm excited about this story being my first collaboration with Netflix. Great stories can only benefit from a service that can make it r Bikini-Clad Ashley Roberts Flaunts Underb***s During Dubai Vacay, Shows Off Her Hot Bod by Going Almost Naked (See Pics)