![]() ![]() The show is anchored by a fantastic performance from Sushmita Sen. We started writing the script as a feature film, because back then there was no concept of OTT platforms but eventually, that became this series and the universe has blessed us by making this possible. But adaptations are okay, it just depends on how you do them. It did take a couple of years for me to say yes because I thought it was wrong to do adaptations. So from there I started to get a sense of where to set the plot and what this could be. ![]() I have been to those big bungalows with those SUVs. They said it’s government regulated, but it is opium. Also my niece lives in Rajasthan, so I was familiar with that milieu. I asked someone what they were, and they told me it’s opium, and I said ‘what? It just grows like that?!’. Later, I was asked to make a clip for Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate for which we were on a train to Rajasthan and I looked out of the window and saw these endless fields of flowers. Ram Madhvani: 9 years ago, Hotstar’s creative head, who was ironically named Neerja, sent me Penoza to watch and I thought it was a great show but I had no clue how to make it Indian. When did you first discover Penoza and what made you want to adapt it? ![]() Over a spoiler-filled Zoom call, co-creators Ram Madhvani and Sandeep Modi spoke to me about their winning show, their favourite moments and their vision for its future. From writers Sandeep Srivastav and Anu Singh Choudhary, Aarya is Disney+ Hotstar’s most acclaimed Indian series yet, finally giving the platform’s Indian content a much-needed win. ![]()
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