The teaser of director Ram Madhvani’s (Aarya, Neerja) upcoming period-drama series The Waking of a Nation was unveiled by the makers on Monday.

The series stars Mismatched fame Tarruk Raina in the lead and is set around the aftermath of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Tarruk plays Kantilal Sahni, a lawyer who is thrust into a web of colonial deceit. As the Hunter commission distorts history to serve the ruling empire, Kantilal grapples with racism, erasure, and the fight for truth. Bound by an unshakable childhood friendship, Kantilal and his companions (Sahil Mehta as Ali Allahbaksh, Bhawsheel Singh as Hari Singh Aulakh and Nikita Dutta as Poonam, Hari’s wife), despite clashing ideologies, unravel a conspiracy that reshapes their fate.

Speaking about the show, creator-director Ram shared, “I have always been deeply interested in colonialism and, by extension, the issues of racism and prejudice. Questions surrounding cultural, linguistic, social, and artistic colonization have long troubled me. As I was contemplating my next project, I knew it had to be rooted in our past, in the British Raj, and in our freedom struggle. That’s when the idea for The Waking of a Nation came to life.”

The show has been written by Shantanu Srivastava, Shatrujeet Nath and Ram. It is set to release on March 7 on Sony LIV.