Director Robbie Grewal's upcoming series, Aakhri Sach, is all set to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on August 25. The series, which is based on the spine-chilling Burari murders, stars Tamannaah in the lead. Abhishek Banerjee plays an important role in the series.
The series is about the mysterious death of a family of 11 members, who all died by hanging. Speaking about why he chose Tamannaah and Abhishek, Robbie said to IANS, "As storytellers, we all yearn to go beyond the obvious, get actors to play parts which they have never played before. With Tamannaah, I did just that. As far as casting Tamannaah and Abhishek Banerjee, it was pretty straightforward; I met them, they loved the material and they were on."
Further, the director went on to praise Tamannaah, who was recently seen in the Rajinikanth vehicle, Jailer. "Tamannaah has done such glamorous roles in big films with big stars, but here I have presented Tamannaah very differently with a character that goes against the grain of what she has typically done in the past. All in all, she is a wonderful performer who surrenders to the character she is playing," he said.
On Abhishek's performance, he said, "What a talent! I had been seeing his work and wanted to work with him. When we finished writing the show, we instinctively felt Abhishek would be perfect for this, and he was."
Aakhri Sach also stars Shivin Narang, Danish Iqbal, Nishu Dikshit, Kriti Vij and Sanjeev Chopra, among others.