Prasit Roy who is known for directing Pari (2018) and Paatal Lok Season 1 (2020), is now coming up with next project Raakh. Starring Ali Fazal, Sonali Bendre and Aamir Bashir in key roles, Raakh is set for OTT release on Prime Video on June 12. Recently, the Pari filmmaker spoke about why he felt compelled to onboard Raakh, despite having directed a police procedural earlier.
In an official statement, Prasit said, “I was not very keen to do another crime show because I was coming out of Paatal Lok and I was looking for something different. But when Raakh came to me and I heard the narration, I felt this is not just another crime series. There is something more to it. There is a lot more emotion that needs to be explored here. The people are layered, and even the policeman investigating is very different from what we have seen so far.”
Talking about how the element of human psychology is integral to the film, the director added, “It is about a son fighting inner battles and accepting his identity, about two perpetrators with a certain ideology and thought process, about grief and learning to live with it, and also about two kids who fought back. Raakh is about human psychology on many levels.”
Besides helming direction, where he shares credits with Anusha Nandakumar and Sandeep Saket, Prasit is also onboard as an executive producer and a creator. The film is produced by Endemol Shine India in association with BhaDiPa.
