The much expected collaboration has finally been announced! Yes, Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment has collaborated with the streaming giant Netflix for an original Indian series based on ‘Bard Of Blood’. The multilingual original series is based on the book titled Bard of Blood . The series is penned by young author Bilal Siddiqi, covering a political intelligence thriller series in eight episodes.
Netflix announced the amalgamation with Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies on twitter account.
Guess it's happening then. #Awkward #BardOfBlood@RedChilliesEnt @iamsrk pic.twitter.com/q1JIu7A8BR
— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) November 17, 2017
Later, SRK too shared the collaboration of Red Chillies with Netflix on his twitter account. Netflix has more than 109 million users around the world.
Netflix & Red Chillies chill… pic.twitter.com/Aew737MtTh
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) November 18, 2017
Shah Rukh Khan, who was present at the announcement of the same, said, “We have always tried to create world class content and entertainment from India. Netflix has shown that Indian stories have a global audience and we would love to use this platform and its reach to tell more stories.”
Think will cast Reed Hastings in the series too. He is a natural… https://t.co/I0uwsA7ELq
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) November 18, 2017
An official statement said, “Set against the backdrop of the Indian subcontinent, the multilingual series will tell the story of an expelled spy, Kabir Anand who is recalled from his new life as a Shakespeare professor in Panchgani to save his country and long-lost love. A combination of combat skills, intellectual background and personal circumstances propel Kabir to avenge the past and face his deadliest enemies in a race against time. “The series will involve intricate, highly stylised action sequences never before seen on screen in India. The series will be shot on location and the characters will interact in Hindi, Urdu, English and other languages.”
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“We believe in the global vision of Red Chillies to create groundbreaking content out of India. It’s exciting to deepen our relationship with Red Chillies and expand our slate of originals in India,” said Reed Hastings, founder and CEO, Netflix.
