Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah, and Sohum Shah’s Dahd becomes the first Indian series to premiere at The Berlinale
what is dahad
The show, set in a small, sleepy town in Rajasthan, is an 8 part, slow-burning crime drama that follows Sub-Inspector Anjali Bhati and her colleagues at the local police station. When a series of women are mysteriously found dead in a public bathroom, sub-inspector Anjali Bhati is assigned to investigate. At first, the deaths clearly appear to be suicides, but as cases unfold, Anjali begins to suspect that a serial killer is roaming freely. What follows is an interesting game of cat and mouse between a seasoned criminal and a downtrodden cop as she pieces together the evidence before yet another innocent woman’s life is lost.
Zoya Akhtar also posted the news on Instagram, writing, “Dahad at #Berlinlay. First Indian webseries to premiere at the festival!” Several people reacted to the post including Shweta Bachchan who commented, “Wonderful congratulations @reemakagti1”. Ronit Bose and Anil Kapoor reacted as the former wrote “Congratulations” while the latter reacted with a clap emoji. Sonakshi herself commented, “Woooo 🔥🔥🔥”.
reema kagti works first
Prior to Dahad, Reema Kagti has delivered many critically acclaimed and loved stories with films like Talash, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Gully Boy (also presented at The Berlinale) and web series like Made in Heaven. Directed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi, produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti and Farhan Akhtar, Dahad is slated to release in 2023.
