The series will be produced by Sunil Bohra of Bohra Bros, who also produced the recently released, The Accidental Prime Minister (2019).
Web-series on Sardar Patel to be based on Hindol Sengupta's book The Man Who Saved India
Mumbai - 12 Mar 2019 17:00 IST
Our Correspondent
Author Hindol Sengupta’s book, The Man Who Saved India, is now all set to be adapted into a web-series. The book is a seminal biography on India’s freedom fighter and one of the most prolific leaders, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The series will be produced by Sunil Bohra of Bohra Bros, who also produced the recently released, The Accidental Prime Minister (2019).
Patel was the first deputy prime minister and home minister of independent India. A law graduate, he was born on 31 October 1875. He played a crucial role in India’s Independence and was highly influenced by the efforts and ideologies of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi aka Gandhiji.
One of Patel’s most significant contribution was his effort to merge over 500 princely states into India during the time of Independence. His efforts to unite the country earned him the title of 'Iron Man Of India'.
Speaking about the content of the web-series, Bohra said in an official statement, “The web-series will follow how Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel becomes one of the most crucial figures of Indian politics. Patel begins as an ordinary young man from Gujarat with minimal education, who later aces the toughest British law exams. Upon his return to India from Britain, he resigns from his job at the beckoning of Mahatma Gandhi, and joins India’s fight for Independence. This is how Patel ultimately earns the title of ‘Sardar’ from the father of the nation, himself.”
Revealing more incidents from the web-series, an official statement from the makers, said, “The web series will also touch upon Patel’s long series of conflicts with Netaji Bose, taking the famous Kashmir dispute to the UN, and the Bubonic Plague that infected millions of Indians.”
The director and the cast of the series will be revealed later.
Author Sengupta is delighted to see his work being made into a web-series. “I am most pleased that the filming rights to The Man Who Saved India have been bought by Sunil Bohra. Sunil has the vision, the tenacity and the instinctive understanding of how to bring Sardar Patel's story to life. The phrase larger than life is a cliché but like all clichés, there are moments when it is true,” said Sengupta.
