Human trailer: Shefali Shah-, Kirti Kulhari-starrer sheds light on unethical human experimentation

Two ambitious doctors and the dark and twisted human trials of a banned drug form the crux of the story of the medical thriller web-series Human.

Directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and Mozez Singh, the series, which stars Shefali Shah and Kirti Kulhari, is set to be premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 14 January 2022.

The trailer begins with actor Vishal Jethwa narrating how human trials work. Dr Gauri Nath (Shah), who heads prestigious hospital Manthan, and newly appointed Dr Sayra Sabarwal (Kulhari) bond over their commitment to medicine and desire to create a 'revolution' in health care. Meanwhile, a pharma giant goes ahead with the unethical human trials of its upcoming drugs, resulting in the death of many patients.

The trailer reveals a fine narrative with multiple subplots that explore themes such as oppression and corruption in the medical field.

Shah said Dr Gauri Nath is one of the most complicated roles she has played. "When I read the script, I couldn't help but imagine our current scenario, a world of hospitals and vaccine trials. It makes one question humanity and everything that transpires to keep it intact.

"Gauri Nath is someone you rarely come across. She is unpredictable and indecipherable. Human is a Pandora's box of emotions, actions and consequences. And you would never know what hit you from the dark depths of its complexities," she added.

Kulhari, who is playing a doctor for the first time, said she was thrilled to be part of the series. "I am playing a doctor on screen, a world that I am not completely unfamiliar with as my sister and brother-in-law are doctors. I did get a lot of insight by speaking to both of them and other doctors. During that phase, I would get into a conversation with whichever doctor I met who could help me with my character. Apart from that, Human is such a layered and complex story, it immediately pulled me towards it."

The actress was also excited to be sharing screen space with Shah. "She is someone I look up to and I have truly enjoyed her work as an actor," she said.

Writer-director Mozez Singh said Human is an "intense" project for him. "Human is a series that deals with a unique take on life and death. The repercussions of this can have extreme effects on the lives of the people involved, creating escalating drama and conflict between all of them and allowing the narrative to be truly explosive, especially when you throw in the barriers of class into the mix.

"Getting to explore all of the above with my co-writer Ishani Banerjee and the rest of the writers' room was a true honour and I'm extremely grateful to Sunshine Pictures for giving me the opportunity. This was an intense project for me  as it has several elements that resonated with me."

Produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah's Sunshine Pictures, Human also features Ram Kapoor, Seema Biswas, Aditya Srivastava and Mohan Agashe, among others.

Check out the trailer below and let us know if you are keen on watching the series.