Rudra's nuanced, multi-faceted personality and grit enticed me, says Ajay Devgn

Ajay Devgn plays the no-nonsense cop Rudra Veer Singh in Disney+ Hotstar's upcoming blockbuster series Rudra: The Edge of Darkness. 

Produced by Applause Entertainment in association with BBC India, Rudra is the Hindi remake of the hit BBC series Luther and marks the digital debut of Devgn. 

Speaking about the series and his character, Devgn said in a statement, "The world of digital streaming has always fascinated me, and I am excited to make my digital acting debut into long-format content with a riveting character and title such as Rudra. What enticed me about the character is his nuanced, multi-faceted personality and his grit; something that viewers have never witnessed before at this scale in Indian entertainment."

"I am elated for my fans and viewers across India to witness the magic of Rudra come alive on screen and I hope they fall in love with the show as intensely as we have worked towards it,"  he said.

The crime drama, which is set in Mumbai and delves into the psyche of highly intelligent criminals and the detective who hunts them, has been helmed by Ventilator (2016) director Rajesh Mapuskar.

Speaking about the series, Mapuskar said, “Rudra is an exceptionally special series, narrative-wise, as it spins a darker and grimmer tale to the usual cop and crime drama. Here we have a grey hero who believes in living in the dark to discover the truth. The psyche of criminal minds is explored here in a never-before-seen manner. The audience takes away some understanding of how the deeply alluring minds of the criminals work.  I hope the series receives much love and appreciation from the audience.” 

The crime drama features Raashi Khanna, Esha Deol, Atul Kulkarni, Ashwini Kalsekar, Tarun Gahlot, Ashish Vidyarthi and Satyadeep Mishra.

Esha Deol who has starred with Devgn in films such as Yuva (2004), Kaal (2005), Main Aisa Hi Hoon (2005) and Cash (2007) is also making her digital debut in this series. 

"I am really glad to mark my return with a show as riveting as Rudra: The Edge of Darkness. It has been a thrilling ride to once again share the screen with my friend and co-actor Ajay Devgn who from day one of our shoots eased me into being back in front of the camera. During the shoot, we were back to sharing the same on-screen chemistry we have had while shooting for our earlier films together — and the innumerable pranks too," Deol said.

Rudra: The Edge Of Darkness will be streamed in the Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam and Bengali languages.