EXCLUSIVE: The Indian adaptation of Monk has discovered its lead detective.
Ram Kapoor, certainly one of India’s main actors who has starred in sequence together with Kasamh Se and Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, will play Armaan Mistry within the sequence, which is being made for Disney+ Hotstar.
Armaan Mistry is ostensibly the Indian model of Tony Shalhoub’s Adrian Monk, who labored with the San Francisco Police Division on unconventional instances.
Mona Singh (Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin) performs ACP Sehmat Siddiqui, whereas Shikha Talsania (Wake Up Sid) and Kshitish Date (Mulshi Sample) additionally star. Watch the trailer beneath.
Mistry will premiere on June 27 on the streaming service, which is also called JioHotstar regionally. It’s produced by Banijay Asia in affiliation with Common Worldwide Studios and directed by Rishab Seth.
It marks the primary adaptation of the sequence, a couple of detective with obsessive-compulsive dysfunction, in South Asia and comes after a deal between Banijay Asia and NBCUniversal Codecs to remake reveals for the Indian market.
Monk ran on USA Community from 2002 – 2009 and spawned a film that aired on Peacock in 2023.
Ram Kapoor mentioned, “Armaan Mistry is a personality not like any I’ve performed earlier than. The entire expertise of capturing Mistry was so immersive – I’ve deep dived into this character and understood his quirks, his brilliance and his vulnerabilities. It’s a character very near my coronary heart and I’m thrilled with the way it has come out. I can’t watch for the audiences and my followers to see me as Mistry on JioHotstar.”
Deepak Dhar, Founder & Group CEO, Banijay Asia & Endemol Shine India, added, “At Banijay Asia, we’ve all the time believed in telling tales that not solely entertain but in addition problem conventions. Mistry is an ideal reflection of that imaginative and prescient — it’s a seamless mix of crime, humour and coronary heart. It’s also a really character-driven present, and we’ve put our greatest foot ahead to make our protagonist, Armaan Mistry, portrayed brilliantly by Ram, hit all the precise chords. We’re trying ahead to its launch on JioHotstar.”
Linfield Ng, VP, Format Gross sales & Manufacturing, NBCUniversal Codecs mentioned, “It’s all the time thrilling to see a format as iconic as Monk tackle new life, and with Mistry, we couldn’t have requested for a greater group to convey it to display screen. Ram Kapoor brings actual charisma and depth to Armaan Mistry, and along with the remainder of the distinctive forged, the sequence guarantees one thing actually particular. Large credit score to our unimaginable companions at Banijay Asia and director Rishab Seth for capturing the spirit of the unique whereas reimagining it by means of a distinctly native lens.”
