Ray Trailer: Netflix’s anthology with Manoj Bajpayee, Ali Fazal, Kay Kay Menon, Harsh Varrdhan is intriguing

Inspired by Satyajit Ray’s works, Netflix drops the trailer for its next anthology series titled Ray, a modern retelling of four classics. Tracing four different journeys bound by the command thread of Ego, envy, revenge, and Betrayal, Ray releases on June 25. Ray will focus on four distinct tales: Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa, Forget Me Not, Bahrupiya, and Spotlight, full of twists, thrills, and turns. These stories feature intricate and complex characters helmed by Abhishek Chaubey, Srijit Mukherji, and Vasan Bala.

Ray boats of a great ensemble like Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao, Ali Fazal, Shweta Basu Prasad, Anindita Bose, Kay Kay Menon, Bidita Bag, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Harshvarrdhan Kapoor, Radhika Madan, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, among others. The trailer gives us a glimpse of the characters who are driven by this emotion of considering themselves as a god, as invincible. Ray trailer surely has all the elements of intriguing you right from the first shot. Watch the trailer here:

Talking about his film in Ray ‘Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa’, Director Abhishek Chaubey said, “I’m drawn to stories that twist with whimsy and humour. Hardly anyone crafts those better than Satyajit Ray and a chance to tell this story is a great opportunity for me. With Manoj Bajpayee and Gajraj Rao playing off each other on screen, Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa, I hope is as much of a joy to watch as it was to make. Super stoked about the show and can’t wait for people to watch it!”

Reflecting on his works in Ray ‘Forget me Not’ and ‘Bahrupiya’, Director Srijit Mukherjee expressed, “Satyajit Ray has been a big inspiration in my life. After faithfully bringing two stories of Ray to life in Feluda Pherot, it is an honour and very fulfilling to reinterpret two more stories of Ray in a decidedly darker space. I also got the opportunity to work with a brilliant cast, including Kay Kay Menon, Ali Fazal, and Sweta Basu Prasad across the two stories. I’m excited to see how the viewers will react to these imperfect and somewhat broken characters.”

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Looking back on the experience of working on ‘Spotlight’, his story in Ray, Vasan Bala said, “Spotlight is inspired by the prolific and illuminating works of Ray. An opportunity that led me to collaborate with wonderful talent. It’s a pulpy, quirky, music filled tale of some very interesting characters. Harshvarrdhan Kapoor, Radhika Madan, Akanksha Ranjan Kapoor and Chandan Roy Sanyal are in crackling form. Can’t wait for the audience to watch and react to it.”

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