Black Warrant: Zahan Kapoor, Rahul Bhatt and others open up about their gritty roles

The year marked actor Zahan Kapoors debut in the world of web series with the muchanticipated show Black Warrant The series based on true events follows the story of Sunil Gupta and his experiences as a jailer in Tihar JailWhile its storyline and complex characters are being liked by viewers the cast and crew recently sat down with ANI to share their thoughts and experiences working on the showZahan Kapoor who plays a key role in Black Warrant expressed his happiness after the release of the seriesHe said After the release everyone is happy my family and all They liked my work He went on to share that his family and friends were pleased with his work which brought him great joyWhen asked about how he chooses his projects Zahan shared his thoughts I am not selective I do whatever work comes my way Maybe after this more opportunities will come I will be very happy to do lots more work he saidRahul Bhat who plays the character of DSP Rajesh Tomar in the series spoke about his role He said You play the way you play all the characters I mean its for the audience to decide whether they love him or hate him or whatever I played Rajesh Tomar He is the character This is what he is And he must have some complaints from his own life and he has his own philosophy on how he runs this jail It is not an easy jobSidhant Gupta another key actor in the series talked about his character and the psychological challenges he faced in playing his roleThe actor who plays the infamous Charles Sobhraj in the series said What was complicated was the psychology The rest of it just followed I wanted to have fun with it because otherwise it gets too dark for meBlack Warrant is based on the reallife experiences of Sunil Gupta a former Tihar Jail superintendent and his journey as a jailer The series also touches on prison lifes complex political and human aspects Through its gritty yet humancentered narrative Black Warrant shows how the lives of inmates some of whom may be innocent are affected by a flawed systemSatyanshu Singh shared his perspective on the story and said I have never written anything like this so during the research I realized that 80 to 90 percent of the inmates are innocent So looking at inmates with hatred or anger doesnt make sense The system is flawed in many waysThe series which premiered on Netflix on January 10 2025 is directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and Satyanshu Singh with codirectors Ambiecka Pandit Arkesh Ajay and Rohin Raveendran Nair It is presented by Applause Entertainment in collaboration with Andolan Production and Confluence Media The series is inspired by the book Black Warrant Confessions of a Tihar Jailer by Sunil Gupta and journalistauthor Sunetra ChoudhuryThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever