Naman Ramachandran Indian police procedural noir “Kohrra” (“Fog”) is the latest hit for streaming service Netflix. The six-episode Punjabi- and Hindi-language drama bowed July 15 atop the Netflix India chart, where it remains in pole position for a second week.
It also placed highly in the streamer’s top 10 charts across much of South Asia and the Middle East. In the show, when a bridegroom from the U.K.
is found dead days before his wedding, two cops must unravel the troubling case as turbulence unfolds in their own lives. The cast is led by Suvinder Vicky, known for Cannes title “The Fourth Direction” and who Venice festival title “Milestone,” and Barun Sobti (London festival title “You Are My Sunday,” JioCinema chart topper “Asur”).
The series is created by Gunjit Chopra and Sudip Sharma, who previously teamed on hit Prime Video police procedural series “Paatal Lok” (2020), and Diggi Sisodia, co-creator of Zee Studios’ Berlin Series Market Selects series “Brown.” It is directed by Randeep Jha, whose feature debut was Eros Now original film “Halahal” (2020), starring Sobti, and who subsequently directed episodes of hit Netflix drama “Trial by Fire” (2023).
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