Naman Ramachandran Hell hath no fury like a mother scorned in “Gandhari,” the upcoming Netflix thriller that promises to shatter expectations of both the action genre and Indian mythology.
In an exclusive interview with Variety, actor Taapsee Pannu and writer-producer Kanika Dhillon delve into their latest collaboration, a project that reimagines the bounds of maternal love through the lens of high-octane action.
The film, described by Dhillon as an “intense revenge action thriller,” centers around a mother’s quest to rescue her kidnapped child. “‘Gandhari’ is the story of a mom whose child has been snatched away from her, and what lengths she is going to go to get her daughter back,” Dhillon said. “It’s emotional, it’s powerful.
It’s a story of revenge and redemption.” For Pannu, who has previously ventured into the espionage action genre with films like “Baby” and “Naam Shabana,” “Gandhari” represents a fresh challenge. “I wanted to do action for quite some time,” Pannu said. “But what’s in trend today is something that I have done nine years back – to be a spy.
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