‘The Railway Men a story of darkest night in modern Indian history through lens of hope’

First-time director Shiv Rawail says he wanted the viewers to be filled with a sense of hope after watching “The Railway Men”, a web series set against the backdrop of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak tragedy, the “darkest night in modern Indian history”.
Shiv made his debut with the show, which premiered on Netflix on November 18. It stars Kay Kay Menon, R Madhavan, Babil Khan and Divvyendu.
During a masterclass session at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here on Wednesday, the director said the beauty of the show is it captures the thought that there will be light at the end of the tunnel.
“You always want to leave with a sense of hope, respect, a little happiness in your eye, and you want to feel good about what you’ve seen. I think that even though the story is a tragedy, but if you can tell the story of the darkest night in modern Indian history through a lens of hope, courage, and that humanity will always exist and there always will be a light at the end of the tunnel, we thought that would be the most interesting thing,” Shiv, son of veteran filmmaker Rahul Rawail, said.
I felt that this (series) was going to Netflix and reach the corners of the world, and it is a story about a national tragedy. So I felt a responsibility to represent it in the best way possible.
About Dry Grasses to be screened as Mid-fest Film today
‘About Dry Grasses’, a Turkish film directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, will be screened as the Mid-fest Film at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) today.
‘About Dry Grasses’ has already made its mark at prestigious film festivals worldwide, including at Cannes, Toronto International Film Festival 2023, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2023, Busan International Film Festival 2023, and Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2023.
‘About Dry Grasses’ will be screened at INOX Screen-1 in Panaji at 5:30 p.m. today.
Facing the despair of a seemingly gloomy life, the protagonist’s perspective takes an unexpected turn with the help of a supportive colleague, Nuray. (Agencies)