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Sumeet Vyas, who made his Bollywood debut with Veere Di Wedding, will be next seen playing lawyer Ram Jethmalani in courtroom drama ‘The Verdict- State Vs Nanavati‘ on ALTBalaji.
The show is based on the 1959 Nanavati Case, where Navy Commander Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati was tried for the murder of Prem Ahuja, his wife’s lover.
Sumeet Vyas, who has already undergone several look tests for the role, said: “Since it’s a period show, we avoided making the actors look caricaturish. And we used a few photos of Ram Jethmalani to draw inspiration for the costumes.”
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Sumeet Vyas had to depend on material online as he has never met Ram Jethmalani. The actor said, “He was in his 40s when he was fighting this case. There are no videos of him from the time. So, we decided to interpret the man rather than imitate him. I noticed how he looks now and tried to analyze how he would have been decades ago.”
Talking about the character, Sumeet said “For the actor, the complexities of each character was an interesting aspect to analyze. You can’t have an opinion of Jethmalani that is wholly complete. You can’t term him unfair, or even entirely fair either. So, it’s fascinating to play that.”
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Akshay Kumar starrer Rustom too was based on the same subject which also featured Ileana D’Cruz, Esha Gupta and Arjan Bajwa.
This 10-episode courtroom drama will be based on public records, newspaper articles of the time, interviews with people who have knowledge of the case. While the result of the trial is now a known fact, it is the unfolding of the case that remains a matter of interest to the nation.
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