"The Railway Men," a homage to the unsung heroes of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, is the first production from YRF Entertainment, India's Yash Raj Films' streaming division.
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In 1984, in the central Indian city of Bhopal, a cloud of deadly gas escaped from an American pesticide plant. Thousands of people were killed or injured as a result of it. "The Railway Men's" protagonists are Bhopal railway station personnel who saved hundreds of lives.
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R. Madhavan ("Breathe"), Kay Kay Menon ("Special OPS"), Divyenndu Sharma ("Mirzapur"), and Babil Khan, the son of the late Irrfan Khan, lead the cast.
Shiv Rawail, who previously worked as an assistant director on Yash Raj Films' "Dhoom 3," starring Aamir Khan, and "Fan," starring Shah Rukh Khan, makes his directorial debut with the series. Rawail was the first AD on Yash Raj Films' chair and MD Aditya Chopra's film "Befikre," starring Ranveer Singh.
Filming began on December 1, one day before the tragedy's 37th anniversary, which occurred on December 2. On December 2, 2022, the series will premiere.
YRF Entertainment has five streaming programmes planned for the following year.
"The Bhopal Gas Tragedy is the world's biggest industrial accident that has harmed hundreds of people since the tragedy shook the city 37 years ago," stated Akshaye Widhani, senior VP of Yash Raj Films.
We at YRF are always working to create the most interesting stories for our audiences, and this is our homage to the tragedy's unsung heroes, who, despite saving hundreds of lives on that dreadful day, are still unknown to most people around the world."
"'The Railway Men' is our respect to their energy, courage, and humanity," said Yogendra Mogre, executive producer of YRF Entertainment. This was an important tale to tell. We will not stop at nothing to guarantee that this narrative reaches audiences all over the world in the most effective way possible so that people may comprehend the magnitude of the damage that this catastrophe has wreaked in India."
Separately, a series based on Dominique Lapierre and Javier Moro's 1997 book "Five Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster" created a documentary on the whole Bhopal Gas tragedy.