‘Trial By Fire’: Rajshri Deshpande, Abhay Deol on portraying the trauma of real-life parents in Netflix series
2 years ago

‘Trial By Fire’: Rajshri Deshpande, Abhay Deol on portraying the trauma of real-life parents in Netflix series

The Hindu  

On 13 June 1997, Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy’s children, Unnati and Ujjawal, were excited to go watch the Hindi film Border starring Sunny Deol. Netflix’s upcoming series Trial By Fire is based on the bestselling book, Trial By Fire: The Tragic Tale of the Uphaar Fire Tragedy by Neelam and Shekhar. Starring Rajshri Deshpande and Abhay Deol as Neelam and Shekhar, the show also stars Rajesh Tailang, Anupam Kher, Ratna Pathak and others in the cast. Rajshri: It’s difficult to understand the last 25 years of Neelam’s life and the trauma she has gone through.

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Sanjeev Maurya on the casting of Trial By Fire: 'We focused on each character…'
1 year, 11 months ago

Sanjeev Maurya on the casting of Trial By Fire: 'We focused on each character…'

Hindustan Times  

Casting director Sanjeev Maurya, who has worked for projects like The White Tiger, A Suitable Boy, Extraction, Angry Indian Goddesses, reveals how the casting process of Trial by Fire involved a completely different audition process, and how the team auditioned for more than 3500 actors for the smallest characters in the acclaimed Netflix series, created by Kevin Luperchio and Prashant …

Movie Review | ‘Trial by fire’ has fire in its belly
1 year, 11 months ago

Movie Review | ‘Trial by fire’ has fire in its belly

Deccan Chronicle  

As you finish watching this brilliant piece that chronicles the two-decade-long fight of distraught parents who lost their both children in the Uphaar Fire Tragedy, the first and only word that comes to your mind is, “incredible.” Human tragedies are most potent when they are told with the utmost sensitivity, maturity, and clarity. The series on Netflix is based on …

Abhay Deol and Rajshri Deshpande's Trial By Fire on Netflix will be talked about for years to come
1 year, 11 months ago

Abhay Deol and Rajshri Deshpande's Trial By Fire on Netflix will be talked about for years to come

Firstpost  

The seven tightly edited, adroitly directed episodes do not let the Krishnamoorthys down. Neither do Abhay Deol and Rajshri Deshpande who play the bereaved couple with dignity and understanding that has no room for over-sentimentality. Trial by Fire, based on the harrowing first-person account of Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy on how they lost both their children in the fire that …

Uphaar fire tragedy | Delhi HC declines to stay web series 'Trial by Fire'
1 year, 11 months ago

Uphaar fire tragedy | Delhi HC declines to stay web series 'Trial by Fire'

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday declined a plea by Sushil Ansal, convicted in the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire case, to stay the release of web series 'Trial by Fire' said to be based on the incident and scheduled for release on Netflix on January 13. Ansal's plea was vehemently opposed by the counsel for the producers of the web …

EXCLUSIVE | Abhay Deol: 'My films have never treated supporting characters with insensitivity, they are real people'
1 year, 11 months ago

EXCLUSIVE | Abhay Deol: 'My films have never treated supporting characters with insensitivity, they are real people'

Firstpost  

The Uphaar Cinema tragedy of 1997 could still be fresh in the minds of the families of the victims. 26 years later after the traumatic event, Abhay Deol, Rajshri Deshpande get into the skin of the characters they play in Netflix’s Trial By Fire. When asked about the one scene in the first episode where she cuts her hair while …

Abhay Deol unveils trailer of Trial By Fire based on Uphar cinema tragedy, watch
2 years ago

Abhay Deol unveils trailer of Trial By Fire based on Uphar cinema tragedy, watch

Hindustan Times  

Abhay Deol has unveiled the first trailer of his upcoming project, Trial By Fire - a Netflix original based on the real life Uphar cinema tragedy. It is based on Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy's book Trial by Fire: The Tragic Tale of the Uphaar Fire Tragedy. Abhay and Rajshri play the lead couple in Trial By Fire that also features …

Trial By Fire Trailer: Abhay Deol and Rajshri Deshpande recreate the Uphaar Cinema tragedy of 1997
2 years ago

Trial By Fire Trailer: Abhay Deol and Rajshri Deshpande recreate the Uphaar Cinema tragedy of 1997

Firstpost  

Based on the best-seller, Trial by Fire: The Tragic Tale of the Uphaar Fire Tragedy written by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy, the series will stream from January 13th, 2022 59 lives lost, over 100 injured and a 25-year-long battle. Based on the best-seller, Trial by Fire: The Tragic Tale of the Uphaar Fire Tragedy, written by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy, …

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