Vaani Kapoor to make OTT debut with Yash Raj Films’ new show Mandala Murders

Vaani Kapoor and Vaibhav Raj Gupta starrer Mandala Murders is part of YRF’s OTT slate that already comprises The Railway Men, based on the deadly 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy.

Actor Vaani Kapoor is set to star in YRF's Mandala Murders. (Photo: PR handout)

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Yash Raj Films (YRF) on Thursday announced its new OTT show Mandala Murders, headlined by actor Vaani Kapoor and co-starring Vaibhav Raj Gupta, best known for starring in Gullak. The multi-season show also features actors Surveen Chawla and Jameel Khan in prominent roles.

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Mandala Murders, mounted under the banner YRF Entertainment, has been created by filmmaker Gopi Puthran of Mardaani 2 fame. He will also direct the series, billed as an “edge of the seat entertainer.” Manan Rawat, who has previously worked as an Associate Director on many YRF films, will be the co-director of the series.

Vaani took to Instagram and wrote, “Going in for the KILL (literally) for my debut OTT show!! 🔪🩸🙃 Thrilled to be helming @yrfentertainment’s new series #MandalaMurders – a gritty crime thriller that will keep you guessing!”

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Gopi will shoot Mandala Murders for about a month in Uttar Pradesh starting tomorrow, before heading to Delhi and then Mumbai to finish the filming. In UP, the team will shoot in Prayagraj, Lucknow and Varanasi.

Mandala Murders is part of YRF’s OTT slate that already comprises The Railway Men, based on the deadly 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The series features R Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon, Divyendu and Babil Khan in the lead roles and is a tribute to the brave railway workers who saved scores of lives at this ill-fated night of devastation and horror.

Vaani last starred in the period actioner Shamshera, headlined by Ranbir Kapoor. Prior to that, she featured in filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor’s Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui as a tans woman and earned praise for her performance.

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