Anil Kapoor’s The Night Manager scores nomination at International Emmy Awards 2024: ‘I just couldn’t believe it’

The Aditya Roy Kapur, Anil Kapoor, and Sobhita Dhulipala-starrer streaming series The Night Manager has been nominated in the Best Drama Series category at the 2024 International Emmy Awards. The prestigious awards ceremony will take place in New York City on November 25, and will be hosted by comedian Vir Das. The announcement was made on Thursday. The Night Manager will compete against Les Gouttes de Dieu (Drops of God) from France, The Newsreader Season 2 from Australia, and Iosi, El Espia Arrepentido Season 2 from Argentina.

The Night Manager is a remake of the acclaimed British series from 2016, based on John Le Carré’s spy novel. Created by Sandeep Modi, the show stars Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, and Sobhita Dhulipala in lead roles. Tillotama Shome, Ravi Behl, and Saswata Chatterjee are also a part of the show. Produced by Banijay Asia and The Ink Factory, The Night Manager was released on Disney+ Hotstar.

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Anil Kapoor, who plays a notorious arms dealer on the show, shared his reaction to the nomination. “I just couldn’t believe it. I called Sandeep (Sandeep Modi, the director) and the entire team. We were messaging each other,” shared Anil in an interview with NDTV. Director Sandeep Modi took to Instagram to shared a note which read, “In tears of disbelief and joy. Thank you team. Thank you, God.”

The Night Manager’s director Sandeep Modi shares his happiness of the series’ nomination at The International Emmy Awards 2024. (Photo: Sandeep Modi/Instagram)

The Night Manager marked the digital debut of Aditya Roy Kapur. While the show has only one season, the episodes were released in two installments in 2023.

The International Emmys Awards 2024 will be held at the Hilton Hotel in New York on November 25, 2024. The nominations were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in New York on September 19, 2024.