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Nikkhil Advani Explains Casting Choices For The Revolutionaries
The Revolutionaries is a new show about people who fought British rule in India.
It tells stories about revolutionaries who are less famous than Gandhi, Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose.
Nikkhil Advani wrote and directed the show.
Some of the characters came from Bengal, so people asked why more Bengali actors were not chosen.
Advani said he wanted many people to watch the series.
He chose actors he believed could help bring the story to a large audience.
Bhuvan Bam plays Rash Behari Bose, even though viewers may have expected someone else.
The series will arrive on Prime Video on September 11.
The Revolutionaries focuses on lesser-known figures from India's revolutionary independence movement.
Nikkhil Advani cast Bhuvan Bam, Rohit Saraf, Pratibha Ranta and Gurfateh Pirzada in leading roles.
Advani said he prioritized reaching a wide audience and selecting what he considered the best young talent.
The casting drew questions because several characters, including Rash Behari Bose and Bagha Jatin, had Bengali roots.
The Revolutionaries premieres on Prime Video on September 11.
- Who
- Writer-director Nikkhil Advani and the cast of The Revolutionaries, including Bhuvan Bam, Rohit Saraf, Pratibha Ranta and Gurfateh Pirzada.
- What
- Advani explained why he did not cast more Bengali actors in the historical series.
- Where
- The series will stream on Prime Video and is set during India's freedom struggle.
- When
- The series is scheduled to premiere on September 11; the year is not specified.
- Why
- Advani said he wanted to reach the largest possible audience and use leading young talent for the show's scale.
Broad Audience Casting
Regional Representation Concerns
Casting priorities
Broad Audience Casting
Nikkhil Advani said the series needed the best young talent available so its stories could reach a large audience.
Regional Representation Concerns
The casting prompted questions because several characters, including Rash Behari Bose and Bagha Jatin, had deep roots in Bengal.
Bhuvan Bam as Rash Behari Bose
Broad Audience Casting
Advani viewed Bhuvan Bam's casting as a way to attract more viewers to the story of the revolutionary leader.
Regional Representation Concerns
Advani acknowledged that viewers might question why Bhuvan Bam was chosen for the role or imagine another actor in it.
Key facts
- Series
- The Revolutionaries
- Writer and director
- Nikkhil Advani
- Streaming platform
- Prime Video
- Premiere
- September 11
- Featured revolutionaries
- Rash Behari Bose, Bagha Jatin, Sachindranath Sanyal and Pratibha Lahiri
- Highlighted casting
- Bhuvan Bam plays Rash Behari Bose
- Bengali representation
- Paoli Dam is part of the series; Advani said he did not want casting choices to limit the show's reach.
Quotes
Nikkhil Advani
Writer-director of The Revolutionaries
“But it was Amazon Prime that was giving me a chance with this kind of show, with this kind of scale, with this kind of energy, so I just felt that I don't want to leave any stone unturned by not using the best of the youth that is out there.”
NDTV
“You know I wanted a lot of people to watch The Revolutionaries. We made some wonderful shows like Rocket Boys, we made Freedom at Midnight and incredible actors and incredible love we have got from people who have watched it.”
NDTV
Sources
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