63 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestA popular but creatively unsatisfied actor grapples with his growing insecurities as another icon’s dazzling aura threatens to dim his star.
From a satire to a psychological thriller, four short stories from celebrated auteur and writer Satyajit Ray are adapted for the screen in this series.
Acting
Ali Fazal's unravelling is masterclass narcissism.
Direction
Each episode finds distinct visual language for psychological decay.
Writing
Ray's stories adapted with sharp modern teeth.
Creator
Sayantan Mukherjee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ray originally wrote these stories in the 1960s-80s; the adaptations transpose his class critiques onto India's new-money elite.
Each episode mirrors a Ray film archetype: the arrogant intellectual, the guilty performer, the corrupt opportunist, the obsessive artist.
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