Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated through a human bomb while on his campaign trail. SonyLIV's next Original tracks the story of the brutal assassination and how a team of "extraordinary men" cracked the case.
DR Kaarthikeyan (former Director Central Bureau of Investigation), the man entrusted with leading the Special Investigation Team, is at the centre of the story. Talented actor Amit Sial has played the real-life character. “For an actor, portraying a real person, especially someone as dignified and resolute as Mr. Kaarthikeyan comes with a sense of responsibility. It’s not just about performance. It’s about embodying a man who stood in the eye of a storm and kept moving forward," the actor says.
He talks about his favourite scene from the series. The blast site offers a chilling tableau: no body, just a massive, dried patch of blood. This stark visual is unforgettable. Imagine the profound grief of losing someone, compounded by the inability to even say goodbye.
In 2022, when the Supreme Court ordered the release of AG Perarivalan, one of the life convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Kaarthikeyan described it as "expected".
Sahil Vaid, Bagavathi Perumal, Danish Iqbal, Girish Sharma, Vidyut Gargi, and Shafeeq Mustafa feature in different roles.
The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case will make its debut on July 4.
