Netflix has signed a multi-year creative alliance with Indian filmmaking duo Raj Nidimoru & Krishna DK. They will produce and develop new projects for the streaming service through their D2R Films production umbrella.
They are already friends with the streamer and have been working together as producers for 2021 Telugu language film. Cinema BandCurrently streaming on Netflix, i is also the director and showrunner for upcoming comedy crime thriller series. Guns & GulaabsThe deal does not cover the following:
Netflix describes Guns & GulaabsAs “a story of love and innocence in a world of crime, a nostalgic tale of all kinds of firsts, from first love to first kill”.
Working mostly in Hindi content, Raj & DK are known for writing and directing genre-bending films, including indie drama Shor In The City(2010). Stoner comedy Go Goa Gone(2013). A blockbuster horror comedy Stree(2018), which was co-scripted by Amar Kaushik, who directed.
They also directed and wrote two seasons of popular Hindi webseries. The Family Man, starring Manoj Bajpayee as a spy whose family thinks he’s just a boring pen-pusher, for Amazon Prime Video India.
“Raj & DK are one of the most original creative voices in the country,” said Netflix India’s Vice President of Content, Monika Shergill. “Along with their unique and ingenious storytelling style, they are also a powerhouse studio. We are excited to continue our relationship with them for a multi-year creative partnership that will bring superlative entertainment to Netflix members around the world.”
Raj & DK said: “Netflix is a pioneer in the streaming space backed by its unstinting, passionate support for filmmaking and filmmakers. We are looking forward to creating big, unique stories and challenging ourselves to push the storytelling into exciting and fresh spaces.”