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‘Won't let Rajiv Gandhi assassination become a Kennedy-like probe'—The Hunt trailer is out
New Delhi: The trailer for The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case dropped Wednesday. The political thriller, which will stream from 4 July on Sony Liv, is based on the bestselling book Ninety Days by investigative journalist Anirudhya Mitra. It is directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor, and co-written by Rohit Banawalikar, Sriram Rajan, and Kukunoor.
Produced by Applause Entertainment, the web series looks at the events leading up to and after the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi at a rally he was addressing in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, on 21 May 1991. The production house has also bankrolled streaming originals like Netflix's Black Warrant (2024), Jio Hotstar's Criminal Justice and Sony Live's Scam 1992 (2020) and Scam 2003 (2023).