A FEW GOOD MEN

Inspired by true stories, Netflix's The Railway Men highlights some lesser-known heroic feats surrounding the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy

- Suhani Singh

The last time Yash Raj and Netflix India joined hands, they created quite a stir with The Romantics, a documentary series best known for featuring Aditya Chopra, the reclusive filmmaker and head of Yash Raj Films. The partnership continues with The Railway Men, a four-episode miniseries that releases on November 18, about the plucky men who saved innumerable lives on December 2, 1984, the night of the gas leak from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal. Inspired by true stories, the show recreates the pandemonium and devastation on the horrific night and enlightens audiences about the lesser-known heroic feats by creating composite characters drawn from anecdotes and newspaper articles. They include Kay Kay Menon as a compassionate station master; Divyenndu as a bandit whose morality is tested in crisis; Babil Khan as a diligent loco pilot on the first day of his job; R. Madhavan as general manager of Central Railways who leads the rescue operations; and