THE LONG CHASE

NAGESH KUKUNOOR'S NEW WEB SERIES—SONYLIV'S THE HUNT—IS A FICTIONAL RECREATION OF THE 90-DAY SEARCH FOR RAJIV GANDHI'S KILLERS

- -Suhani Singh

Nagesh Kukunoor’s latest show, The Hunt, tracks the three-month-long investigation that led to the capture of the individuals involved in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. Just don’t expect any political commentary in it. Barring a few scenes where then PM Chandra Shekhar gets updates about the case and documentary footage such as that of the Gandhi family at the funeral, there's little reference to public figures, but enough of an engrossing chase to keep viewers hooked. “I never want to do any kind of web series or film on politics and religion,” declares Kukunoor. His last, City of Dreams, was a drama around a political family so far removed from reality that it didn't create any ripples. Best known for films like Hyderabad Blues, Rockford, Iqbal and Dor, for Kukunoor, the excitement in adapting Anirudhya Mitra’s book,