'I could not imagine a better project to start IAM’s life than Shiva, and there is no better dream team to fully realize the potential of Amish’s novels than Shekhar and Suparn. India in particular, with its many people and stories, is poised to be a leader in a new multi-polar entertainment world. 'We are entering a new peak era for Asian original cinema and television. The studio will follow a series adaptation of the Shiva Trilogy with the thriller 'Gods', to be directed by Dibaker Banerjee, and 'The Kitty Party', a dramedy created by Zinta, known for films like 'Dil Se.', 'Dil Chahta Hai', and 'Veer-Zaara'. I am sure that with a team like this, we will create a web series that is worthy of Lord Shiva,” he added.Īs it enters India, International Art Machine said it is committed to creating credible, creative, commercial stories across theatrical and digital platforms and partnering with the top brass in the business for a massive launch slate. 'One couldn't have asked for a better team than this to take my books into the audio-visual world. Tripathi said he is thrilled to collaborate with Kapur, Varma and Roy.

'I loved the reimagining and the world-building involving two of my favorite gods! The scale of vision and the ambition of our show visually and emotionally is as huge a task but we want to bring to audiences a vision that has never been seen before on screens,' Varma added. Varma said the trilogy is a genre-defining book and has become part of the pop-culture of the country. Lending itself to a beautiful international series,” the filmmaker said in a statement. 'It’s not just mythology, it’s modern storytelling at its best. Kapur, best known for 'Elizabeth' and 'Bandit Queen', said he is excited to direct the series adaptation of Shiva Trilogy, which he said was 'India’s great publishing sensation crossing every age and class'. Suparn S Varma of 'The Family Man 2' fame will serve as a showrunner and also direct the series.

The first book 'The Immortals of Meluha' will be adapted into a digital show, to be directed by Kapur.

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