The Night Manager Release Date: Anil Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur's Faceoff Begins

The much-awaited release date of the Hotstar special series, The Night Manager has been revealed. The series is based on the book The Night Manager and is also a remake of the Hollywood series of the same name.

Anil Kapoor as Shailendra Rungta will be reprising Hugh Laurie’s role, and Aditya Roy Kapur will be playing the titular character, the night manager, Shaan Sengupta, originally played by Tom Hiddleston. The Indian version is directed by National Award-winning director Sandeep Modi and bankrolled by Banijay Asia.

The Night Manager Trailer

The trailer opens with Shaan Sengupta (Aditya Roy Kapur) stranded in the middle of snowy mountains and struggling to walk through the heavy snow. The scene swiftly changes to reveal Anil Kapoor’s character, Shailendra (Shelly) Rungta, an arms dealer who built his empire on bloody money. He is shown smoking a cigar and boasting that the Indian authorities can never catch him. However, Indian RAW agent Lipika, played by Tillotama Shome, sends Shaan on a challenging and dangerous mission. She tells Shaan to gain Shelly’s trust by posing as the night manager at a hotel. With that, the tale of love and betrayal begins. Sobhita Dhulipala is also shown in the ">trailer as Shelly’s partner.

The Night Manager Cast

The show stars Aditya Roy Kapur and Anil Kapoor as the leads. Sobhita Dhulipala, Tillotama Shome, Saswata Chatterjee, and Rave Bhel are cast as supporting characters.

The Night Manager Plot

Shaan Sengupta (Aditya Roy Kapur) has to gain the trust of Shelly Ranguta (Anil Kapoor), an arms dealer, and infiltrate his inner circle to avenge the death of his girlfriend while also helping the RAW.

The Night Manager Release Date

The Night Manager is scheduled to release on Disney Hotstar on February 17. Aditya Roy Kapur was last seen in Rashtra Kavach Om, and Anil Kapoor starred in Jugjugg Jeeyo and Thar. He can next be seen in the action film Fighter. Sobhita Dhulipala was seen in the Prime Video series Made in Heaven and Ponniyin Selvan I. She will be next seen reprising her role in the second installment of both Made in Heaven and Ponniyin Selvan.

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