Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 12, 2016)


After Anant Mahadevan’s biographical 2015 film Gour Hari Dastaan, Ranvir Shorey is returning to the big screen with ex-wife Konkona Sen Sharma’s directorial debut, A Death In The Gunj. Now, Mirror has learnt that the actor has been shooting for Metropark, a TV series slated to premiere early next year, alongside Omi Vaidya, Purbi Joshi, Pitobash Tripathy and Vega Tamotia since September 28.

Directed by filmmaker-writer duo Abi Varghese and Ajayan Venugopalan, the urban comedy revolves around two Indian immigrant families in New Jersey, US. Abi and Ajayan directed one of India’s first web series, Akkara kazhchakal, for YouTube that also aired on a channel in Kerala a decade ago. Incidentally, the Malayalam comedy series was also based on NRI characters and has achieved a cult status among Keralites around the world.

In Metropark, Ranvir plays Kalpesh Patel, a corner store owner in the Metropark area of New Jersey. “My character reflects the life of a typical Indian immigrant and their trials and tribulations,” the actor told Mirror. “It’s a Hindi series but since the story is set in the US, a good portion of it is in English. We don’t have a launch date yet but it could be around March 2017,” Ajayan said.