New Delhi:Made in India: A Titan Story released on MX Player and, without much promotion or hype, created its place amid big releases and in the hearts of people. Led by Naseeruddin Shah as JRD Tata and Jim Sarbh as Xerxes Desai, the six-episode show reminded people of what Indian talent and perseverance can achieve. It also brought attention to the engineers, leaders and thinkers who believed in their ideas even when they were doubted.
In an exclusive chat with, Karan Vyas, the creator of Made in India: A Titan Story, opened up about the making of the show and the 3.5 years that went into making the project a reality.
Karan Vyas on the Process Behind Made in India: A Titan Story
Talking about the writing process of the series, Karan Vyas said, “I have been part of the project since the first day when Mr Bora got the rights to the book, within days. I had done a lot of research on the Tata family and I actually wanted to do a show on the Tatas, but that wasn’t creating that sort of buzz and excitement for various reasons, one being the budget. So while I was researching the entire Tata family, 3-4 generations, I came across this journey, the story of Titan. So I was there from the beginning, we started this 3 1/2 years ago.”
Jim Sarbh was the first person who came on board.
Speaking about the cast, Vyas said, "The first person to whom we narrated this was Jim and he immediately came on board. On a lazy afternoon in Bandra I told him and he loved it to bits. That was the first validation of this storytelling. So when we were writing Xerxes Desai I already knew I was writing for Jim. Naseer Saab was always our dream choice for JRD Tata. Toh humne teen episodes likh kar khatam kiya, use aur Naseer Saab ke paas gaye, aur ek pal mein woh bol padi, 'Haun'. "So we were very fortunate."
Karan Vyas: Jim Sarbh met people at Titan
Speaking about Jim Sarbh’s process of becoming Xerxes Desai, Karan said, “Jim was championing the show from the very beginning. Like I said, he’s been on the show for three years, so every now and then he would come to readings. He read a few books. He tried to contact people who had contact with Mr Desai. Jim met a lot of people at Titan and went to Tata Press which became Titan. He also visited Hosur. He went to the Titan Watch Company. He did a lot of research on his own. But other than that, generally, we have a very strong reading culture, so we did a lot of reading sessions and question-and-answer discussions with the cast.
For the unversed, Made in India: A Titan Story is based on Vinay Kamath's book Titan: Inside India's Most Successful Consumer Brand and is co-written by Karan Vyas, Niraj Dasa and Kandarp Shroff. The MX Player show is helmed by Robbie Grewal.
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