GOWRI MANICKAVASAGAM
Promising to redefine the genre of tense cat and mouse thrillers is MX Player’s next urban crime series, ‘Chakravyuh – An Inspector Virkar Crime Thriller’. This MX Original Series sees the eccentric Inspector Virkar (played by PrateikBabbar) in a race against time and on a mission to unmask a ruthless blackmailer who uses the dark web and social networking sites to victimize young college students.
Based on best-selling author Piyush Jha’s book called ‘Anti-Social Network’, this series will be releasing on 12th March and can be streamed for FREE, exclusively on MX Player.
Directed by Sajit Warrior, ‘Chakravyuh – An Inspector Virkar Crime Thriller’ is an 8-episodic present-day story of an angry cop with his brand of justice, who stumbles upon a case of a ghastly murder. In the process of his investigation, Inspector Virkarcomes across a group of tech-savvy miscreants who use the internet for blackmail & other illegal activity. With the help of an informant, a hacker, and a student counselor, Inspector Virkar is focused on finding the missing link between both these cases.
Speaking about his character, Prateik Babbar said – “I’m hoping to showcase my versatility as an actor with the eccentric Virkar. The series sees my character in a constant chase against time, trying to stay ahead of a ruthless blackmailer and not allowing the wrong to overpower the truth. Virkar is a cop who fights for the right in his unique way – many a time steering away from the rule book and will go to any extent to follow the truth”.
Speaking about what appealed to her in the series, Simran Kaur Mundi said, “This psychological drama is very relevant in today’s day and age as it highlights the current issues of the dark side of social media such as cyber-crime, hacking, etc. I hope the audience finds this concept interesting and enjoys the show”.
Along with Prateik Babbar, the series also stars Simran Kaur Mundi, Ruhi Singh, Ashish Vidyarthi, Shiv Panditt, Gopal Datt, and Asif Basra in pivotal roles. Produced by Applause Entertainment in association with Mayavid, this MX Original Series will stream for FREE, exclusively on MX Player on 12 March 2021.
