HBO, the number two English movies channel in India, will showcase the new series Mumbai Calling with a Indian star cast from November 8 at 8:30 pm. This riotous series about the business of outsourcing will have the viewers glued to their seats, with a twist in each episode and humorous sequences leaving with immense anticipation.
Shruti Bajpai, country manager, HBO South Asia, said "Mumbai Calling has a strong regional flavour and a unique plot that Indians can relate to quite easily. It has rib tickling humour that is bound to engage our Indian viewers. We are especially excited because of the large number of Indians that are part of the star cast of Mumbai Calling."
The story revolves around a call centre called Tecknobable Call Centre in Mumbai, where a team of tech savvy graduates handle the mundane problems of England. Sanjeev Bhaskar (of The Kumars at No. 42 fame), Nitin Ganatra (who acted in Bride and Prejudice) and Daisy Beaumont (a British actor) play the lead characters in the series.
Shot entirely in India, the show features a host of Indian stars, among them Lillette Dubey, Chunkey Pandey, Dalip Tahil, Raj Zutshi, Vir Das, Vrijesh Hirjee, Rajesh Khera, Namit Das, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee, Anaitha Nair (of Chak De! India fame), Siddharth Kumar, Vivek Gomber, Naren Chandavarkar, Puja Sarup and Raoul Amar Abbas.
The series has been created and produced by Allan McKeown. Sanjeev Bhaskar, who plays the lead character, is the writer. Mumbai Calling is being promoted through a marketing campaign running across TV, print and radio. Mudra has done the creative for the campaign.
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