Exclusive! Satyanshu Singh: Jehanabad - Of Love & War tells how hatred in society can be healed by love

Satyanshu Singh and Rajeev Barnwal directed the SonyLIV original series, which stars Ritwik Bhowmik, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Harshita Gaur and Rajat Kapoor.

Satyanshu Singh

Jehanabad - Of Love & War is one of the latest crime-thriller series on SonyLIV which is based on a real-life incident and also chronicles a love story amid the dark tale of casteism, politics and Naxalism.

In the latest chat with OTTplay, director Satyanshu Singh shared his thoughts on showcasing a love angle amid the serious-toned series.

The filmmaker mentioned, "We are capable of terrible things, but we are also capable of goodness and we are capable of beauty and warmth. And the reason behind this love. When we love people, and we fall in love, and with our loved ones, we do discover our good side."

He further shared how the story of Jehanabad - Of Love & War tells that hatred in society can be healed by love.

"And precisely that is the reason why, we have the love angle in such a serious series because ultimately, how can this hatred end? And how can you know, the division in society will be healed? And perhaps Jehanabad, the story tells us that perhaps love is the only way because throughout the series whenever we have hope, perhaps things will be fine. It's because of the love story between the lead characters," he added.

Satyanshu further unveiled, "Of course, I had nothing to do with this and it was all Rajeev's idea and his story. And for Rajiv, it was very clear that Jehanabad is most importantly a love story. And I decided to understand Rajiv and respect his vision and then try to accomplish that in my own capacity. So yeah, I think this is why the love story is such an important part of this series."

Jehanabad - Of Love & War, which stars Ritwik Bhowmik, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Harshita Gaur and Rajat Kapoor in pivotal roles, is available to stream online only on Sony LIV.

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