Hindi web series have established their dominance on OTT with their unparalleled plot and performances. With one hit content at a time, the Hindi web series has been winning the hearts of the audience. Now, recently released, Lootere has been grabbing a lot of eyeballs and has driven viewers to the edge of their seats with its impressive narration and detailing.
Lootere, created by Hansal Mehta and Shaailesh R Singh, has generated a lot of buzz. The story is set in Somalia, where passengers, (the Jadhavs who are migrating from Bihar to Molo in Kenya) of an ill-fated ship end up becoming hostages by pirates.
The action-drama stars Rajat Kapoor, Amruta Khanvilkar, Preetika Chawla, Deepak Tijori and others. The story showcases Vivek Gomber’s Vikrant Gandhi to be the most powerful and influential man in Somalia. He is secretly involved in the black business and plans to get some valuable goods to Somalia through a big ship. Meanwhile, the officials are tipped off about this. To prevent his secret from getting exposed, he gives the responsibility to Bilal to shop the ship before it reaches the port. Bilal tries to hijack the ship with the help of Somalian pirates. The captain of the ship is essayed by Rajat Kapoor who will play an important role in the plot. Every episode will have a sudden twist or turn of events which will leave you biting your nails.
In an interview, Amruta Khanvilkar talked about the challenges the crew faced while shooting in South Africa. She shared that South Africa was “full of challenges”, but they remained steadfast with the entire cast through the most dangerous situations. “Some individuals spent more than 5 to 6 months in South Africa but never complained,” she added. The web series is directed by Jai Mehta who wanted to shoot in South Africa to make the hijack scene of the pirates look as realistic as possible.
Lootere has been streaming on Disney+ Hotstar since March 22. Along with Hindi, it is also being streamed in seven other languages Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Marathi. It also received a rating of 7 out of 10 on IMDb.