Press Release

‘CIU: Criminals in Uniform’ Soon to be an OTT Series!

HarperCollins

is proud to announce

CIU: Criminals in Uniform

by Sanjay Singh and Rakesh Trivedi

will soon be adapted into a web-series.

CIU: Criminals in Uniform will be Sanjay Singh’s third book to be preferred for a web series adaptation.  ‘Scam2003: The Telgi Story’, produced by Applause, based on his first book will be streamed on Sony LIV soon. His second book Ek thi Sheena Bora, is also adapted for web series, which is in pre-production stage now.

Bombay Stencil, the co-producers of the Amitabh Bachchan and Ajay Devgn starrer movie ‘Runway 34’ & ‘Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2’, have decided to create a web-series and are in final talks with a leading OTT platform.

The producers, Mr. Hasnain Husaini and Dushyant Singh, are in the process of locking a prominent film maker for the series. Dushyant Singh is also known for being part of creative team of Barot House (2019), Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond (2019) and Abhay (2019).

Producers, Hasnain Husaini and Dushyant Singh, say, “This story is filled with great suspense, full of twists and turns and a fantastic climax. Author’s rich journalistic experience has added great value. We are confident that it has full potential of a web series adaptation. We are excited to take up this project and looking forward to create a stunning show for an OTT platform.”

Author, Sanjay Singh, says “The Marathi & Hindi edition of CIU: Criminals in Uniform did exceptionally well among readers. Every review on social media reflected how readers savoured the flavours within the book. The English version by HarperCollins has taken it to larger readership.  I am happy with this development related to the web-series.”

Executive Editor, Sachin Sharma, HarperCollins India, says “For a book as gripping and entertaining as CIU, it is organic to be created into a web series. The producers have a task ahead of them in matching this brilliant book with an equally great web series.”

ABOUT THE BOOK

Furore erupts across India when explosives are found in a vehicle parked outside the house of Asia’s richest man. The controversial head of Mumbai Police’s elite Crime Investigation Unit (CIU), who handles all high-profile cases, becomes the chief investigation officer of this case. A series of sensational events lead to the mysterious death of the sole witness in the case, adding more to the drama than just a vehicle, explosives and terrorist threats. What unfolds next has the potential to embarrass the government.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Sanjay Singh: With over two & half decades of experience in investigative journalism, Sanjay Singh’s career graph features prominent news channels such as Zee News, Times Now, NDTV, News18 and New-X. He has exposed  numerous scams and conspiracies, including the Telgi stamp paper scam . His earlier two books have been adapted for web series which also includes ‘Scam2003: Telgi Story’ for Sony LIV.

Rakesh Trivedi is a TV Journalist with a rich experience of almost two decades in crime & investigative journalism. He has made his big impact while exposing the IPL Fixing and spot betting scam. He has covered various mega events, blasts, terror attacks, scams all across the country. He has worked with mainstream media houses like IBN7 (News18 India), Star News (ABP News), Zee News and Times Now.

 

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For more information, please contact Vandana Rathore at
vandana.rathore@harpercollins.co.in

 

 

 

 

 

 

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