Black Warrant’s Zahan-Rahul Face Off

‘I
hope
to
serve
stories
and
characters
to
the
best
of
my
ability.’

Netflix’s
latest
Web
series

Black
Warrant
is
getting
rave
reviews,
and
a
large
part
of
the
credit
goes
to
its
fine
actors.

Zahan
Kapoor
plays
Sunil
Gupta,
an
rookie
jailor
pitted
against
odds,
trying
to
challenge
a
corrupt,
ruthless
system.

Rahul
Bhat
is
his
superior
Rajesh
Tomar,
who
feels
the
pressure
as
he
has
to
balance
the
power
structures
of
the
gangster
prisoners,
as
well
as
maintain
order
in
the
prison.

Created
by
Vikramaditya
Motwane
and
Satyanshu
Singh,
the
seven
episode
series
chronicles
the
inner
workings
of
India’s
notorious
prison,
Tihar
Jail.

Zahan
and
Rahut
discuss
the
show,
and
tell



Rediff.com
Contributor

Sameena
Razzaq,
“Every
jailor
may
have
started
like
Sunil
Gupta
and
ends
up
like
Rajesh
Tomar.”

The
series
is
so
successful
already.
How
do
you
feel?

The
series
is
based
on
the
book,

Black
Warrant:
Confessions
of
a
Tihar
Jailer,
written
by
Sunil
Gupta
himself.
What
aspects
of
Gupta’s
life
and
tenure
intrigues
the
most?

Zahan:
His
dedication
and
how
he
kept
his
spirit
of
compassion
and
honesty
intact.

Rahul:
It
is
so
amazing
to
know
a
person
who
has
spent
35
years
in
a
jail
and
met
so
many
characters,
murderers,
rapists,
all
kinds
of
people
and
yet,
he
is
not
judgemental.

After

Faraaz,
this
is
Zahan’s
second
outing
and
once
again,
he
has
delivered
a
meaningful
performance.
How
is
his
making
his
career
choices?

Director
Vikramaditya
Motwane
feels
Zahan
has
the
best
of
his
grandfather
Shashi
Kapoor
while
Alia
Bhatt
is
all
heart
for
Zahan’s
performance.
What
does
this
feedback
mean
to
him?

The
intensity
of
Rahul
Bhat’s
DSP
Rajesh
Tomar
is
a
complete
contrast
to
Gupta’s
mild
character.
What
are
the
most
interesting
facets
of
the
dynamics
between
Gupta
and
Tomar’s
characters?

Be
it

Kennedy,
Ugly,
Section
375
or

Black
Warrant,
Rahul
Bhat
has
successfully
reinvented
himself
every
time.
Is
this
the
best
phase
of
his
career?