Inside ‘Pritam and Pedro’: Rajkumar Hirani and Arshad Warsi deconstruct comedy and its mechanics
Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani and actor Arshad Warsi discuss their upcoming OTT series 'Pritam and Pedro', which focuses on cybercrime. The show marks a shift in tone for director Avinash Arun and explores the unique narrative possibilities of episodic storytelling.
Why it matters
The project highlights the growing trend of high-profile Indian filmmakers transitioning to streaming platforms to tackle contemporary social issues like cybercrime.
Rajkumar Hirani brings his trademark comic punches and light-hearted storytelling to OTT with his streaming debut, the upcoming JioHotstar show Pritam and Pedro . Inspired by the books, Hidden Files (published by Unbound Script, 2025) and Return of the Trojan Horse (published by Leadstart Publishing) by Amit Dubey, the series tells a story centred around cybercrime featuring an unlikely bond between an angry cop, played by Arshad Warsi, and a hacker, played by Vir Hirani. Rajkumar, who serves as the creator, producer and co-writer, says that he discovered these books and was fascinated by how a cybercrime takes place and how it gets solved.
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