Netflix and India’s Yash Raj Films (YRF) earlier in September decided to launch a multi-year creative partnership and now the trailer of its first maiden web series titled ‘The Railway Men’ has been released.
Based on true stories, the trailer for Netflix’s upcoming series brings back the horrors of the Bhopal gas tragedy. The Railway Men will stream on Netflix from November 18.
Starring R Madhavan, Babil Khan, Kay Kay Menon, and Divyenndu, the four-episode series revolves around real-life heroes, who put their best effort into containing the worst industrial disasters in the country.
The trailer opens with Kay Kay Menon, who serves as a ticket checker at the Bhopal railway station. While Babil joins the Railways as a new loco pilot, Divyenndu is introduced personnel posted on the station. It shares a glimpse of the town and its happy stories before the tragic leak happens at the power plant of Union Carbide.
Those who are unaware of the Bhopal gas leak tragedy are the unsung heroes; the Indian railway employees posted at Bhopal station who saved hundreds of innocent lives during that fateful crisis.
