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Naman Ramachandran “Zende,” a feature documentary about supercop Madhukar Zende, who arrested the notorious Charles Sobhraj twice, will have its world premiere at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Produced by Dora Digs Studios and directed by debutant Akshay Shah, “Zende” is one of the first Indian feature documentaries to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to recreate and regenerate some of Mumbai’s most iconic locations and moments in history.

Convicted killer Charles Sobhraj has spent almost half of his life in prison. The French national was accused of committing a trail of robberies and scams in his 20s, which led to him being imprisoned in Afghanistan.

True crime fans are obsessed with BBC1's The Serpent. The drama series - first screened in 2021, but now available to view on Netflix - tells the incredible story of convicted killer Charles Sobhraj.

Freed serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who allegedly murdered 20 backpackers in Asia, has been spotted amongst tourists in London.The 79-year-old French man was released from a Nepalese prison in 2022 after spending nearly two decades behind bars. Sobhraj, who inspired the hit BBC drama The Serpent in 2021, is suspected of killing at least 20 Western tourists who were travelling through Asia's "hippy trail" in the 1970s and 1980s. Now pictures show him visiting the UK wearing a false beard and wig, while he his being filmed for a documentary.

EXCLUSIVE: The now-released serial killer known as The Serpent, who was played with aplomb by Tahar Rahim in the eponymous mini-series, is to appear in a Channel 4 documentary where he will face psychological and criminal interrogations over murders he was never tried for.

Naman Ramachandran Prolific Indian content studio Applause Entertainment, led by Sameer Nair, and acclaimed filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane’s Andolan Films are teaming to produce two politically-charged series. “Black Warrant” is based on the bestselling book “Black Warrant: Confessions Of A Tihar Jailer,” by prison officer Sunil Gupta and Sunetra Choudhury, a journalist with vast experience of chronicling India’s prison system.

Tahar Rahim is one of Hollywood’s biggest breakout stars of 2021. After first appearing in streaming shows like and, the 39-year-old French Algerian actor first has emerged as a leading man with opposite Jodie Foster and the true-crime drama, .In the latter, which is now streaming on Netflix, Rahim portrays the 1970s “Bikini Killer” and fraudster, Charles Sobhraj, who was responsible for murdering over a dozen of Western tourists along the Hippie Trail of Southeast Asia.

It's been quite a year for Tahar Rahim. Thanks to The Mauritanian — in which he played real-life Guantanamo prisonerMohamedou Ould Slahi and starred alongside Jodie Foster — the 39-year-old has been getting some of the best film reviews since his phenomenal, Cesar-winning breakout performance in 2009's A Prophet.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThe case of Charles Sobhraj seems perfect for the age of the true-crime dramatization. Sobhraj, currently incarcerated in Nepal, was a serial murderer in the 1970s, preying especially upon Western travelers on the so-called Hippie Trail in Asia.

Antonio Ferme editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Netflix revealed the premiere date and trailer for “The Serpent,” and Apple TV Plus announced the streaming premiere date for “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown.” Netflix announced that crime drama “The Serpent” will premiere on April 2.

Tahar Rahim is currently earning raves for his role in “The Mauritanian”, but his next project will see the actor become Asia’s most notorious serial killer.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine We love nothing more than an excellent BBC drama and brand new crime thriller The Serpent is one we can't wait to get stuck into. MORE: 9 true-crime shows to get obsessed with in 2021The series, which tells the remarkable real-life story of how the conman and murderer Charles Sobhraj was brought to justice, looks like it's going to be an utterly gripping watch from start to finish and has a stellar cast too.

BBC and Netflix co-production will see Sobhraj repeatedly slip out of the authorities' grasp and eventually see him become Interpol’s most wanted man, with arrest warrants in multiple continents. When is The Serpent on TV? It starts on Friday, January 1 and the whole series is available on iPlayer after the first episode airs.

direct to your inboxThere's plenty of TV to look forward to in 2021 and it all begins tonight on BBC One.A brand new crime thriller is set to keep us entertained for a total of eight weeks. The Serpent is a co-production between BBC and Netflix, telling the remarkable story of how the conman and murderer Charles Sobhraj was brought to justice.

“A Prophet” star Tahar Rahim looks unrecognizable as the serial killer Charles Sobhraj in the trailer for the upcoming thriller “The Serpent.” READ MORE: 65 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2021 Based on the true story of Charles Sobhraj, the trailer for “The Serpent” teases the eight-part series about the notably dark story of Charles Sobhraj, who is believed to be responsible for the deaths of up to 20 young Western travelers between 1975 and 1976.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix and BBC’s serial killer series “The Serpent” is one of the international shows whose filming was impacted by the pandemic, and required shifting production from Asia to Europe.The drama, which stars Tahar Rahim (“A Prophet”) as the French conman and mass murderer Charles Sobhraj, was on its last stretch of shooting on location in Thailand in late March when the country went into lockdown.