The Verdict – State vs Nanavati explained

Genre:	Courtroom Drama Mystery
Creator:	Ekta Kapoor
Based On:	K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra
Developer:	Samar Khan Lawrence D'Souza
Director:	Shashant Shah
Creative Director:	Subhash Kapoor Baljit Singh Chaddha Irada Entertainment
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	10
List Episodes:	The Verdict – State vs Nanavati#Episodes
Executive Producer:	Mayur Shah
Producer:	Falguni Patel
Location:	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Cinematography:	Mohana Krishna
Editor:	Yasha Ramchandani Hemanth Kumar
Camera:	Multi-camera
Runtime:	18-23 minutes
Company:	Irada Entertainment
Network:	ALT Balaji ZEE5

The Verdict - State vs Nanavati is an 2019 Indian Hindi drama mystery web series created by Ekta Kapoor and produced by Irada Entertainment for online streaming platform ALT Balaji and ZEE5.^[1] ^[2] It is also available on ZEE5.^[3] The series stars Manav Kaul, Elli AvrRam, Sumeet Vyas and Viraf Patel as protagonists.^[4] ^[5]

Plot

The series revolves around the 1959 Indian judiciary case, K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra where an Indian Naval Command Officer, Kawas Nanavati is accused of the murder of Prem Ahuja. The series explores how when Nanavati returns home after a successful mission just to find out that his wife Sylvia Nanavati is having an extra-marital affair with Prem Ahuja just because he cannot fulfil her desires as he bound to stay on his duty. The series is an intriguing tale of jealousy, murder, mystery, political drama and Indian judiciary.^[6]

Cast

Manav Kaul as Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati
Elli AvrRam as Sylvia Nanavati
Sumeet Vyas as Ram Jethmalani
Viraf Patel as Prem Ahuja
Makrand Deshpande as Chandu Trivedi
Soni Razdan as Mehra Nanavati
Saurabh Shukla as Russi Karanjia
Ivan Rodrigues as Admiral Katari
Swanand Kirkire as Justice R.B.Mehta
Angad Bedi as Karl Khandalavala
Kubbra Sait as Mamie Ahuja
Pooja Gaur as Vidya Munshi
Rajesh Khera as Inspector John Lobo
Avijit Dutt as V. K. Krishna Menon
Shruti Bapna as Mrs Trivedi
Rio Kapadia as Manekshaw Nanavati
Kurush Deboo as S.R. Vakil
Deepak Kriplani as Jawaharlal Nehru
Bikramjeet Kanwarpal as Major Kohli
Ram Gopal Bajaj as Bhai Pratap
Khurshed Lawyer as Homi
Nabeel Ahmed as Nitesh
Dadhi Pandey as Reginald Pierce
Susheel Pandey as Karunesh Pandey
Rushad Rana as J R D Tata
Satish Naykodi as Ganesh Gawaskar
Pramod Ghosh as Father Hoffman
Vaibhav Anand as Dev Anand
Lopamudra Raut as Tabassum
Pooja Gor as Vidya Joshi
Anisa Butt as Sheetal
Jasbir Thandi as Trilok Singh

Songs

Midnight Walks- Broken Echoes^[7]
You Make Me Whole- Broken Echoes^[8]
Stop Dancing- Vernon D'Souza^[9]

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Ekta Kapoor's upcoming web series titled 'The Verdict' is based on 1959 case . 30 July 2019 . 30 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730085248/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-verdict-state-vs-nanavati-trailer-altbalaji-series-5807619/lite/ . live .
Web site: Ekta Kapoor on remaking 1959 case again! . 30 July 2019 . 30 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730085247/https://www.filmibeat.com/amphtml/television/web-series/the-verdict-state-vs-nanavati-ekta-kapoor-reveals-why-made-series-sensational-case-again-trailer-out-287245.html . live .
Web site: The Verdict = State vs Nanavati on Zee5. 18 September 2019. 4 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230704194142/https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/the-verdict-state-vs-nanavati/0-6-2057. live.
Web site: ALT Balaji's new series 'The Verdict' stars Manav Kaul, Ellie Alvaram, Sumeet Vyas and others . 30 July 2019 . 30 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730085249/http://www.uniindia.com/~/altbalaji-unveils-new-posters-of-it-s-upcoming-web-series-the-verdict--state-vs-nanavati/India/news/1654188.html . live .
Web site: ALT Balaji unveils the teaser of upcoming web series 'The Verdict' . 30 July 2019 . 30 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730085249/https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood_news/indias-landmark-verdict-alt-balajis-the-verdict-state-vs-nanavatis-teaser-is-out/429379/amp . live .
Web site: ALT Balaji's upcoming web series revolves around the 1959 sensational judgement . 30 July 2019 . 30 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730085249/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/web-series/story/the-verdict-state-vs-nanavati-trailer-out-after-rustom-another-remake-of-1959-sensational-crime-case-1559179-2019-06-30 . live .
Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Web site: Midnight Walks Music Video The Verdict State Vs Nanavati ALTBalaji . YouTube.
Web site: live. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/z7q9HHfOO6k. 2021-12-05. You Make Me Whole Music Video The Verdict State Vs Nanavati Sylvia & Kawas ALTBalaji . YouTube.
Web site: The Verdict - State Vs Nanavati (TV Series 2019–) - IMDb. 25 June 2020. 4 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230704194638/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9193600/fullcredits. live.