It’s the thrill of chasing a possible Page 1 byline or a ‘scoop’ that keeps most newspaper reporters going in spite of the risks involved. These risks range from sacrificing family time, long hours at work to flirting with danger. Based on the memoir by former crime reporter Jigna Vora, Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison, a new web-series on Netflix, titled Scoop, is a tale of the complex world of print journalism, murky underworld of Mumbai and the role of the police.
Director Hansal Mehta, with the web-series Scam 1992 (2000), has already shown how a real-life story should be told. The story of stockbroker Harshad Mehta, set in Bombay during the 80s and 90s, was dramatised but never exaggerated while creating a gripping narrative or a world that drew the audience in. This time around, Mehta, ably aided by his competent team, tells the story of an ambitious…
