Disney+ Hotstar Drops The Teaser Of Hansal And Jai Mehta Anchored ‘Lootere’ 

Actor Rajat Kapoor’s upcoming web series, titled Lootere, is all set to make its digital premiere. The much-awaited show marks the directorial debut of filmmaker Hansal Mehta’s son Jai Mehta.

A game of life and death, set in the treacherous seas of Somalia, Disney+ Hotstar unveils a sneak peek into the tragic world of Lootere. Get ready to anchor up, as all hell breaks loose, when Lootere takes you on a rollercoaster journey of survival.

The series stars a talented ensemble of Rajat Kapoor, Vivek Gomber, Amruta Khanvilkar, and Aamir Ali; and is created and produced by Shaailesh R Singh with showrunner Hansal Mehta. Lootere is all set to grip you with its captivating story starting 22nd March, 2024 exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar.

‘Lootere’ carries on director Hansal Mehta’s saga of telling stories based on real-life characters or incidents. The story revolves around the lives of The Jadhavs, who migrated from Bihar to Molo in Kenya but were caught in the fierce ethnic conflicts in the country.

The series stars a talented ensemble of Rajat Kapoor, Vivek Gomber, Amruta Khanvilkar and Aamir Ali.

Hansal Mehta is known for directing films such as Rajkummar Rao’s Shahid (2012), Manoj Bajpayee’s Aligarh (2015), Anupam Kher’s The Accidental Prime Minister (2019), Zahan Kapoor’s Faraaz (2022), Karishma Tanna’s Scoop (2023), and more.

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FAQs

Is Hansal Mehta good director?

He was nominated for a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film for Faraaz (2023). He directed the television series Scam 1992 (2020), for which he won the Filmfare OTT Award for best director and Scoop (2023), which won the Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Award for best Asian television series.

Who is Hansal Mehta wife?

Mehta married Sunita in his 20s, with whom he has two sons—Jay, who is a director and Pallava. After divorcing Sunita, Mehta dated actor Yusuf Hussain’s daughter Safeena, with who he has two daughters—Kimaya and Rehana. In 2022, Mehta married Safeena in a small ceremony in California.

Is Hansal Mehta a Gujarati?

Born on 29 April 1968, Hansal Mehta is a prominent writer, director and producer in the Hindi cinema. He comes from a middle-class Gujarati family and was born in Mumbai.