| Scoop | |
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| Genre | Crime Drama |
| Created by | Hansal Mehta Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul |
| Based on | Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison by Jigna Vora |
| Written by | Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul Mirat Trivedi Dialogues: Karan Vyas |
| Screenplay by | Anu Singh Choudhary |
| Directed by | Hansal Mehta |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Achint Thakkar |
| Composer | Achint Thakkar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sarita Patil Dikssha Jyote Routray |
| Cinematography | Pratham Mehta |
| Editor | Amitesh Mukherjee |
| Running time | 52–71 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 2 June 2023 – present |
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Scoop[1] is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language crime drama television series created and directed by Hansal Mehta and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul for Netflix. It stars Karishma Tanna, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Harman Baweja in lead roles, along with Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Deven Bhojani in supporting roles.[2] The series is produced by Sarita Patil and Dikssha Jyote Routray under the banner Matchbox Shots.[3] The series was released on Netflix on 2 June 2023.[4]
The series is based on Jigna Vora's biographical memoir Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison. It follows the real-life story of Jigna Vora who was accused of the murder of mid-day reporter Jyotirmoy Dey in June 2011.[5][6]
At the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards, Scoop received 10 nominations, including Best Director in a Drama Series (Mehta), Best Actress in a Drama Series (Tanna) and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Baweja and Ayyub), and won 4 awards, including Best Drama Series and Best Actress in a Drama Series (Critics) (Tanna).
- ^ "Watch Scoop | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Karishma Tanna, Harman Baweja and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub star in Hansal Mehta's next series Scoop; crime drama to stream on Netflix from June 2 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (15 May 2023). "Hansal Mehta Talks Netflix Crime Drama 'Scoop': Watch First Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ PTI (11 May 2023). "Hansal Mehta's web series 'Scoop' to release on June 2". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ Scroll Staff (8 February 2022). "Hansal Mehta to direct series based on journalist's prison memoir". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Who is Jigna Vora, journalist whose arrest and acquittal in murder by Chhota Rajan, inspired Hansal Mehta's Scoop?". DNA India. Retrieved 15 May 2023.