Trial By Fire Web Series Details:
| Based on | Uphaar Cinema fire |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Crime Drama |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 7 |
| Release date | 13 January 2023 |
| Running time | 45-48 minutes |
| Starring | Abhay Deol Ashish Vidyarthi Anupam Kher Rajshri Deshpande Rajesh Tailang Ratna Pathak Shah Shilpa Shukla |
| Created by | Prashant Nair Kevin Luperchio |
| Directed by | Prashant Nair Randeep Jha Avani Deshpande |
| Written by | Prashant Nair Kevin Luperchio |
| Produced by | Henry Dcunha Sidharth Jain Rishi Negi Vinod Iyer Prashant Nair (Showrunner) |
| Cinematography by | Saumyananda Sahi |
| Production Company | Endemol Shine India House of Talkies |
| Distributor | Netflix |
Trial By Fire Web Series Cast & Character:
- Abhay Deol as Shekhar Krishnamoorthy
- Rajshri Deshpande as Neelam Krishnamoorthy
- Abhishek Sharrma as Ujjwal Krishnamoorthy (Shekhar and Neelam’s son)
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Neeraj Suri
- Anupam Kher as Captain Hardeep Bedi
- Ratna Pathak Shah as Mrs. Bedi
- Atul Kumar as Mahesh Karve
- Ivan Rodrigues as Abhishek
- Shardul Bhardwaj as Mr. Arora
- Shilpa Shukla as Shalini
- Rajesh Tailang as Veer Singh
- Nimisha Nair as Amrita Singh
- T. M. Karthik as Minister
- Punit Tiwari as Veer Singh’s Son-in-Law
- Shardul Bharadwaj as Umesh
- Akanksha Vishwakarma as female AVUT member
- Chetan Sharma as Chirag
- Jaspal Sharma as Hari
- Abhinav Jha as Rupesh
- Kiran Sharma as Sarla
- Mohit Tripathi as Reporter
Storyline:
Trial By Fire is based on the 1997 tragic incident, where a fire took over the Uphaar Cinema in Delhi. The series captures the heartbreaking yet resilient journey of the parents – Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy, who lost their two children to the fire. The limited series will depict their endless trials and tribulations in the pursuit of justice over twenty-four years while also looking at the other lives touched and destroyed by the fire.
About Trial By Fire Web Series:
Trial By Fire is a Hindi crime drama television series written by Prashant Nair, Kevin Luperchio, and directed by Prashant Nair and Randeep Jha and Avani Deshpande. It stars Abhay Deol, Ashish Vidyarthi, Anupam Kher, Rajshri Deshpande, Rajesh Tailang, Ratna Pathak Shah, Shilpa Shukla, Shardul Bharadwaj and others.
he web series is based on the book Trial by Fire: The Tragic Tale of the Uphaar Fire Tragedy authored by Neelam Krishnamoorthy and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy.
At the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards, Trial by Fire received 6 nominations, including Best Drama Series, Best Director in a Drama Series (Nair), and Best Actor in a Drama Series (Deol) and won 2 awards – Best Series (Critics) and Best Actress in a Drama Series (Deshpande).
Trial By Fire is released on 13 January 2023, on Netflix.
Trial By Fire Episodes List:
Trial by Fire S1, Episode 1: Trial by Fire
45m
The loss of their two children in a devastating fire spurs Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy to learn more about the deadly incident.
Trial by Fire S1, Episode 2: A.V.U.T.
46m
Neelam and Shekhar scour for information — and support — in their fight against the Ansals. One man grapples with the tragic toll on his family.
Trial by Fire S1, Episode 3: Memorial
45m
Police make arrests in the fire case but the association for victims’ families faces greater hurdles ahead. The Krishnamoorthys receive an offer.
Trial by Fire S1, Episode 4: Uphaar
48m
The case finally reaches court but a floundering prosecutor causes concerns. On the day of the fire, a theater employee struggles to clear a debt.
Trial by Fire S1, Episode 5: Heroes
45m
Neelam reaches a crossroad. Shekhar meets an old friend who is unaware of the fire. As “Border” premieres, an army captain grapples with regret.
Trial by Fire S1, Episode 6: Villains
45m
Tangled in the crosshairs of powerful men and the law, the city worker who last checked the faulty transformer before the fire is made a scapegoat.
Trial by Fire S1, Episode 7: Border
45m
After the Supreme Court verdict is rendered, a flashback to the fateful day in 1997 and the events that unspooled as 59 people perished in the fire.
