DYNASTY DETAILS
The trailer for “The Roshans,” a Netflix documentary series chronicling three generations of the Bollywood dynasty, has been released. The project, directed by Shashi Ranjan and produced with Rakesh Roshan, explores the family’s influence on Indian cinema since the 1950s.
The documentary traces the family’s journey from composer patriarch Roshan Lal Nagrath (known professionally as Roshan), through his sons, actor and filmmaker Rakesh Roshan (the “Krrish” franchise) and composer Rajesh Roshan (“Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai”), and grandson, Bollywood megastar Hrithik Roshan (“War”), examining their collective impact on Indian film through music, directing and acting.
Industry figures including director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and superstar Shah Rukh Khan provide commentary, with Khan discussing Rakesh Roshan inspiring him during the making of blockbuster “Karan Arjun.”
“The Roshans” also showcases Hrithik Roshan’s career arc from his debut in “Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai” through subsequent films including “Koi Mil Gaya,” “Dhoom 2,” “Krrish,” “Super 30,” “War” and “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.”
The four-part series streams from Jan. 17.
ROYAL RETURN
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has unveiled casting for Christopher Marlowe‘s “Edward II,” set to run at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from Feb. 21 to April 5. The production marks the play’s first RSC staging since 1990.
RSC co-artistic director Daniel Evans will take on the title role, marking his return to acting after a 14-year hiatus. Evans, who joined the RSC leadership with Tamara Harvey in 2023, was last seen on stage in “Company” at Sheffield’s Crucible in 2011.
The drama follows King Edward II’s dangerous decision to elevate his lover Gaveston to a position of power, sparking a civil war that threatens to topple the monarchy. Newcomer Eloka Ivo will make his RSC debut as Gaveston, alongside fellow company first-timers Ruta Gedmintas (“His Dark Materials”) as Queen Isabella and Enzo Cilenti (“The Crown”) as Mortimer.
Daniel Raggett, who received an Evening Standard Theatre Awards nomination for emerging talent in 2022, will direct. The creative team includes Leslie Travers on set and costume design, with Tim Lutkin handling lighting.