After the advent of OTT platforms, many films and series are being made on the lives of popular personalities. These biographical dramas generate curiosity among the viewers right from their announcement. One such series is coming our way. If the latest buzz is anything to go by, a web series will get made soon on the life of business tycoon Vijay Mallya. This series got titled as The King of Good Times.
The show will get made by taking insights from the 2014 book The Vijay Mallya Story. It got written by Giri Prakash, who is the Bengaluru Bureau Chief of Business Line. The book got a good response from the readers after its release. The makers initially wanted to make a feature film on it. But they have now decided that a web series can explore the book in a broader way. The show may explore the rise and fall of Mallya. More details about the cast and crew of The King of Good Times will get announced soon. On the whole, this series will sure turn out to be one of the most-anticipated shows of the Indian digital arena.
Vijay Mallya is the owner of Kingfisher Group. He also owns the IPL cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is currently charging the cases of financial crimes. The Indian government is trying to return him from the UK and arrest him on these charges.