Something big often starts with something small. That’s director Randeep Jha’s story, whose humble debut film, Halahal (2020), bagged him Kohrra. The crime thriller, created by Sudip Sharma, Gunjit Chopra and Diggi Sisodia, received rave reviews as it dropped on Netflix over the weekend. The director says it all started with a text from Sharma. “Sudip had messaged me in 2021 after watching Halahal. I didn’t believe it was him. So, I forwarded his text to a friend, asking whether the number was indeed Sudip’s. After that message, we directly spoke when I was working on Trial by Fire [as co-director]. We discussed Kohrra,” he begins.

Randeep Jha with creator Sudip Sharma on the show’s set