India, Aug. 24 -- Writer, historian and researcher Chandrachur Ghose has spent the last 22 years researching Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, his mysterious disappearance and the possibility that he did not die in the 1945 plane crash. He has written several books on the subject.

His research now forms the basis for The Bose Network, a microdrama based on Bose's wartime journey. The series, which premiered on August 15 on the Story TV app, was released as a vertical title designed for mobile-first viewing. It is also one of the few projects which uses an AI-integrated production pipeline to recreate period settings and locations featured in the story.

In a conversation with Hindustan Times, Ghose spoke about his two-decade-long research, the...