India, Sept. 24 -- The upcoming JioHotstar show Hunkkaar is filled to the brim with talented actors. From Fatima Sana Shaikh and Aneet Padda to Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub and Ram Kapoor, it is a stacked cast. But as the trailer dropped, the one person who grabbed eyeballs was Raghubir Yadav. The veteran actor, known for playing mild-mannered, likeable good guys, has been cast against type as the villain, the self-proclaimed godman accused of sexual assault. The show's creators, Karan D Kapadia and Nitya Mehra, talk to Hindustan Times about his casting, the idea of the show, and more.

Karan D Kapadia: I think more than the idea of standing up against a godman, it's more towards standing up against a person who is revered and has a position of ...