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Abundantia Sets Web-Series Adaptation of Lakshmi Puri’s ‘Swallowing the Sun’

The project enters development with a nine‑month target for writing and casting and a release projected in about a year.

Overview

  • Author Lakshmi Puri will collaborate on the adaptation, saying Abundantia respects the "soul" of her book.
  • Abundantia CEO Vikram Malhotra said narrative elements from the novel’s letters are likely to shape the on-screen structure.
  • Showrunners, directors, and principal cast have not yet been announced and will be confirmed later.
  • The story follows Malati’s coming-of-age within a family saga set against India’s independence movement, highlighting women and youth.
  • Abundantia, known for titles such as Airlift, Shakuntala Devi, Sherni, and Jalsa, aims to connect distinct Indian stories to global OTT audiences.