Updated On: 31 July, 2021 07:26 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Also, the major highlight of Panthers is about how separatists had planned to hijack a plane steered by Rajiv Gandhi, then a pilot with Indian Airlines, in 1971.

Ronnie Screwvala. Picture courtesy/PR
Ronnie Screwvala is all set to come up with a thriller series, titled Panthers. The upcoming project, which follows the exploits of RAW heroes of the bygone era as they follow clues, nab their targets, gather information and link together the pieces of the puzzle, will be directed by Rensil D’Silva.
This multi-season series stays raw and rooted to the Indo - Pak spy games of the late `60`s and early `70`s. The 45 minute-episodic thriller follows the exploits of RAW heroes of the bygone era as they follow clues, nab their targets, gather information and link together the pieces of the puzzle. Interestingly, a major highlight of the series is the conspiracy surrounding Rajiv Gandhi`s plane hijack that shook the nation, apart from the other RAW agent missions that ranged from audacious to outlandish. Ronnie teams up with Premnath Rajagopalan of Blue Monkey Films for `Panthers’, a project that will shake the way political and espionage thrillers are viewed in India. After successfully bringing A Thursday and Dhyanchand, RSVP and Blue Monkey Films will be teaming up for the third time for this project.