The Hindi-language show starts streaming worldwide from this Friday (March 10).
Anshuman is the showrunner on the series and co-directs with Varma.
What struck me is how families are integral to the story, and that obviously has relevance in India.
Rana Daggubati in Rana NaiduNetflix
His image just gives an extra layer, which is kind of unique.
Its kind of insane because hes a huge star who doesnt need to do this.
More recently, he was also the showrunner and director for the Indian adaptation ofThe Good Wifefor Disney+ Hotstar.
Venkatesh Daggubati (L) and Rana Daggubati in Rana NaiduNetflix
No excuses about being stuck in traffic!
He adds that writing in the early days of Indian premium TV was usually quite chaotic.
We were all losing our tempers and the laptop chargers were flying across the room.
Varma also makes the point that the changing writers culture is opening the industry up to international collaboration.
And its also starting to happen, not just in Hindi, but across other languages.
As this space evolves in India, it will inevitably develop its own unique characteristics.
But were just starting out and well get there eventually.
