The Ghost of Gandhi: Manish Kishore wants to remind the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi

Sharib Hashmi and Daisy Shah with the director at the shoot

Sharib Hashmi continues his pursuit for different roles. Only a month after playing a supportive husband in Tarla, the actor will now be seen as a social activist in the upcoming web series, The Ghost of Gandhi. The drama, helmed by Manish Kishore, will mark the OTT debut of Jai Ho (2014) actor Daisy Shah. The director says that through the web series, he wants to remind viewers of the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

"In the show, we are bringing back Mahatma Gandhi's philosophies and how they can [be applied] to make India a better nation. While in Lage Raho Munna Bhai [2006], Gandhi-ji was visible only to Munna Bhai, here his ghost is visible to every corrupt human being. I cast Sharib and Daisy as they connected to the script immediately. People who cannot resonate with the show's ideology may not be able to deliver what I want," says Kishore.

The series went on floors last month in Mumbai. Before that, the director conducted 14-day workshops with Hashmi and Shah, who plays a journalist. What drew Hashmi to the project, he says, are the premise and his character. "How my character collates all the stories about Gandhi-ji's ghost [and takes them] to the media are elements that I found attractive about the series. It's an interesting take on today's times," explains the actor.