Even though the 1959 Nanavati case has been abundantly exploited by cinema, producer Ekta Kapoor suggests that her upcoming web series, The verdict: State vs Nanavati explores the event from a perspective that hasn't been considered before. "The movies that have been based on the case [ were] lacklustre, and [ had a] one-sided view about a man who killed another man to protect his wife, and the nation. The jury went against what was probably legally right and supported a man who killed someone because his wife was having an affair. [What wasn't considered in cinema] was that it was a consensual affair. Today, such an issue would be considered entirely personal," says Kapoor.

Pointing out that the Manav Kaul and Elli AvrRam-starrer holds relevance in the wake of the decriminalisation of adultery, Kapoor frowns upon the manner in which the case unfolded in 1959. "We have finally removed the law that treated women as property. That was a time when women were treated badly and were not allowed to take decisions. We've also explored the aspect of [the wife] being a foreign national."