'Human' starring Shefali Shah, Kirti Kulhari marks Vipul Shah’s digital debut: It’s my dream project

Filmmaker Vipul Amrutlal Shah has ventured into the web space with a new medical thriller show titled Human. He says the show is not about Covid but highlights medical trials that have taken place across the world for decades now. The show stars Shefali Shah and Kirti Kulhari, and is directed by Shah and Mozez Singh.

"This project was in the works for almost three and a half years now, and back then we didn't know about the virus and the vaccine. It took us a long to write because we have tried to simplify the process of human trials of vaccines in a way that the audience understands. Today, everyone is aware of what drug trials mean," said Shah in a statement shared by his team.

One wonders if the show is set against the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent journey of finding the vaccine and Vipul clarifies that it’s not set-in today’s time. “It’s not about coronavirus, but about medical trials that take places across the world for decades now. This touches a topic that’s very big for humanity and the problems with drug trial is not a recent phenomenon. It’s a very important subject for the society,” he avers.

The filmmaker said that the show touches a topic that's big for humanity and the problems with drug trials is not a recent phenomenon. "It’s my dream project,” he beams, and adds, I used to do this kind of stuff in theatre, and with Human I am connected back to the roots. It's a first for me on the web space and it's completely opposite of what I have in 20 years of my Hindi film career," the filmmaker said.

"It's an interesting combo to play these author backed roles. It's a new space for both Shefali and Kirti, and you haven't seen them do something like this before," said Shah, about the characters in the series.

The show went on the floors in Mumbai on January 21, and the filmmaker is gearing up to call it a wrap within a month. Mozez Singh, who is one of the many writers on board the show, is also co-directing Human with Vipul and production is done by Sunshine. It’s gearing up for a digital premiere this summer.