Anil Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur’s The Night Manager become India’s first show to feature in an international best-selling book!

Aditya Roy Kapur and Anil Kapoor starrer show The Night Manager has created history! The show has become the first Indian show featured in an international bestseller. The show is the Indian adaptation of John Le Carré’s book of the same name and now the lead of the show- Aditya Roy Kapur and Anil Kapoor will be featured on the cover of the said book.

Screenshot of Disney+ Hotstar’s post

Talking about the same, Gaurav Banerjee, Head – Content, Disney+Hotstar & HSM Entertainment Network, Disney Star said, “John le Carre is the king of espionage. Our show ‘The Night Manager’ is based on his book and now it is being featured on the book cover which is seeming like a fantastic full circle of the show’s journey! It’s such a strong validation of what we have done with the Indian version and we couldn’t have been more thrilled.”

Aditya Roy Kapur and Anil Kapoor featured on the cover of John Le Carré’s The Night Manager book

Expressing his excitement on reaching this milestone, Anil Kapoor said, “To be featured on the cover of a bestselling novel…this has to be one of the most incredibly memorable moments of my acting career! When you’ve been in the industry for as long as I have, it’s easy to think that you’ve seen everything, but I could not have imagined something like this even in my wildest dreams. So grateful and humbled by this honor!”

“The Night Manager has been a very special project for me. I’m a huge fan of the book and for our poster to make it to the cover of the book it’s based on, we couldn’t have asked for more! It’s wonderful validation for all the work the whole team has put in,” said Aditya Roy Kapur.

The Night Manager poster

Helmed by Sandeep Modi and second director Priyanka Ghose, The Night Manager features Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sobhita Dhulipala, Tillotama Shome, Saswata Chatterjee, and Ravi Behl in key roles and it is set to stream on Disney+ Hotstar on February 17.