Indian
media
mogul
Ronnie
Screwvala
has
optioned
the
audio-visual
rights
to
eminent
authors
Dominique
Lapierre
and
Javier
Moro's
terrifically
researched
and
written
book,
"Five
Past
Midnight
in
Bhopal:
The
Epic
Story
of
the
World's
Deadliest
Industrial
Disaster."
Set
in
1984,
in
the
ancient
city
of
Bhopal,
a
cloud
of
toxic
gas
escaped
from
an
American
pesticide
plant,
killing
and
injuring
thousands
of
people
-
the
Bhopal
gas
tragedy.
In
"Five
Past
Midnight
in
Bhopal"
Lapierre
and
Moro
weave
hundreds
of
characters,
eyewitness
accounts,
and
adventures
into
one
thrilling
human
tapestry.
It
is
an
epic
of
ambition
and
valor,
faith
and
hope,
catastrophe
and
consequence
-
as
spine-tingling
as
Titanic,
as
harrowing
as
The
Perfect
Storm,
and
as
relevant
as
the
latest
headline.
One
of
the
premier
historians
of
our
time,
Dominique
Lapierre
is
the
author
of
such
stirring
classics
as
'Is
Paris
Burning?'
and
'The
City
of
Joy'.
Famed
for
uncovering
the
humanity
in
historic
events,
he
joined
forces
with
acclaimed
writer
Javier
Moro
and
together
their
book
investigates
and
chronicles
each
fateful
moment
counting
down
to
what
happened.
RSVP
Creative
Producer,
Sanaya
Irani
Zohrabi
said:
"In
collaboration
with
Executive
Producer,
Ramesh
Krishnamoorthy,
we're
working
towards
a
grand-scale
series
adaptation
of
the
book
and
are
currently
in
talks
with
potential
international
Showrunners,
Writers
and
Directors."
Ronnie
has
produced
over
70
motion
pictures
that
include
three
in
co-production
with
Fox
and
over
1,500
hours
of
television
and
series
content
over
the
last
two
decades.
In
this
second
avatar
in
the
media
space
he
launched
his
banner
RSVP
to
continue
his
pursuit
of
storytelling
and
creating
motion
pictures
and
series
content
around
the
world
but
with
a
focus
on
India.
Ronnie
said:
"A
breath-taking
story,
compellingly
told...this
story
needs
to
be
adapted
for
screen
with
the
importance
and
scale
as
that
of
Chernobyl.
A
series
that
will
keep
you
on
the
edge
of
your
seat,
touch
your
heart,
provoke
your
anger
and
compassion.
It
will
challenge
the
determination
and
implementation
of
international
policy
while
also
celebrating
the
spirit
of
human
endeavour
against
all
odds.
There
isn't
a
better
time
for
this
story
to
be
told."