Endemol Shine adapting Damyanti Biswas' crime novel 'You Beneath Your Skin' into series

Production company Endemol Shine India is set to create a multi-part drama series based on author Damyanti Biswas' bestselling crime novel "You Beneath Your Skin". The book was published by Simon & Schuster India in September 2019 and received acclaim for tackling pertinent issues, ranging from violence against women, slum poverty to police corruption amid a fictional backdrop.   Set in contemporary New Delhi, the multi-strand narrative chronicles an Indian-American single mother, Anjali Morgan, and her autistic teenage son, whose comfortable middle-class lives are turned upside down by a police investigation.   Abhishek Rege, CEO, Endemol Shine India, said Damyanti’s book brings in "sensitivity" in an otherwise "violent" genre like crime-thriller.   "The protagonist is fascinating as she is a single mother and traversing an unorthodox life through the rather orthodox setting of Delhi.. . This is a story peopled with many characters, multiple fractured relationships, small intimate moments and effective back stories.   "This is a thriller with a family at the center of the plot. These are the stories that Endemol Shine India wants to bring to the fore," Rege said in a statement. Dramatic rights of the book were acquired by Endemol Shine India from agent Ed Wilson at Johnson & Alcock Ltd, working with Sidharth Jain at Mumbai-based agency The Story Ink.

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