Radhika Apte, Vijay Varma, Jackie Shroff in sci-fi comedy series OK Computer
Updated On: 10 March, 2021 09:16 AM IST | mid-day online correspondent
Stone-age emotions, industrial-age institutions & space-age technology - How are we going to reconcile our intentions with a future that’s arrived faster than we can imagine it?
Vijay Varma and Radhika Apte
Radhika Apte, Jackie Shroff, Vijay Varma and Rasika Dugal take a ride into the future with OK Computer. The series deals with Artificial Intelligence and poses a relevant question of whether AI can become a bane instead of a boon for humans in the near future. Anand Gandhi’s sci-fi comedy, a six-episode series is set in a world where Homo-sapiens meet the Robo-sapiens. The writer-director, who helmed the critically-acclaimed Ship of Theseus (2013), is keen to popularise science fiction entertainment in the country.
Helmed by the makers of the cult films Ship of Theseus and Tumbbad, Hotstar Specials OK Computer is an unconventional series that focuses on the battle between ideologies – for and against technology and poses the larger question of ‘Has AI which was created by humans, and which humans came to rely on, now stopped being a boon and has instead begun to be annoying, overpowering or harmful? Featuring an ensemble cast including Radhika Apte, Vijay Varma, Jackie Shroff, Rasika Duggal among others, OK Computer releases on March 26, exclusively for subscribers of Disney+ Hotstar VIP and Disney+ Hotstar Premium.
Watch the trailer here:
Speaking about the series, Producer & Co-writer Anand Gandhi said, "here’s a thought worth chewing on: We are closer to 2030 than we are to 2010. OK Computer is an attempt to imagine a world of our near-future together, and laugh out loud while we are at it. The show asks one of the biggest questions of this century - if AI commits a crime, who should be culpable? It asks this question with madcap humour, zany characters, and a rollercoaster epic story. It's been my privilege to offer unprecedented stories to Indian audiences - OK Computer, like my previous work, is a small step in a completely new direction. I hope it opens up the floodgates for science fiction entertainment in India."
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The year is 2031. On a quiet, smoggy night in a quaint coastal town in North Goa, when a self-driving taxi crashes into a human pedestrian, killing him instantaneously, a vexing question presents itself to the authorities - who is to blame? Is it the CEO of the taxi company? Or the supervising programmer on the night shift? Or could it be the car itself? While the law scrambles to ascertain culpability, cyber cell agent Hari Kundu (played by Vijay Varma in fine form) discovers that this was no accident, it was a premeditated murder, only to be counter questioned by the feisty Laksmi (played by Radhika Apte) who leads a private organization for the ethical treatment of robots - PETER and firmly believes that AI is not capable of harming humans.
The web series has been directed by Pooja Shetty and Neil Pagedar.
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