Roar of the Lion
| Roar of the Lion | |
|---|---|
Release Poster | |
| Genre | Docuseries |
| Written by | Amardeep Galsin |
| Directed by | Amir Rizvi |
| Creative director | Khuzema Haveliwala |
| Composers | Gaurav Godkindhi Vishal J. Singh |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kabir Khan Jigar Thakkar |
| Cinematography | Nikhil Tandon |
| Editors | Pradeep Singh Negi Vinod Salhotra |
| Production companies | Dhoni Entertainment Banijay Asia |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hotstar |
| Release | 20 March 2019 |
Roar of The Lion is a 2019 Indian English-language documentary television series for Hotstar, co-produced by Kabir Khan, written by Amardeep Galsin and directed by Amir Rizvi, starring MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo with Faf du Plessis, Deepak Chahar and Ambati Rayudu as supporting cast. The series follows the Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings, who returned to the 2018 edition of the IPL after serving a two-year ban for allegedly being involved in the 2013 spot-fixing scandal.
The documentary series took three months for the completion of the writing, with the series being shot in India (Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai) and Australia. The distribution rights of the documentary were acquired by the digital platform Hotstar, and was eventually released under Hotstar Specials, the original content providing label of the streaming service, and the series is the first one to be released in the label. The series premiered on 20 March 2019 and was dubbed in Tamil and Hindi languages.