Poacher Director Richie Mehta Says, "I Pick Subjects According To My Conscience"
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"I'm guided by what I want to spend my time on as a human being," said Richie Mehta
Filmmaker Richie Mehta says he is drawn to issues that affect him and Poacher, which is about the illegal Ivory trade in India, is one such story. The investigative crime series is based on the biggest ivory poaching raid in Indian history from the lens of forest officials and wildlife warriors.
The Prime Video series marks Mehta's return to streaming after the critically-acclaimed Netflix show Delhi Crime, which was inspired by the police investigation into the 2012 gang rape of a woman in Delhi. It won the International Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.
"I generally pick subjects according to my conscience... That's why I did Delhi Crime and that's certainly why I did Poacher. So, I'm guided by what I want to spend my time on as a human being. In this case, I wanted to spend my time with these amazing wildlife crime fighters on whom the story is based," Mehta told PTI in an interview.
