{"id":64068,"date":"2025-11-24T11:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T06:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailymetro.in\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/almighty-motion-picture-acquires-the-av-rights-of-mission-saudi-the-groundbreaking-true-crime-story-behind-indias-first-extradition-from-saudi-arabia\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T11:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T06:15:12","slug":"almighty-motion-picture-acquires-the-av-rights-of-mission-saudi-the-groundbreaking-true-crime-story-behind-indias-first-extradition-from-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailymetro.in\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/almighty-motion-picture-acquires-the-av-rights-of-mission-saudi-the-groundbreaking-true-crime-story-behind-indias-first-extradition-from-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Almighty Motion Picture Acquires the AV rights of \u2018Mission Saudi\u2019\u2014 The Groundbreaking True-Crime Story Behind India\u2019s First Extradition from Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 24:<\/strong> Almighty Motion Picture has acquired the screen adaptation rights to the acclaimed book Mission Saudi, authored by former DGP Aloke Lal and Maanas Lal. The upcoming adaptation will bring to audiences the extraordinary real-life investigation led by IPS Officer Merin Joseph, which resulted in India\u2019s first-ever extradition of a rape accused from Saudi Arabia \u2014 a historic legal breakthrough that reshaped India\u2019s pursuit of justice beyond its borders.<\/p>\n<p>The narrative follows the devastating case of Pooja, a ninth-grade schoolgirl whose brutal assault and subsequent tragedy shook Kerala. The perpetrator fled to Saudi Arabia, believing he had escaped justice forever. Years later, IPS Officer Merin Joseph revived the case with relentless determination, cutting through bureaucratic roadblocks, gender bias, and the complexities of international law to ensure justice was finally delivered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis adaptation gives us the opportunity to share, on an even greater canvas, the incredible determination behind India\u2019s first-ever extradition of a sexual predator. Mission Saudi traces a pursuit that travelled from Kerala to Saudi Arabia and navigated a maze of international law, diplomacy and resistance \u2014 all driven by the unwavering belief that justice must prevail. We are deeply grateful to Almighty Motion Picture for bringing this powerful story to screen and look forward to the day audiences witness the resilience and courage that defined this landmark case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aloke Lal IPS (Retd) &amp; Maanas Lal,<\/p>\n<p>Authors of Mission Saudi<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am excited to know that Almighty Motion Picture has decided to adapt the book Mission Saudi: Based on India\u2019s First Extradition of a Sexual Predator for the screen. It will be interesting to relive this extraordinary experience as an audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Merin Joseph IPS<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis story carries both a responsibility and a purpose. We are committed to portraying this journey with honesty, integrity and immense respect. Our heartfelt gratitude to Aloke Lal sir, Maanas Lal and Merin Joseph ma\u2019am for trusting us with such an important narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prabhleen Sandhu,<\/p>\n<p>Co-Founder, Almighty Motion Picture<\/p>\n<p><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 24: Almighty Motion Picture has acquired the screen adaptation rights to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":64069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[60],"class_list":["post-64068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailymetro.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailymetro.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailymetro.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailymetro.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailymetro.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedailymetro.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailymetro.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailymetro.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailymetro.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailymetro.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}