1 / 6 Streaming service Netflix on Friday announced its new series 'Kaala Paani', a survival drama that marks filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker's return to acting.2 / 6Set in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the series is described as a 'a grounded story about the fight for survival and questions audiences on how far they would go to survive', a press release stated.3 / 6The cast also includes Mona Singh, Amey Wagh, Sukant Goel, Arushi Sharma, Radhika Mehrotra, Vikas Kumar, Chinmay Mandlekar and Poornima Indrajith.4 / 6As an actor, Gowariker is best known for featuring alongside Shah Rukh Khan in television series 'Circus', 'Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa' and 'Chamatkar'. His most recent acting project was 2016 Marathi movie 'Ventilator'.5 / 6He made his directorial debut with 1993's 'Pehla Nasha' and then directed critically-acclaimed and commercially successful movies such as 'Lagaan', 'Swades' and 'Jodhaa Akbar'.6 / 6'Kaala Paani' marks the second collaboration between Netflix and Posham Pa Pictures after the 2022 film 'Jaadugar'.