The viral doctor and author Dr. Sohil Makwana tells us about his bestseller crime thriller novel Murdrum - The Probe Begins. The man who dons many hats also tells about his journey of screenwriting, fashion photography, fitness, film making and authorship.
After completing my MD, I started photography, and in the short span of two years, I had become a fashion photographer who had been featured twice in Femina. After learning photography, I raised the bars and shifted my goals. I thought to give a try in film direction as I was aware of visual medium being a photographer. But, I didn’t want to leave my profession of medicine. In film making you have to work as a full time assistant director to learn the craft of film making by staying on the sets. A writer can write a film by staying anywhere, and still he can learn film making by staying on the sets without working as an assistant director. Therefore, as an intermediate step of film making, I thought to give a try to writing, and boom! I extremely enjoyed screenwriting and in just three years I had penned down scripts of twelve films for which I was approaching production houses in Mumbai. In pandemic outbreak, when the film shootings were on halt, I penned down Murdrum as I knew the real-life serial killer genre and plot was extremely intriguing and it was unbeatable.
Film direction is the next step. Before Covid outbreak, I have worked as an assistant director in a marathi film ‘Bali.’ It is a hospital based horror film. They wanted a doctor on the set who was interested in writing, too. I grabbed the opportunity and got the experience of film making as well. I have knowledge of visual medium and I know story telling. I guess one day I’ll be director, too. If we talk about fitness then I never consider fitness as a passion. Fitness is life style. Like, we eat or sleep. Everyone should workout and take healthy diet.
In Murdrum, The Probe Begins with portraying the life of Komal Rathod, an orphan, and a forensic expert who suffers from 'congenital insensitivity of pain.' Her only purpose in life is to become a crime scene investigator in the CBI. However, after consistent failure, she gets an opportunity to work in CBI as an intern. There, she is assigned the task of merely data collection. Nevertheless, Komal strives to convince her egoistic officers about the presence of a wicked criminal in Mumbai. Her only aim is to grab the sinister serial killer who leaves no clues behind. Intelligent and vigilant forensic expert, Komal, leaves no stone unturned and digs her way to uncover the unknown identity of the wise and heartless serial killer. However, the table turns, and the cat and mouse game begins. Forget the DNA, forget the fingerprints, forget even the murder weapon; Komal utilizes numbers of high-tech incredible forensic investigations. But, this tech-savvy killer knows his job inside out. So, Murdrum is an adrenalin rush high-tech forensic crime thriller.
I was always fascinated by thrillers. And, last year I encountered an article on serial killer Harold Shipman who had killed more than 250 women. Additionally, he was a doctor. Gradually, I started studying all the serial killers all over the world and tried to understand their psychology. Later, I was aware of some bizarre yet incredible advancements in forensic science. I had my agonist and protagonists. I also had an extraordinary suspenseful climax in my mind for so long. I just clubbed all things and started penning down Murdrum.
Rich in forensic detail, exceptional character development, and unpredictable terrifying situations, Dr. Sohil Makwana’s Murdrum is a must if you are a fan of forensic suspense and thrillers. Grab your copy of Murdrum by Dr. Sohil Makwana in print and e-book format at the Amazon and Flipkart. Here is the link — https://amzn.to/3qjCwHQ
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