Hong Kong, May 23 -- As 'Betaal', the latest Indian web series on Netflixreleases tomorrow, we speak to Aahana Kumra on what the zombie-horror genre means for the Indian film industry and audience alike.

"I did not choose the series, the series chose me!" says Aahana Kumra, on playing DC Ahluwalia, an armed officer with a mysterious scar on her face in 'Betaal'. The latest production by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment, this horror-thriller has been executive produced by Blumhouse Productions ('Insidious', 'Paranormal Activity', 'The Purge', 'Get Out'), and will be the first in the country to touch upon the zombie-horror theme in an evolved manner.

Directors Patrick Graham and Nikhil Mahajan, and writer Suhani Kanwar bring to...