Filmmaker Kiran Rao Reveals Favourite K-Drama, Wishes To Remake It. Know More!

Kiran Rao is the director of Laapataa Ladies starring Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava and Nitanshi Goel. Read here for more.

K-Dramas are a comfort watch. We know many would agree with that. And these long shows are quite famous in India too. There is a separate fanbase for Korean content. And if you are wondering whether our popular filmmakers also consume this content or not, then that curiosity should end with this. The Laapataa Ladies director Kiran Rao recently revealed that she also has a favourite K-drama, and it’s Reply 1988. Will she plan a remake of it soon? Well, here’s what the filmmaker said.

Kiran Rao On Favourite K-Drama

Recently on a podcast, the filmmaker spoke about her favourite K-Drama and her interest in making a remake of it. On The Popcorn Hour, Kiran Rao revealed that Reply 1988 is one of her favourite K-Dramas, and then went on to explain the aspects of the show she likes. Kiran Rao explained the story of the show and how it’s based around a neighbourhood and some kids, further exploring themes like friendships and first love. The filmmaker called it a “fantastic show” and expressed her wish to make a remake of the show. Kiran Rao particularly liked the older characters in the show, the women, the fathers. She went on to explain how Reply 1988 is set in a ‘para’, a word used to describe a neighbourhood in Korea, similar to Kolkata.

For the unversed, Reply 1988 is a 20-episode series that was released in 2015. The show is set in 1988 and is directed by Shin Won Ho and written by Lee Woo Jung.

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Kiran Rao has directed films like Laapataa Ladies and Dhobi Ghat. 

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First Published: October 14, 2026 4:41 PM