Filmmaker Ritesh Batra of Irrfan Khan’sThe Lunch Box and Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Photograph fame will be directing Vidya Balan's debut web-series where the actor will essay the role of Indira Gandhi.

Vidya has bought the rights to journalist Sagarika Ghose's book Indira: India's Most Powerful Prime Minister on which the series will be based.

"Ritesh is directing the series," a source close to the development confirmed.

Vidya had earlier said in an interview that the project has been under development for a while courtesy its subject.