The Great Indian Murder (TV series)

The Great Indian Murder is a Hindi-language crime mystery drama television series directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia for Disney+ Hotstar. It was produced by Ajay Devgn and Priti Sinha under, ADF & RLE Media. The series stars are Richa Chadha, Pratik Gandhi, Ashutosh Rana, Raghuvir Yadav, Sharib Hashmi, Paoli Dam, and Shashank Arora in key roles. The series is based on Vikas Swarup's bestselling novel, Six Suspects. The season was made available for streaming on OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar on 4 February 2022. in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali languages.

Cast

Richa Chadha as DCP Sudha Bharadwaj
Pratik Gandhi as CBI officer Suraj Yadav
Ashutosh Rana as Jagganath Rai, Vicky's father
Jatin Goswami as Vicky Rai, Jagganath's son
Raghubir Yadav as Mohan Kumar
Sharib Hashmi as Ashok Rajput / Amar Rajput
Sakshi Benipuri as Ishwari
Paoli Dam as Shabnam Saxena
Shashank Arora as Munna
Amey Wagh as Arun Deshmukh
Ujjwal Gauraha as Celebrity Reporter
Mani PR as Eketi
Vineet Kumar as Ambika Prasad
Kenneth Desai as CM Shashikant Vohra
Rucha Inamdar as Ritu Rai, Vicky's sister
Liam Macdonald as Larry Page
Himanshi Choudhry as Rita Sethi
Guneet Singh as Manjot
Deepraj Rana as Prithvi
Vivek Mishra as Guru Atmadev
Hemant Mahaur as Billu Biriyani
Kali Prasad Mukherjee as Debu Da
Shakti Mohan as Special appearance in song "Raskala"
Raftaar as Special appearance in song "Raskala"

Review

Tigmanshu Dhulia's stories often run with an undercurrent of characters commenting on contemporary politics. "The Great Indian Murder" is woven around a high-profile murder based on Vikas Swarup's breakthrough novel "Six Suspects." The presence of several political events can be felt in "The Great Indian Murder." It is a complex story with many social undertones. Examples include allegations of espionage of politicians, misuse of CBI for political gain and loss, crooked sons of politicians intoxicated by power, politicians conspiring to any extent to fulfill their political ambitions, fake religious leaders, Naxalism, etc. The story is pieced together through a CBI investigation into the murder of Vicky Rai. A series steeped in suspense, it has been praised by most critics. Every character is written well, which keeps the audience engaged with the story. Tigmanshu Dhulia's direction and the actors' performances have received critical praise.

Marketing and release

Promotion

The official trailer of seasons of this series was launched on 18 January 2022.

Release

The season was made available for streaming on OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar on 4 February 2022.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack's music composers are Raghu Dixit, Darshan Doshi, Umang Doshi and Ketan Sodha.