The Great Indian Murder (TV series)

The Great Indian Murder is a Hindi-language crime mystery drama television series directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia^[1][2] for Disney+ Hotstar.^[3][4][5] It was produced by Ajay Devgn^[6] and Priti Sinha ^[7][8] under, ADF & RLE Media.^[9] The series stars are Richa Chadha, Pratik Gandhi, Ashutosh Rana, Raghuvir Yadav, Sharib Hashmi, Paoli Dam, and Shashank Arora in key roles.^[10] The series is based on Vikas Swarup's bestselling novel, Six Suspects.^[11][12] The season was made available for streaming on OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar on 4 February 2022.^[13] in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali languages.^[14]

The Great Indian Murder
Season 1 promotional poster
Genre	Crime Mystery Drama
Based on	Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup
Screenplay by	Tigmanshu Dhulia Vijay Maurya Puneet Sharma
Directed by	Tigmanshu Dhulia
Starring	Richa Chadha Pratik Gandhi Ashutosh Rana Raghuvir Yadav Sharib Hashmi Paoli Dam Shashank Arora
Composer	Ketan Sodha
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Executive producers	Priti Sinha Namrata Sinha Amod Sinha Shrey Oberoi Gaurav Banerjee Nikhil Madhok Varun Malik
Producers	Ajay Devgn Priti Sinha
Production location	India
Cinematography	Rishi Punjabi
Editors	Prathamesh Chande Unnikrishnan Payoor Parameswaran
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	ADF & RLE Media
Original release
Network	Disney+ Hotstar
Release	4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)

Cast

• Richa Chadha as DCP Sudha Bharadwaj^[15]
• Pratik Gandhi as CBI officer Suraj Yadav^[16][17]
• Ashutosh Rana as Jagganath Rai, Vicky's father^[18]
• Jatin Goswami as Vicky Rai, Jagganath's son
• Raghubir Yadav as Mohan Kumar
• Sharib Hashmi as Ashok Rajput & Amar Rajput (Dual-appearance)
• 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"^[19]
• Raftaar as Special appearance in song "Raskala"^[19]
• [Samarth Chaudhary]

Review

Tigmanshu Dhulia's stories often run with an undercurrent of characters commenting on contemporary politics.^[20] "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.^[21][22] 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.^[23][24]

Marketing and release

Promotion

The official trailer of seasons of this series was launched on 18 January 2022.^[25]

Release

The season was made available for streaming on OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar on 4 February 2022.^[26][27][18]

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	9		February 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)	February 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)

Season (2022)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Vicky Rai"	Tigmanshu Dhulia	Tigmanshu Dhulia Vijay Maurya Puneet Sharma	4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
Three years after his arrest, Vikram ‘Vicky’ Rai decides to host a party to celebrate his acquittal. The celebration takes a turn when Vicky is shot dead at his party, in a place full of suspects.
2	"Jagnnath Rai"	Tigmanshu Dhulia	Tigmanshu Dhulia Vijay Maurya Puneet Sharma	4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
An angry Jagannath Rai conspires to take revenge. When Vicky is killed at the party, two gun-wielding suspects are arrested.
3	"Munna aur Ekati"	Tigmanshu Dhulia	Tigmanshu Dhulia Vijay Maurya Puneet Sharma	4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
CBI Officer Suraj Yadav meets Crime Branch officer Sudha Bharadwaj as they unfold the mystery of Vicky’s death, each armed with their own motives.
4	"Ingetayi aur Kaala Bag"	Tigmanshu Dhulia	Tigmanshu Dhulia Vijay Maurya Puneet Sharma	4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
In the Andamans, a tribe is desolate since their God, the Ingetayi’s idol, has been stolen. Under custody, Munna recounts how he narrowly escaped getting caught.
5	"Laal Salaam aur Billu Biryani"	Tigmanshu Dhulia	Tigmanshu Dhulia Vijay Maurya Puneet Sharma	4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
Vicky and Sudha’s history goes back three years. Suraj senses that Eketi is just the right man for his plan. A big lead materialises when officer Manjot and Sudha uncover an image from the party.
6	"Mohan Kumar"	Tigmanshu Dhulia	Tigmanshu Dhulia Vijay Maurya Puneet Sharma	4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
Mohan Kumar, an ex-bureaucrat, suffers an accident that alters his life. A revolver seized from the crime scene is linked to a suspect.
7	"Rajneeti aur Pyaar"	Tigmanshu Dhulia	Tigmanshu Dhulia Vijay Maurya Puneet Sharma	4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
Suraj actions an elaborate plan that puts many lives in danger. Sudha questions Suraj’s intentions when he tries to discredit their suspects.
8	"Asli Naqli"	Tigmanshu Dhulia	Tigmanshu Dhulia Vijay Maurya Puneet Sharma	4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
To her surprise, Sudha finds out that Munna was just a ploy in Ritu Rai’s plan. A vulnerable Munna gets brainwashed by Suraj.
9	"Dhokha"	Tigmanshu Dhulia	Tigmanshu Dhulia Vijay Maurya Puneet Sharma	4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
Manjot travels to Jaisalmer and finds an old connection with Vicky. Munna records a statement that puts Eketi in jeopardy. Money, deceit, power... this game has just begun.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack's music composers are Raghu Dixit, Darshan Doshi, Umang Doshi and Ketan Sodha.^[28][29][30]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"The Great Indian Murder Song"	Puneet Sharma	Raghu Dixit	Varijashree Venugopal	2:21
2.	"Jaane Re Mann"	Rajib Chakraborty	Raghu Dixit	Raju Das Baul	3:45
3.	"Raskala"	Ashwath Bobo	Darshan Doshi, Umang Doshi	Umang Doshi, Anusha Mani	1:27
4.	"Mon Amour"		Ketan Sodha	Nikita Venkatesh	3:18
5.	"Soul of The Great Indian Murder"		Ketan Sodha		1:40
6.	"Bhagad Bille"	Jaspreet Jasz & Shrey Oberoi	Ketan Sodha	Jaspreet Jasz	3:36
Total length:					17:77