Mumbai Crime
Crime stories from the Indian Sub-Continent. A curated series of audio fiction podcasts from award-winning creators Ayeesha Menon, Nadir Khan and John Scott Dryden recorded in Mumbai, India. Each season is released in one drop and all episodes are ad-free. Season 1 is the Sony Award-winning ten-part thriller, "Q&A" starring Anand Tiwari based on the best-selling novel by Vikas Swarup. Mumbai Crime is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.
Mon, August 12, 2024
11.4 Jungle Book "Khan"
Ayeesha Menon takes Rudyard Kipling’s family classic and gives it a darker twist, re-imagining it in the concrete jungle of present-day India. A gangland coming-of-age fable. In Episode four, deliveries, stolen gold and retribution as Mo tries his best to escape the Tiger. Recorded in India CAST: Mo - Namit Das Tiger Khan - Rajit Kapur Mrs Gupta - Shernaz Patel Mr Gupta- Zafar Karachiwala Bugs - Sukant Goel Yuva- Abir Abrar Kala- Shikha Talsania Rikita- Devika Shahani Father Carvalho - Sohrab Ardeshir Young Kala/Rani- Preetika Chawla Young Mo - Omkar Kulkarni Dimple - Trisha Kale Bobby - Alka Sharma Varun/Boy - Ajitesh Gupta Amma - Prerna Chawla Raksha- Shivani Tanksale Rafiq & Naag- Tavish Bhattacharyya Baldeo/Tabaqui/Purun Bhagat- Vivek Madan Akhil - Nadir Khan Written and directed by Ayeesha Menon Producer, Nadir Khan Executive Producer, John Scott Dryden
Mon, August 05, 2024
11.3 Jungle Book "Mongoose"
Ayeesha Menon takes Rudyard Kipling’s family classic and gives it a darker twist, re-imagining it in the concrete jungle of present-day India. A gangland coming-of-age fable. In Episode three, showbiz, stunts and speeding trains as Mo goes behind the silver screen. Recorded in India CAST: Mo - Namit Das Tiger Khan - Rajit Kapur Mrs Gupta - Shernaz Patel Mr Gupta- Zafar Karachiwala Bugs - Sukant Goel Yuva- Abir Abrar Kala- Shikha Talsania Rikita- Devika Shahani Father Carvalho - Sohrab Ardeshir Young Kala/Rani- Preetika Chawla Young Mo - Omkar Kulkarni Dimple - Trisha Kale Bobby - Alka Sharma Varun/Boy - Ajitesh Gupta Amma - Prerna Chawla Raksha- Shivani Tanksale Rafiq & Naag- Tavish Bhattacharyya Baldeo/Tabaqui/Purun Bhagat- Vivek Madan Akhil - Nadir Khan Written and directed by Ayeesha Menon Producer, Nadir Khan Executive Producer, John Scott Dryden
S11 E2 · Mon, July 29, 2024
11.2 Jungle Book "Tigers"
Ayeesha Menon takes Rudyard Kipling’s family classic and gives it a darker twist, re-imagining it in the concrete jungle of present-day India. A gangland coming-of-age fable. In Episode two, religion, politics and movies as Mo enters the lair of the tigers. Recorded in India CAST: Mo - Namit Das Tiger Khan - Rajit Kapur Mrs Gupta - Shernaz Patel Mr Gupta- Zafar Karachiwala Bugs - Sukant Goel Yuva- Abir Abrar Kala- Shikha Talsania Rikita- Devika Shahani Father Carvalho - Sohrab Ardeshir Young Kala/Rani- Preetika Chawla Young Mo - Omkar Kulkarni Dimple - Trisha Kale Bobby - Alka Sharma Varun/Boy - Ajitesh Gupta Amma - Prerna Chawla Raksha- Shivani Tanksale Rafiq & Naag- Tavish Bhattacharyya Baldeo/Tabaqui/Purun Bhagat- Vivek Madan Akhil - Nadir Khan Written and directed by Ayeesha Menon Producer, Nadir Khan Executive Producer, John Scott Dryden
S11 E1 · Mon, July 22, 2024
11.1 Jungle Book "Wolves"
Ayeesha Menon takes Rudyard Kipling’s family classic and gives it a darker twist, re-imagining it in the concrete jungle of present-day India. A gangland coming-of-age fable. Mowgli, the orphan boy at the centre of the story, is being brought up by "the Wolves", a gang of petty criminals in a tenement block in Mumbai and quickly learns how to survive in that world. But when the villainous politician, Tiger Khan threatens Mowgli's life, two residents of the tenement block, "black panther" Bagheera and the "bear" Baloo, offer to help him escape and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery through the city, meeting "creatures" along the way who don't always have his best interests at heart. Recorded in India CAST: Mo - Namit Das Tiger Khan - Rajit Kapur Mrs Gupta - Shernaz Patel Mr Gupta- Zafar Karachiwala Bugs - Sukant Goel Yuva- Abir Abrar Kala- Shikha Talsania Rikita- Devika Shahani Father Carvalho - Sohrab Ardeshir Young Kala/Rani- Preetika Chawla Young Mo - Omkar Kulkarni Dimple - Trisha Kale Bobby - Alka Sharma Varun/Boy - Ajitesh Gupta Amma - Prerna Chawla Raksha- Shivani Tanksale Rafiq & Naag- Tavish Bhattacharyya Baldeo/Tabaqui/Purun Bhagat- Vivek Madan Akhil - Nadir Khan Written and directed by Ayeesha Menon Producer, Nadir Khan Executive Producer, John Scott Dryden
S10 E6 · Mon, June 17, 2024
10.6 Undercover City "The Scream"
Alia Khan returns in this third series of Undercover City. This time, she must go undercover to infiltrate one of India's wealthiest families. In the series conclusion, betrayal, abduction and consequences, as Junaid and Alia attempt to make an arrest. CAST Alia – Prerna Chawla Junaid – Tavish Bhattacharya Ratna – Shivani Tanksale Shahnaz- Shernaz Patel Parvez – Rajit Kapur Jaz – Sukant Goel Roopkala – Lovleen Mishra Popo - Rohit Malkani Bhupinder – Aseem Hattangady Patel – Jaimini Pathak Roopkala's son – Ajitesh Gupta Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital Dr. Rao - Sohrab Ardeshir Dr. Rameshwari - Anahita Uberoi Sam + Insp. Kaur + Ensemble – Vivek Madan Pandey + Bartender + Ensemble – Nadir Khan Nyla + Adele + Ensemble – Abir Abrar Pooja + Ensemble - Kamakshi Rai Boy – Dhruv Hemdev PRODUCTION Writer – Ayeesha Menon Producer - Nadir Khan Production Manager – Toral Shah Production Assistant - Vivek Madan Editing Assistant - Varrunn Bangera Directed, recorded and edited by John Scott Dryden
Mon, June 10, 2024
10.5 Undercover City "A Bead of Sweat"
Alia Khan returns in this third series of Undercover City. This time, she must go undercover to infiltrate one of India's wealthiest families. In this episode, debts, lies and confirmations, as Junaid and Alia close in on the Ansari family. CAST Alia – Prerna Chawla Junaid – Tavish Bhattacharya Ratna – Shivani Tanksale Shahnaz- Shernaz Patel Parvez – Rajit Kapur Jaz – Sukant Goel Roopkala – Lovleen Mishra Popo - Rohit Malkani Bhupinder – Aseem Hattangady Patel – Jaimini Pathak Roopkala's son – Ajitesh Gupta Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital Dr. Rao - Sohrab Ardeshir Dr. Rameshwari - Anahita Uberoi Sam + Insp. Kaur + Ensemble – Vivek Madan Pandey + Bartender + Ensemble – Nadir Khan Nyla + Adele + Ensemble – Abir Abrar Pooja + Ensemble - Kamakshi Rai Boy – Dhruv Hemdev PRODUCTION Writer – Ayeesha Menon Producer - Nadir Khan Production Manager – Toral Shah Production Assistant - Vivek Madan Editing Assistant - Varrunn Bangera Directed, recorded and edited by John Scott Dryden
S10 E4 · Mon, June 03, 2024
10.4 Undercover City "Break and Enter"
Alia Khan returns in this third series of Undercover City. This time, she must go undercover to infiltrate one of India's wealthiest families. In this episode, cakes, clues and revelations, as Alia risks exposure to get to the truth. CAST Alia – Prerna Chawla Junaid – Tavish Bhattacharya Ratna – Shivani Tanksale Shahnaz- Shernaz Patel Parvez – Rajit Kapur Jaz – Sukant Goel Roopkala – Lovleen Mishra Popo - Rohit Malkani Bhupinder – Aseem Hattangady Patel – Jaimini Pathak Roopkala's son – Ajitesh Gupta Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital Dr. Rao - Sohrab Ardeshir Dr. Rameshwari - Anahita Uberoi Sam + Insp. Kaur + Ensemble – Vivek Madan Pandey + Bartender + Ensemble – Nadir Khan Nyla + Adele + Ensemble – Abir Abrar Pooja + Ensemble - Kamakshi Rai Boy – Dhruv Hemdev PRODUCTION Writer – Ayeesha Menon Producer - Nadir Khan Production Manager – Toral Shah Production Assistant - Vivek Madan Editing Assistant - Varrunn Bangera Directed, recorded and edited by John Scott Dryden
S10 E3 · Mon, May 27, 2024
10.3 Undercover City "Lovers and Friends"
Alia Khan returns in this third series of Undercover City. This time, she must go undercover to infiltrate one of India's wealthiest families. In this episode, lovers, friends, and stories turned on their heads, as Alia learns more about Nyla's life outside the family. CAST Alia – Prerna Chawla Junaid – Tavish Bhattacharya Ratna – Shivani Tanksale Shahnaz- Shernaz Patel Parvez – Rajit Kapur Jaz – Sukant Goel Roopkala – Lovleen Mishra Popo - Rohit Malkani Bhupinder – Aseem Hattangady Patel – Jaimini Pathak Roopkala's son – Ajitesh Gupta Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital Dr. Rao - Sohrab Ardeshir Dr. Rameshwari - Anahita Uberoi Sam + Insp. Kaur + Ensemble – Vivek Madan Pandey + Bartender + Ensemble – Nadir Khan Nyla + Adele + Ensemble – Abir Abrar Pooja + Ensemble - Kamakshi Rai Boy – Dhruv Hemdev PRODUCTION Writer – Ayeesha Menon Producer - Nadir Khan Production Manager – Toral Shah Production Assistant - Vivek Madan Editing Assistant - Varrunn Bangera Directed, recorded and edited by John Scott Dryden
S10 E2 · Mon, May 20, 2024
10.2 Undercover City "The Eye of the Beholder"
Alia Khan returns in this third series of Undercover City. This time, she must go undercover to infiltrate one of India's wealthiest families. In this episode, protests, bar fights and beauty clinics as Alia ventures deeper into the family's secrets. CAST Alia – Prerna Chawla Junaid – Tavish Bhattacharya Ratna – Shivani Tanksale Shahnaz- Shernaz Patel Parvez – Rajit Kapur Jaz – Sukant Goel Roopkala – Lovleen Mishra Popo - Rohit Malkani Bhupinder – Aseem Hattangady Patel – Jaimini Pathak Roopkala's son – Ajitesh Gupta Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital Dr. Rao - Sohrab Ardeshir Dr. Rameshwari - Anahita Uberoi Sam + Insp. Kaur + Ensemble – Vivek Madan Pandey + Bartender + Ensemble – Nadir Khan Nyla + Adele + Ensemble – Abir Abrar Pooja + Ensemble - Kamakshi Rai Boy – Dhruv Hemdev PRODUCTION Writer – Ayeesha Menon Producer - Nadir Khan Production Manager – Toral Shah Production Assistant - Vivek Madan Editing Assistant - Varrunn Bangera Directed, recorded and edited by John Scott Dryden
S10 E1 · Mon, May 13, 2024
10.1 Undercover City S3 'Newlyweds'
Alia Khan returns in this third series of Undercover City. This time, she must go undercover to infiltrate one of India's Wealthiest Families. Dark secrets surround Alia's targets. Is it a terrible crime they’re hiding or are they trying to save face? Find out now in series three of Undercover city… CAST Alia – Prerna Chawla Junaid – Tavish Bhattacharya Ratna – Shivani Tanksale Shahnaz- Shernaz Patel Parvez – Rajit Kapur Jaz – Sukant Goel Roopkala – Lovleen Mishra Popo - Rohit Malkani Bhupinder – Aseem Hattangady Patel – Jaimini Pathak Roopkala's son – Ajitesh Gupta Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital Dr. Rao - Sohrab Ardeshir Dr. Rameshwari - Anahita Uberoi Sam + Insp. Kaur + Ensemble – Vivek Madan Pandey + Bartender + Ensemble – Nadir Khan Nyla + Adele + Ensemble – Abir Abrar Pooja + Ensemble - Kamakshi Rai Boy – Dhruv Hemdev PRODUCTION Writer – Ayeesha Menon Producer - Nadir Khan Production Manager – Toral Shah Production Assistant - Vivek Madan Editing Assistant - Varrunn Bangera Directed, recorded and edited by John Scott Dryden
S9 E6 · Mon, April 08, 2024
9.6 A Fine Balance "Equilibrium"
Dramatisation of Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed novel about India's underclass. In this final episode, vengeance, justice and balance. Mumbai Crime will return in May with the third series of 'Undercover City'... Cast Dina - Shernaz Patel Ishvar - Kenneth Desai Om - Ananad Tiwari Maneck - Neil Bhoopalam Rustom - Zafar Karachiwala Ibrahim - Rajit Kapur The Thakur - Jayant Kripalaini Ashraf - Darshan Jariwala Nusswan - Farid Currim Ruby - Anahita Uberoi Narayan - Vivek Madan Young Dina - Tirtha Kotrial Young Ishvar - Eshan Savla Young Narayan - Samar Uraizee Ensemble – Jim Sarbh, Abhishek Saha, Meherangiz Acharya-Dar, Faezeh Jalali, Shivani Tanksale, Nadir Khan. Production: Music - Sacha Putnam Sound Design - Steve Bond Production Manager – Niloufer Sagar Producer - Nadir Khan Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and Kewel Karim from the novel A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry Director - John Dryden
S9 E5 · Mon, April 01, 2024
9.5 A Fine Balance "Taught Threads"
Dramatisation of Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed novel about India's underclass. In this episode, a retribution, an obsession and a secret revealed. Cast Dina - Shernaz Patel Ishvar - Kenneth Desai Om - Ananad Tiwari Maneck - Neil Bhoopalam Rustom - Zafar Karachiwala Ibrahim - Rajit Kapur The Thakur - Jayant Kripalaini Ashraf - Darshan Jariwala Nusswan - Farid Currim Ruby - Anahita Uberoi Narayan - Vivek Madan Young Dina - Tirtha Kotrial Young Ishvar - Eshan Savla Young Narayan - Samar Uraizee Ensemble – Jim Sarbh, Abhishek Saha, Meherangiz Acharya-Dar, Faezeh Jalali, Shivani Tanksale, Nadir Khan. Production: Music - Sacha Putnam Sound Design - Steve Bond Production Manager – Niloufer Sagar Producer - Nadir Khan Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and Kewel Karim from the novel A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry Director - John Dryden
S9 E4 · Mon, March 25, 2024
9.4 A Fine Balance "A New India"
Dramatisation of Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed novel about India's underclass. In this episode, an unwelcome occupation, a new apprentice and a visit from the master of beggars. Cast Dina - Shernaz Patel Ishvar - Kenneth Desai Om - Ananad Tiwari Maneck - Neil Bhoopalam Rustom - Zafar Karachiwala Ibrahim - Rajit Kapur The Thakur - Jayant Kripalaini Ashraf - Darshan Jariwala Nusswan - Farid Currim Ruby - Anahita Uberoi Narayan - Vivek Madan Young Dina - Tirtha Kotrial Young Ishvar - Eshan Savla Young Narayan - Samar Uraizee Ensemble – Jim Sarbh, Abhishek Saha, Meherangiz Acharya-Dar, Faezeh Jalali, Shivani Tanksale, Nadir Khan. Production: Music - Sacha Putnam Sound Design - Steve Bond Production Manager – Niloufer Sagar Producer - Nadir Khan Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and Kewel Karim from the novel A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry Director - John Dryden
S9 E3 · Mon, March 18, 2024
9.3 A Fine Balance "Tipping the Scales"
Dramatisation of Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed novel about India's underclass. In this episode, a master plan, kinship and a wrecking ball. Cast Dina - Shernaz Patel Ishvar - Kenneth Desai Om - Ananad Tiwari Maneck - Neil Bhoopalam Rustom - Zafar Karachiwala Ibrahim - Rajit Kapur The Thakur - Jayant Kripalaini Ashraf - Darshan Jariwala Nusswan - Farid Currim Ruby - Anahita Uberoi Narayan - Vivek Madan Young Dina - Tirtha Kotrial Young Ishvar - Eshan Savla Young Narayan - Samar Uraizee Ensemble – Jim Sarbh, Abhishek Saha, Meherangiz Acharya-Dar, Faezeh Jalali, Shivani Tanksale, Nadir Khan. Production: Music - Sacha Putnam Sound Design - Steve Bond Production Manager – Niloufer Sagar Producer - Nadir Khan Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and Kewel Karim from the novel A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry Director - John Dryden
S9 E2 · Mon, March 11, 2024
9.2 A Fine Balance "Exodus"
Dramatisation of Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed novel about India's underclass. In this episode, a tragedy, a rebellion and a getaway. Cast Dina - Shernaz Patel Ishvar - Kenneth Desai Om - Ananad Tiwari Maneck - Neil Bhoopalam Rustom - Zafar Karachiwala Ibrahim - Rajit Kapur The Thakur - Jayant Kripalaini Ashraf - Darshan Jariwala Nusswan - Farid Currim Ruby - Anahita Uberoi Narayan - Vivek Madan Young Dina - Tirtha Kotrial Young Ishvar - Eshan Savla Young Narayan - Samar Uraizee Ensemble – Jim Sarbh, Abhishek Saha, Meherangiz Acharya-Dar, Faezeh Jalali, Shivani Tanksale, Nadir Khan. Production: Music - Sacha Putnam Sound Design - Steve Bond Production Manager – Niloufer Sagar Producer - Nadir Khan Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and Kewel Karim from the novel A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry Director - John Dryden
S9 E1 · Mon, March 04, 2024
9.1 A Fine Balance "Darkness on the Edge of Town"
Dramatisation of Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed novel about India's underclass. Two tailors - uncle and nephew, Ishvar and Om - come to the city to escape from the caste violence in their native village. They are employed by a Parsi woman, Dina Dalal who runs a sweatshop from her apartment and is struggling to preserve her independence. She has a lodger too, a reluctant student, Maneck, from the mountains. As their initial suspicion of each other turns to friendship and then love, their lives take dramatic and often shocking turns against a backdrop of India in crisis, during “the Emergency” of the mid-1970s, a period marked by huge political unrest and human rights violations. A comedy, a tragedy, a story of the triumph of the human spirit under inhuman conditions. Cast Dina - Shernaz Patel Ishvar - Kenneth Desai Om - Ananad Tiwari Maneck - Neil Bhoopalam Rustom - Zafar Karachiwala Ibrahim - Rajit Kapur The Thakur - Jayant Kripalaini Ashraf - Darshan Jariwala Nusswan - Farid Currim Ruby - Anahita Uberoi Narayan - Vivek Madan Young Dina - Tirtha Kotrial Young Ishvar - Eshan Savla Young Narayan - Samar Uraizee Ensemble – Jim Sarbh, Abhishek Saha, Meherangiz Acharya-Dar, Faezeh Jalali, Shivani Tanksale, Nadir Khan. Production: Music - Sacha Putnam Sound Design - Steve Bond Production Manager – Niloufer Sagar Producer - Nadir Khan Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and Kewel Karim from the novel A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry Director - John Dryden
S8 E6 · Mon, January 29, 2024
8.6 The Mumbai Chuzzlewits "Where there's a Will there's a Way..."
Joseph tries to execute his deadly scheme. Martin Chuzzlewits must confront his family, and Thomas’ love triangle with Mary and Mickey comes to a head… CAST: Martin - Roshan Seth Thomas - Karan Pandit Mickey - Zafar Karachiwala Pinto - Rajit Kapur Mercy - Preetika Chawla Charity - Ayeesha Menon Anthony - Sohrab Ardeshir Joseph - Nadir Khan Mary - Nimrat Kaur Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital Louis - Rohit Malkani Doctor - Shernaz Patel Monty - Arghya Lahiri Manek - Vivek Madan Young Mickey - Zaal Madon Young Thomas - Nominath Ginsburg PRODUCTION: Produced by Nadir Khan Music by Sacha Puttnam Written by Ayeesha Menon Directed by John Scott Dryden
S8 E5 · Mon, January 22, 2024
8.5 The Mumbai Chuzzlewits "Ponzi Scheme"
Mickey goes missing as his letters stop coming through to Mary. Meanwhile Montagues dubious scheme is exposed, and Thomas opens his heart to Mary… CAST: Martin - Roshan Seth Thomas - Karan Pandit Mickey - Zafar Karachiwala Pinto - Rajit Kapur Mercy - Preetika Chawla Charity - Ayeesha Menon Anthony - Sohrab Ardeshir Joseph - Nadir Khan Mary - Nimrat Kaur Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital Louis - Rohit Malkani Doctor - Shernaz Patel Monty - Arghya Lahiri Manek - Vivek Madan Young Mickey - Zaal Madon Young Thomas - Nominath Ginsburg PRODUCTION: Produced by Nadir Khan Music by Sacha Puttnam Written by Ayeesha Menon Directed by John Scott Dryden
S8 E4 · Mon, January 15, 2024
8.4 The Mumbai Chuzzlewits "The Lodger"
Mickey’s troubles in Dubai grow worse as Joseph tries to pull the wool over Pinto’s eyes. Meanwhile Thomas’s feelings grow for Mickey’s fiancé, Mary, and a mysterious lodger with a terrible secret moves in next door … CAST: Martin - Roshan Seth Thomas - Karan Pandit Mickey - Zafar Karachiwala Pinto - Rajit Kapur Mercy - Preetika Chawla Charity - Ayeesha Menon Anthony - Sohrab Ardeshir Joseph - Nadir Khan Mary - Nimrat Kaur Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital Louis - Rohit Malkani Doctor - Shernaz Patel Monty - Arghya Lahiri Manek - Vivek Madan Young Mickey - Zaal Madon Young Thomas - Nominath Ginsburg PRODUCTION: Produced by Nadir Khan Music by Sacha Puttnam Written by Ayeesha Menon Directed by John Scott Dryden
S8 E3 · Mon, January 08, 2024
8.3 The Mumbai Chuzzlewits "Propositions"
Disinherited by his grandfather, Mickey Chuzzlewit escapes India and tries to make his fortune in Dubai. In his absence, the scheming Pinto and murderous Joseph join forces in an attempt to get hold of the old man’s fortune… CAST: Martin - Roshan Seth Thomas - Karan Pandit Mickey - Zafar Karachiwala Pinto - Rajit Kapur Mercy - Preetika Chawla Charity - Ayeesha Menon Anthony - Sohrab Ardeshir Joseph - Nadir Khan Mary - Nimrat Kaur Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital Louis - Rohit Malkani Doctor - Shernaz Patel Monty - Arghya Lahiri Manek - Vivek Madan Young Mickey - Zaal Madon Young Thomas - Nominath Ginsburg PRODUCTION: Produced by Nadir Khan Music by Sacha Puttnam Written by Ayeesha Menon Directed by John Scott Dryden
Mon, January 01, 2024
8.2 The Mumbai Chuzzlewits "The Black Sheep"
Thomas, an orphan, is apprentice to the scheming architect Pinto, a cousin to miserly old Martin Chuzzlewit, the richest landlord in Bandra. Drawn into the world of the Chuzzlewits, he forms a close friendship with the spirited Mickey, grandson of Martin and heir to the family fortune. When old Martin gets ill, Thomas witnesses attempts by family members to worm their way into his life and secure his fortune, while Mickey gives up everything in pursuit of love… CAST: Martin - Roshan Seth Thomas - Karan Pandit Mickey - Zafar Karachiwala Pinto - Rajit Kapur Mercy - Preetika Chawla Charity - Ayeesha Menon Anthony - Sohrab Ardeshir Joseph - Nadir Khan Mary - Nimrat Kaur Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital Louis - Rohit Malkani Doctor - Shernaz Patel Monty - Arghya Lahiri Manek - Vivek Madan Young Mickey - Zaal Madon Young Thomas - Nominath Ginsburg Producer by Nadir Khan Music by Sacha Puttnam Written by Ayeesha Menon Directed by John Scott Dryden
Mon, December 25, 2023
8.1 The Mumbai Chuzzlewits "The Richest Landlord in Bandra"
Charles Dickens’ satire on the corrosive power of money set in the hot, hectic streets of modern-day Mumbai, India. Convinced his relatives are after his money, wealthy old recluse Martin Chuzzlewit (ROSHAN SETH), has adopted orphan girl, Mary (NIMRAT KAUR), to be his carer with the understanding that she will be housed and fed as long as he lives - but upon his death, she will inherit nothing. Thus, he believes, she will do her utmost to keep him in good health. But when his grandson Mickey (ZAFAR KARACHIWALA) falls in love with her and wishes to marry her, Martin’s plans are thrown into disarray. By disinheriting him, Martin triggers a complex web of deceit, betrayal and manipulation as the extended family and hangers-on close in, in pursuit of his fortune. Told from the point of view of orphan Thomas (KARAN PANDIT), an observer into the world of the Chuzzlewits, this is a fast-paced drama full of intrigue, romance, suspense and murder… Recorded on location in India. CAST: Martin - Roshan Seth Thomas - Karan Pandit Mickey - Zafar Karachiwala Pinto - Rajit Kapur Mercy - Preetika Chawla Charity - Ayeesha Menon Anthony - Sohrab Ardeshir Joseph - Nadir Khan Mary - Nimrat Kaur Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital Louis - Rohit Malkani Doctor - Shernaz Patel Monty - Arghya Lahiri Manek - Vivek Madan Young Mickey - Zaal Madon Young Thomas - Nominath Ginsburg Producer by Nadir Khan Music by Sacha Puttnam Written by Ayeesha Menon Directed by John Scott Dryden
S7 E10 · Mon, November 27, 2023
7.10 Six Suspects 'Who Killed Vicky Rai?'
Episode 10 of our 10 part series Six Suspects. Arun tells the story of the aftermath of Vicky Rai’s murder, and finally reveals who killed him... In this episode, a scapegoat, a suicide and a confession. Send your questions! Questions@goldhawkproductions.org Arun Advani, an investigative journalist ...... Rajit Kapur Vicky Rai, a rich Delhi playboy ...... Zafar Karachiwala Mamta Rai, a politician and Vicky's mother ...... Radhika Mital Munna Mobile, a mobile phone thief ...... Anand Tiwari Shabnam Saxena, a Bollywood actress ...... Shernaz Patel Larry Page, an American tourist ...... Gary Richardson Eketi, a tribesman ...... Rohit Malkani Ashok Rajput, a welfare officer ...... Kenny Desai Champi/Drunk girl in car ...... Radhika Apte Reshma/Barkha Das ...... Anahita Uberoi Ritu ...... Ira Dubey Bilal/Inspector Brar ...... Ankur Vikal Saira/Ruby Gill ...... Megha Burman Pappu Pager ...... Jaimini Pathak Chief Minister Pandey/Chief Melambe/Abu Khaled ...... Jayant Kripalani Detective Gupta, private detective ...... Kenny Desai Abu Technical/Tribesman ...... Pushan Kripalani Abu Omar/Biddy/Driver ...... Nadir Khan Jay Chaterjee/Judge Mishra ...... Sohrab Ardeshir Gulabo/Mrs Gill/Reporter ...... Ayeesha Menon Raman Johar/Bill Bakshi ...... Ashwin Mushran Elizabeth Brookner ...... Karla Singh Inspector Yardav ...... Ravi Khote Sohrab ...... Caran Arora Production team: Line producer in India: Nadir Khan Assistant director: Toral Shah Photography: Ameet Mallapur Script editor: Mike Walker Sound: Ayush Ahuja Additional editing: Steve Bond Music: Sacha Putnam Sound design: Nick Russell-Pavier Produced and directed by John Dryden
S7 E9 · Mon, November 20, 2023
7.9 Six Suspects 'The Shadow of Ruby Gill'
Episode 9 of our 10 part series Six Suspects. Arun returns to the story of Mamta Rai after her driver crashed her car when she was on the phone to him. In this episode, an unexpected gift, a spectre and a possession? Send your questions! Questions@goldhawkproductions.org
S7 E8 · Mon, November 13, 2023
7.8 Six Suspects 'Suspect #3'
Episode 8 of our 10 part series Six Suspects. Arun returns to the story of Larry Page after Vicky Rai shot him and left him for dead. In this episode, a trip to the embassy, mistaken identity and a hostage. Send your questions! Questions@goldhawkproductions.org Arun Advani, an investigative journalist ...... Rajit Kapur Vicky Rai, a rich Delhi playboy ...... Zafar Karachiwala Mamta Rai, a politician and Vicky's mother ...... Radhika Mital Munna Mobile, a mobile phone thief ...... Anand Tiwari Shabnam Saxena, a Bollywood actress ...... Shernaz Patel Larry Page, an American tourist ...... Gary Richardson Eketi, a tribesman ...... Rohit Malkani Ashok Rajput, a welfare officer ...... Kenny Desai Champi/Drunk girl in car ...... Radhika Apte Reshma/Barkha Das ...... Anahita Uberoi Ritu ...... Ira Dubey Bilal/Inspector Brar ...... Ankur Vikal Saira/Ruby Gill ...... Megha Burman Pappu Pager ...... Jaimini Pathak Chief Minister Pandey/Chief Melambe/Abu Khaled ...... Jayant Kripalani Detective Gupta, private detective ...... Kenny Desai Abu Technical/Tribesman ...... Pushan Kripalani Abu Omar/Biddy/Driver ...... Nadir Khan Jay Chaterjee/Judge Mishra ...... Sohrab Ardeshir Gulabo/Mrs Gill/Reporter ...... Ayeesha Menon Raman Johar/Bill Bakshi ...... Ashwin Mushran Elizabeth Brookner ...... Karla Singh Inspector Yardav ...... Ravi Khote Sohrab ...... Caran Arora Production team: Line producer in India: Nadir Khan Assistant director: Toral Shah Photography: Ameet Mallapur Script editor: Mike Walker Sound: Ayush Ahuja Additional editing: Steve Bond Music: Sacha Putnam Sound design: Nick Russell-Pavier Produced and directed by John Dryden
S7 E7 · Mon, November 06, 2023
7.7 Six Suspects 'Suspect #2'
Episode 7 of our 10 part series Six Suspects. Arun returns to the story of Shabnam Saxena after Vicky Rai turned up at her house and blackmailed her. In this episode, a threat, an indecent proposal and another gun. Send your questions! Questions@goldhawkproductions.org Arun Advani, an investigative journalist ...... Rajit Kapur Vicky Rai, a rich Delhi playboy ...... Zafar Karachiwala Mamta Rai, a politician and Vicky's mother ...... Radhika Mital Munna Mobile, a mobile phone thief ...... Anand Tiwari Shabnam Saxena, a Bollywood actress ...... Shernaz Patel Larry Page, an American tourist ...... Gary Richardson Eketi, a tribesman ...... Rohit Malkani Ashok Rajput, a welfare officer ...... Kenny Desai Champi/Drunk girl in car ...... Radhika Apte Reshma/Barkha Das ...... Anahita Uberoi Ritu ...... Ira Dubey Bilal/Inspector Brar ...... Ankur Vikal Saira/Ruby Gill ...... Megha Burman Pappu Pager ...... Jaimini Pathak Chief Minister Pandey/Chief Melambe/Abu Khaled ...... Jayant Kripalani Detective Gupta, private detective ...... Kenny Desai Abu Technical/Tribesman ...... Pushan Kripalani Abu Omar/Biddy/Driver ...... Nadir Khan Jay Chaterjee/Judge Mishra ...... Sohrab Ardeshir Gulabo/Mrs Gill/Reporter ...... Ayeesha Menon Raman Johar/Bill Bakshi ...... Ashwin Mushran Elizabeth Brookner ...... Karla Singh Inspector Yardav ...... Ravi Khote Sohrab ...... Caran Arora Production team: Line producer in India: Nadir Khan Assistant director: Toral Shah Photography: Ameet Mallapur Script editor: Mike Walker Sound: Ayush Ahuja Additional editing: Steve Bond Music: Sacha Putnam Sound design: Nick Russell-Pavier Produced and directed by John Dryden
S7 E6 · Mon, October 30, 2023
7.6 Six Suspects 'Suspect #1'
Episode 6 of our 10 part series Six Suspects. Arun returns to the story of Munna Mobile after he was assaulted in a chinese restaurant. In this episode, a phone call, a confession and a gun. Send your questions! Questions@goldhawkproductions.org Arun Advani, an investigative journalist ...... Rajit Kapur Vicky Rai, a rich Delhi playboy ...... Zafar Karachiwala Mamta Rai, a politician and Vicky's mother ...... Radhika Mital Munna Mobile, a mobile phone thief ...... Anand Tiwari Shabnam Saxena, a Bollywood actress ...... Shernaz Patel Larry Page, an American tourist ...... Gary Richardson Eketi, a tribesman ...... Rohit Malkani Ashok Rajput, a welfare officer ...... Kenny Desai Champi/Drunk girl in car ...... Radhika Apte Reshma/Barkha Das ...... Anahita Uberoi Ritu ...... Ira Dubey Bilal/Inspector Brar ...... Ankur Vikal Saira/Ruby Gill ...... Megha Burman Pappu Pager ...... Jaimini Pathak Chief Minister Pandey/Chief Melambe/Abu Khaled ...... Jayant Kripalani Detective Gupta, private detective ...... Kenny Desai Abu Technical/Tribesman ...... Pushan Kripalani Abu Omar/Biddy/Driver ...... Nadir Khan Jay Chaterjee/Judge Mishra ...... Sohrab Ardeshir Gulabo/Mrs Gill/Reporter ...... Ayeesha Menon Raman Johar/Bill Bakshi ...... Ashwin Mushran Elizabeth Brookner ...... Karla Singh Inspector Yardav ...... Ravi Khote Sohrab ...... Caran Arora Production team: Line producer in India: Nadir Khan Assistant director: Toral Shah Photography: Ameet Mallapur Script editor: Mike Walker Sound: Ayush Ahuja Additional editing: Steve Bond Music: Sacha Putnam Sound design: Nick Russell-Pavier Produced and directed by John Dryden
S7 E5 · Mon, October 23, 2023
7.5 Six Suspects 'Ashok Rajput'
Episode 5 of our 10 part series Six Suspects. Arun tells the story of Ashok Rajput, a tribal welfare officer and a young boy in his care called Eketi. In this episode, an unruly child, a stolen artefact and a home invasion. Send your questions! Questions@goldhawkproductions.org
S7 E4 · Mon, October 16, 2023
7.4 Six Suspects 'Mamta Rai'
Episode 4 of our 10 part series Six Suspects. Arun tells us about Vicky Rai’s mother, the home minister Mamta Rai. In this episode, a politician, a cover up and a car crash. Send your questions! Questions@goldhawkproductions.org CAST: ARUN ADVANI, an investigative journalist Rajit Kapur VICKY RAI, a rich Delhi playboy Zafar Karachiwala MAMTA RAI, a politician and Vicky’s mother Radhika Mital MUNNA MOBILE, a mobile phone thief Anand Tiwari SHABNAM SAXENA, a Bollywood actress Shernaz Patel LARRY PAGE, an America tourist Gary Richardson EKETI, a tribesman Rohit Malkani ASHOK RAJPUT, a welfare officer Kenny Desai CHAMPI / DRUNK GIRL IN CAR Radhika Apte RESHMA / BARKHA DAS Anahita Uberoi RITU Ira Dubey BILAL / INSPECTOR BRAR Ankur Vikal SAIRA / RUBY GILL Megha Burman PAPPU PAGER Jaimini Pathak Chief Minister PandEy/Chief MElambe/ Abu KhalEd Jayant Kripalani DETECTIVE GUPTA, private detective. Kenny Desai ABU TECHNICAL / TRIBESMAN Pushan Kripalani ABU OMAR / BIDDY/ DRIVER Nadir Khan JAY CHATERJEE / JUDGE MISHRA Sohrab Ardeshir GULABO / MRS GILL / REPORTER Ayeesha Menon RAMAN JOHAR / BILL BAKSHI Ashwin Mushran ELIZABETH BROOKNER Karla Singh INSPECTOR YADAV Ravi Khote SOHRAB Caran Arora PRODUCTION TEAM: Line Producer in India Nadir Khan Assistant Director Toral Shah Photography Ameet Mallapur Script Editor Mike Walker Sound Ayush Ahuja Additional Editing Steve Bond Music Sacha Putnam Sound Design Nick Russell-Pavier Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon from the novel by Vikas Swarup Produced and Directed by John Dryden SIX SUSPECTS was recorded in Mumbai, India
S7 E3 · Tue, October 10, 2023
7.3 Six Suspects 'Larry Page'
Episode 3 of our 10 part series Six Suspects. Arun tells us all about Larry Page, an American visiting to meet his bride he’s met on the internet. In this episode, a tourist, a private detective and a long con gone wrong. Send your questions! Questions@goldhawkproductions.org CAST: ARUN ADVANI, an investigative journalist Rajit Kapur VICKY RAI, a rich Delhi playboy Zafar Karachiwala MAMTA RAI, a politician and Vicky’s mother Radhika Mital MUNNA MOBILE, a mobile phone thief Anand Tiwari SHABNAM SAXENA, a Bollywood actress Shernaz Patel LARRY PAGE, an America tourist Gary Richardson EKETI, a tribesman Rohit Malkani ASHOK RAJPUT, a welfare officer Kenny Desai CHAMPI / DRUNK GIRL IN CAR Radhika Apte RESHMA / BARKHA DAS Anahita Uberoi RITU Ira Dubey BILAL / INSPECTOR BRAR Ankur Vikal SAIRA / RUBY GILL Megha Burman PAPPU PAGER Jaimini Pathak Chief Minister PandEy/Chief MElambe/ Abu KhalEd Jayant Kripalani DETECTIVE GUPTA, private detective. Kenny Desai ABU TECHNICAL / TRIBESMAN Pushan Kripalani ABU OMAR / BIDDY/ DRIVER Nadir Khan JAY CHATERJEE / JUDGE MISHRA Sohrab Ardeshir GULABO / MRS GILL / REPORTER Ayeesha Menon RAMAN JOHAR / BILL BAKSHI Ashwin Mushran ELIZABETH BROOKNER Karla Singh INSPECTOR YADAV Ravi Khote SOHRAB Caran Arora PRODUCTION TEAM: Line Producer in India Nadir Khan Assistant Director Toral Shah Photography Ameet Mallapur Script Editor Mike Walker Sound Ayush Ahuja Additional Editing Steve Bond Music Sacha Putnam Sound Design Nick Russell-Pavier Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon from the novel by Vikas Swarup Produced and Directed by John Dryden SIX SUSPECTS was recorded in Mumbai, India
S7 E2 · Mon, October 02, 2023
7.2 Six Suspects 'Shabna Saxena'
Episode 2 of our 10 part series Six Suspects. Arun tell us all about Shabna Saxena, the Bollywood star whom Vicky Rai wants to control. In this episode, stardom, a devoted fan and a terrible secret. Send your questions! Questions@goldhawkproductions.org CAST: ARUN ADVANI, an investigative journalist Rajit Kapur VICKY RAI, a rich Delhi playboy Zafar Karachiwala MAMTA RAI, a politician and Vicky’s mother Radhika Mital MUNNA MOBILE, a mobile phone thief Anand Tiwari SHABNAM SAXENA, a Bollywood actress Shernaz Patel LARRY PAGE, an America tourist Gary Richardson EKETI, a tribesman Rohit Malkani ASHOK RAJPUT, a welfare officer Kenny Desai CHAMPI / DRUNK GIRL IN CAR Radhika Apte RESHMA / BARKHA DAS Anahita Uberoi RITU Ira Dubey BILAL / INSPECTOR BRAR Ankur Vikal SAIRA / RUBY GILL Megha Burman PAPPU PAGER Jaimini Pathak Chief Minister PandEy/Chief MElambe/ Abu KhalEd Jayant Kripalani DETECTIVE GUPTA, private detective. Kenny Desai ABU TECHNICAL / TRIBESMAN Pushan Kripalani ABU OMAR / BIDDY/ DRIVER Nadir Khan JAY CHATERJEE / JUDGE MISHRA Sohrab Ardeshir GULABO / MRS GILL / REPORTER Ayeesha Menon RAMAN JOHAR / BILL BAKSHI Ashwin Mushran ELIZABETH BROOKNER Karla Singh INSPECTOR YADAV Ravi Khote SOHRAB Caran Arora PRODUCTION TEAM: Line Producer in India Nadir Khan Assistant Director Toral Shah Photography Ameet Mallapur Script Editor Mike Walker Sound Ayush Ahuja Additional Editing Steve Bond Music Sacha Putnam Sound Design Nick Russell-Pavier Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon from the novel by Vikas Swarup Produced and Directed by John Dryden SIX SUSPECTS was recorded in Mumbai, India
S7 E1 · Tue, September 26, 2023
7.1 Six Suspects 'Munna Mobile'
All deaths are not equal. There’s a caste system – even in murder.... The debut novel of Indian diplomat, Vikas Swarup’s was made into Oscar winning film SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. It was also turned into a rather good radio serial “Q&A”, first heard here on Radio 4. Now the team behind the Sony award-winning “Q&A” has gone to work on Swarup’s second novel – SIX SUSPECTS. Inspired by a true story, it’s a murder mystery set in modern day India… presented by investigative journalist, Arun Advani. He is following the story of Vicky Rai, a nasty trust fund baby who shoots a waitress for not serving him a drink. Across the ten episodes, Arun weaves a tale of the lives Vicky Rai has destroyed as he tries to solve the murder of a murderer. Send your questions! Questions@goldhawkproductions.org CAST: ARUN ADVANI, an investigative journalist Rajit Kapur VICKY RAI, a rich Delhi playboy Zafar Karachiwala MAMTA RAI, a politician and Vicky’s mother Radhika Mital MUNNA MOBILE, a mobile phone thief Anand Tiwari SHABNAM SAXENA, a Bollywood actress Shernaz Patel LARRY PAGE, an America tourist Gary Richardson EKETI, a tribesman Rohit Malkani ASHOK RAJPUT, a welfare officer Kenny Desai CHAMPI / DRUNK GIRL IN CAR Radhika Apte RESHMA / BARKHA DAS Anahita Uberoi RITU Ira Dubey BILAL / INSPECTOR BRAR Ankur Vikal SAIRA / RUBY GILL Megha Burman PAPPU PAGER Jaimini Pathak Chief Minister PandEy/Chief MElambe/ Abu KhalEd Jayant Kripalani DETECTIVE GUPTA, private detective. Kenny Desai ABU TECHNICAL / TRIBESMAN Pushan Kripalani ABU OMAR / BIDDY/ DRIVER Nadir Khan JAY CHATERJEE / JUDGE MISHRA Sohrab Ardeshir GULABO / MRS GILL / REPORTER Ayeesha Menon RAMAN JOHAR / BILL BAKSHI Ashwin Mushran ELIZABETH BROOKNER Karla Singh INSPECTOR YADAV Ravi Khote SOHRAB Caran Arora PRODUCTION TEAM: Line Producer in India Nadir Khan Assistant Director Toral Shah Photography Ameet Mallapur Script Editor Mike Walker Sound Ayush Ahuja Additional Editing Steve Bond Music Sacha Putnam Sound Design Nick Russell-Pavier Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon from the novel by Vikas Swarup Produced and Directed by John Dryden SIX SUSPECTS was recorded in Mumbai, India
S6 E1 · Mon, August 21, 2023
6.1 Scenes from a Crime
A man with no memory finds himself outside a flat in a tenement block in Mumbai. With no idea of who he is or how he got there he tries, with the help of a street-child, to piece together fragments of his life. A thriller from writer/director John Dryden set and recorded on the streets of Mumbai. Cast: Man - Vivek Madan Child - Faezeh Jalali Couple – Siddharth Menon and Shivani Tanksale Neighbour – Suhaas Ahuja Nita – Prerna Chawla Homeless Woman – Ayeesha Menon Buddy - Namit Das Production: Editor – Ayeesha Menon Producer – Preetika Chawla Production Manager - Ratnabali Bhattacharjee Written, Recorded and Directed by John Dryden
S5 E2 · Mon, July 17, 2023
5.2 The Chosen One 'Another Leaves'
This episode is part two of our two part special: The Chosen one. In the last episode, Prithi joined Ravi Baba’s religious commune. She was asked to give up her possessions and her phone and begin the process of abandoning who she once was; to discover her identity within the community. She had her own agenda however and snuck off to make a call on a phone she’d hidden from them. When she was caught she was taken away in the night and left in the dark. In this episode, we find out Prithi’s purpose and her fate as she comes face to face with Ravi Baba. Cast: PRITI - Yuki Ellias, RAVI BABA - Anand Tiwari, HONEY - Shernaz Patel, CRYSTAL - Abir Abrar, VYRAS - Vivek Madan, PRINCE - Sukant Goel Other parts: Prerna Chawla, Shikha Talsania, Nadir Khan and Chaitnya Sharma. Producer - Nadir Khan Director - Avi Garvi
S5 E1 · Mon, July 10, 2023
5.1 The Chosen One 'One Enters'
THE CHOSEN ONE by Avi Garvi Part 1 of 2 A thriller, set in India, inspired by real events. A young woman, Prithi, attempts to join a secretive religious commune and tries to win the trust of the groups’ leader the charismatic motorbike-loving Ravi Baba. But, as her freedoms are gradually stripped away, it becomes clear that she is not a genuine convert. Is she a police informer trying to gather evidence against the group, a journalist trying to get a scoop or does she have some other agenda? Cast: PRITI - Yuki Ellias, RAVI BABA - Anand Tiwari, HONEY - Shernaz Patel, CRYSTAL - Abir Abrar, VYRAS - Vivek Madan, PRINCE - Sukant Goel Other parts: Prerna Chawla, Shikha Talsania, Nadir Khan and Chaitnya Sharma. Producer - Nadir Khan Director - Avi Garvi
S4 E4 · Mon, June 05, 2023
4.4 Undercover City S2 'Checkmate'
In the last episode, Alia and Ratna tracked the killer down to the college. While they were interviewing suspects there another student, Meenakshi, turned up dead on the roof. Alia worked out that the killer must have thrown her off the roof and then dragged her back up to the top so she was looking at the flag of India. And beforehand Meenakshi had been stopped from coming forward to the police by her friend Faisal. Circling on the killer's motive and MO, Alia and Ratna turn their attention to Faisal. We are planning a Q & A Episode! If you want to know more about what we do here at Mumbai Crime, now is your chance. Send any questions or comments you have to questions@goldhawkproductions.org . CAST Alia – Prerna Chawla Ratna – Shivani Tanksale Jamal - Kenny Desai Bala – Prabal Panjabi Yamraj – Abhay Mahajan Meenakshi – Ratnabali Bhattacharjee Faisal – Prashant Prakash Mrs Gomes – Radhika Mital Senior Inspector Desai – Rajit Kapur The Hotel Manager – Joy Sengupta Principal Pandey – Sohrab Ardeshir Inspector Siddiqui – Adhir Bhat Home Minister – Satchit Puranik Dhruv – Neil Bhoopalam Shaina Patel – Preetika Chawla Ensemble – Vivek Madan & Nadir Khan PRODUCTION Sound Recordist – Ayush Ahuja Sound Design - Steve Bond Script Editor – Phillip Shelley Assistant Producer - Toral Shah Producer - Nadir Khan Music - Sacha Putnam. Writer - Ayeesha Menon Director - John Scott Dryden
S4 E3 · Mon, May 29, 2023
4.3 Undercover City S2 'God of Justice'
Disgraced police inspector Alia Khan is enlisted to help catch a serial killer whose preferred location for his crimes is the rooftop of the hotel where Alia is receptionist. Teaming up with rookie Inspector Ratna Shinde, it soon becomes clear that the murderer is trying to communicate something to Alia through the victims themselves. CAST Alia – Prerna Chawla Ratna – Shivani Tanksale Jamal - Kenny Desai Bala – Prabal Panjabi Yamraj – Abhay Mahajan Meenakshi – Ratnabali Bhattacharjee Faisal – Prashant Prakash Mrs Gomes – Radhika Mital Senior Inspector Desai – Rajit Kapur The Hotel Manager – Joy Sengupta Principal Pandey – Sohrab Ardeshir Inspector Siddiqui – Adhir Bhat Home Minister – Satchit Puranik Dhruv – Neil Bhoopalam Shaina Patel – Preetika Chawla Ensemble – Vivek Madan & Nadir Khan PRODUCTION Sound Recordist – Ayush Ahuja Sound Design - Steve Bond Script Editor – Phillip Shelley Assistant Producer - Toral Shah Producer - Nadir Khan Music - Sacha Putnam. Writer - Ayeesha Menon Director - John Scott Dryden
S4 E2 · Mon, May 22, 2023
4.2 Undercover City S2 'Team Up'
After a young girl is murdered on the rooftop of the hotel she is working in Alia can’t resist looking into it. The police want to enlist her help officially as she is on the scent of the killer… CAST Alia – Prerna Chawla Ratna – Shivani Tanksale Jamal - Kenny Desai Bala – Prabal Panjabi Yamraj – Abhay Mahajan Meenakshi – Ratnabali Bhattacharjee Faisal – Prashant Prakash Mrs Gomes – Radhika Mital Senior Inspector Desai – Rajit Kapur The Hotel Manager – Joy Sengupta Principal Pandey – Sohrab Ardeshir Inspector Siddiqui – Adhir Bhat Home Minister – Satchit Puranik Dhruv – Neil Bhoopalam Shaina Patel – Preetika Chawla Ensemble – Vivek Madan & Nadir Khan PRODUCTION Sound Recordist – Ayush Ahuja Sound Design - Steve Bond Script Editor – Phillip Shelley Assistant Producer - Toral Shah Producer - Nadir Khan Music - Sacha Putnam. Writer - Ayeesha Menon Director - John Scott Dryden
S4 E1 · Mon, May 15, 2023
4.1 Undercover City S2 'Hotel Killer'
This is the first episode of our second instalment of Undercover City. A series about a young female detective Alia Khan trying to do her job and find justice in a male dominated police force. If you haven’t heard the first series you can go back and listen on the feed. **Spoilers Below** In this episode, disgraced police inspector Alia Khan seeks a life of obscurity as a receptionist in a run down Mumbai hotel. But murder soon comes knocking at her door. Second series of the crime drama set and recorded on location in India. Written by Ayeesha Menon and directed by John Dryden. CAST Alia – Prerna Chawla Ratna – Shivani Tanksale Jamal - Kenny Desai Bala – Prabal Panjabi Yamraj – Abhay Mahajan Meenakshi – Ratnabali Bhattacharjee Faisal – Prashant Prakash Mrs Gomes – Radhika Mital Senior Inspector Desai – Rajit Kapur The Hotel Manager – Joy Sengupta Principal Pandey – Sohrab Ardeshir Inspector Siddiqui – Adhir Bhat Home Minister – Satchit Puranik Dhruv – Neil Bhoopalam Shaina Patel – Preetika Chawla Ensemble – Vivek Madan & Nadir Khan PRODUCTION Sound Recordist – Ayush Ahuja Sound Design - Steve Bond Script Editor – Phillip Shelley Assistant Producer - Toral Shah Producer - Nadir Khan Music - Sacha Putnam. Writer - Ayeesha Menon Director - John Scott Dryden
S3 E10 · Mon, April 10, 2023
3.10 The Seventh Test 'The Noose'
The Noose - Sapna must revisit her past to make sense of her present. But nothing can prepare her what she finds there. Cast: Sapna – Rasika Dugal Acharya – Vijay Chrishna Karan – Neil Bhoopalam Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel Raja – Sumeet Vyas Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur Neha – Amrita Puri Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai Madan – Vivek Madan Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik Production: Sound Design - Steve Bond Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera Script Editor - Mike Walker Assistant Producer - Toral Shah Producer - Nadir Khan Music - Sacha Putnam Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup. Director - John Scott Dryden Mumbai Crimes is doing an audience survey! If you want to help us make more shows like this, tell us about yourselves! Go to www.survey.prx.org/crime
S3 E9 · Mon, April 03, 2023
3.9 The Seventh Test 'The Visitor'
In jail for murder, Sapna is trying to make sense of the past few months. But there is hope in an unexpected visit from someone she has helped in the past. Cast: Sapna – Rasika Dugal Acharya – Vijay Chrishna Karan – Neil Bhoopalam Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel Raja – Sumeet Vyas Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur Neha – Amrita Puri Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai Madan – Vivek Madan Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik Production: Sound Design - Steve Bond Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera Script Editor - Mike Walker Assistant Producer - Toral Shah Producer - Nadir Khan Music - Sacha Putnam Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup. Director - John Scott Dryden Mumbai Crimes is doing an audience survey! If you want to help us make more shows like this, tell us about yourselves! Go to www.survey.prx.org/crime
S3 E8 · Mon, March 27, 2023
3.8 The Seventh Test 'Acid Rain'
Having passed six of the “life tests”, Sapna is within reach of changing her life forever – but not in the way she had anticipated. As the consequences of her Faustian pact become apparent, she realizes there is no escape. Cast: Sapna – Rasika Dugal Acharya – Vijay Chrishna Karan – Neil Bhoopalam Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel Raja – Sumeet Vyas Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur Neha – Amrita Puri Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai Madan – Vivek Madan Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik Production: Sound Design - Steve Bond Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera Script Editor - Mike Walker Assistant Producer - Toral Shah Producer - Nadir Khan Music - Sacha Putnam Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup. Director - John Scott Dryden Mumbai Crimes is doing an audience survey! If you want to help us make more shows like this, tell us about yourselves! Go to www.survey.prx.org/crime
S3 E7 · Mon, March 20, 2023
3.7 The Seventh Test 'The Protest'
Increasing rent prices send Sapna’s elderly neighbour, Nirmila Ben on a crusade against corruption. But when no one notices her protest and her frail health begins to fail, Sapna must find a way to save her. Dramatised from Vikas Swarup’s best-selling novel “The Accidental Apprentice”. Cast: Sapna – Rasika Dugal Acharya – Vijay Chrishna Karan – Neil Bhoopalam Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel Raja – Sumeet Vyas Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur Neha – Amrita Puri Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai Madan – Vivek Madan Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik Production: Sound Design - Steve Bond Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera Script Editor - Mike Walker Assistant Producer - Toral Shah Producer - Nadir Khan Music - Sacha Putnam Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup. Director - John Scott Dryden Mumbai Crimes is doing an audience survey! If you want to help us make more shows like this, tell us about yourselves! Go to www.survey.prx.org/crime
S3 E6 · Mon, March 13, 2023
3.6 The Seventh Test 'Pop Star No 1'
When Sapna’s sister, Neha enters India’s top musical talent show “Pop Star No 1”, she attracts the attention of blind music producer, Raoji. But not in the way she would have hoped. Sapna must come to her rescue. Dramatised from Vikas Swarup’s best-selling novel “The Accidental Apprentice”. Cast: Sapna – Rasika Dugal Acharya – Vijay Chrishna Karan – Neil Bhoopalam Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel Raja – Sumeet Vyas Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur Neha – Amrita Puri Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai Madan – Vivek Madan Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik Production: Sound Design - Steve Bond Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera Script Editor - Mike Walker Assistant Producer - Toral Shah Producer - Nadir Khan Music - Sacha Putnam Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup. Director - John Scott Dryden Mumbai Crimes is doing an audience survey! If you want to help us make more shows like this, tell us about yourselves! Go to www.survey.prx.org/crime
S3 E5 · Tue, March 07, 2023
3.5 The Seventh Test 'Candy Van'
A van appears in Sapna’s neighbourhood, luring children away with sweets, to work in factories. Sapna intervenes, but in so doing sets off a chain of events that lead her into the path of danger. Dramatised from Vikas Swarup’s best-selling novel “The Accidental Apprentice”. Cast: Sapna – Rasika Dugal Acharya – Vijay Chrishna Karan – Neil Bhoopalam Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel Raja – Sumeet Vyas Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur Neha – Amrita Puri Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai Madan – Vivek Madan Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik Production: Sound Design - Steve Bond Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera Script Editor - Mike Walker Assistant Producer - Toral Shah Producer - Nadir Khan Music - Sacha Putnam Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup. Director - John Scott Dryden Mumbai Crimes is doing an audience survey! If you want to help us make more shows like this, tell us about yourselves! Go to www.survey.prx.org/crime
S3 E4 · Mon, February 27, 2023
3.4 The Seventh Test 'The Ring'
Bollywood actress Priya Capoor arrives at the showroom to promote a new range of TV’s. But when her diamond ring goes missing, the suspicion falls on Sapna. Dramatised from Vikas Swarup’s best-selling novel “The Accidental Apprentice”. Cast: Sapna – Rasika Dugal Acharya – Vijay Chrishna Karan – Neil Bhoopalam Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel Raja – Sumeet Vyas Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur Neha – Amrita Puri Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai Madan – Vivek Madan Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik Production: Sound Design - Steve Bond Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera Script Editor - Mike Walker Assistant Producer - Toral Shah Producer - Nadir Khan Music - Sacha Putnam Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup. Director - John Scott Dryden Mumbai Crimes is doing an audience survey! If you want to help us make more shows like this, tell us about yourselves! Go to www.survey.prx.org/crime
S3 E3 · Mon, February 20, 2023
3.3 The Seventh Test 'The Wedding'
Sent to a village outside Delhi to install electrical appliances, TV sales assistant, Sapna Sinha, discovers a wedding about to take place – and that the young bride is being married against her will. What Sapna decides to do about it will be a matter of life and death. Could this be one of the seven tests that she has signed up for? Dramatised from Vikas Swarup’s best-selling novel “The Accidental Apprentice”. Cast: Sapna – Rasika Dugal Acharya – Vijay Chrishna Karan – Neil Bhoopalam Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel Raja – Sumeet Vyas Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur Neha – Amrita Puri Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai Madan – Vivek Madan Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik Production: Sound Design - Steve Bond Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera Script Editor - Mike Walker Assistant Producer - Toral Shah Producer - Nadir Khan Music - Sacha Putnam Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup. Director - John Scott Dryden Mumbai Crimes is doing an audience survey! If you want to help us make more shows like this, tell us about yourselves! Go to www.survey.prx.org/crime
S3 E2 · Mon, February 13, 2023
3.2 The Seventh Test "The Choice"
As Sapna struggles to support her widowed mother and sister, she decides to go ahead and sign a contract which will subject her to a series of “life tests”. What the tests are and when they will come, she does not know. Dramatised from Vikas Swarup’s best-selling novel “The Accidental Apprentice”. Cast: Sapna – Rasika Dugal Acharya – Vijay Chrishna Karan – Neil Bhoopalam Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel Raja – Sumeet Vyas Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur Neha – Amrita Puri Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai Madan – Vivek Madan Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik Production: Sound Design - Steve Bond Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera Script Editor - Mike Walker Assistant Producer - Toral Shah Producer - Nadir Khan Music - Sacha Putnam Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup. Director - John Scott Dryden Mumbai Crimes is doing an audience survey! If you want to help us make more shows like this, tell us about yourselves! Go to www.survey.prx.org/crime
S3 E1 · Mon, February 06, 2023
3.1 The Seventh Test "The Proposition"
Sales assistant, Sapna Sinha, is offered a chance to change her life. All she has to do is pass seven tests. Sapna Sinha works as a sales assistant in a TV showroom in New Delhi. Being the only bread-winner in the family she works long hours to provide for her widowed mother and younger sister. But then a man walks into her life with an extraordinary proposition: pass seven “life” tests of his choosing and she will have wealth and power. At first the tests seem easy, but things are not quite as they seem. From Vikas Swarup’s best-selling novel “The Accidental Apprentice”. Cast: Sapna – Rasika Dugal Acharya – Vijay Chrishna Karan – Neil Bhoopalam Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel Raja – Sumeet Vyas Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur Neha – Amrita Puri Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai Madan – Vivek Madan Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik Production: Sound Design - Steve Bond Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera Script Editor - Mike Walker Assistant Producer - Toral Shah Producer - Nadir Khan Music - Sacha Putnam Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup. Director - John Scott Dryden Mumbai Crimes is doing an audience survey! If you want to help us make more shows like this, tell us about yourselves! Go to www.survey.prx.org/crime
Fri, January 20, 2023
The Incident at Ong's Hat from the creators of Mumbai Crime and The Polybius Conspiracy
Ong’s Hat is rumored to have once been the site of a gateway to another dimension. After meeting on a forum devoted to the urban legend, yoga instructor Sarah Larsen, and academic Charlie Brill, go on a road trip to the New Jersey Pine Barrens where a group of renegade Princeton professors had once conducted quantum physics and chaos theory experiments to discover a new theory for dimensional travel. When Sarah disappears, Charlie finds himself at the center of a mystery. Corey Brill (The Walking Dead) stars in this docu-thriller for Radio 4 and BBC Sounds from the makers of The Polybius Conspiracy and Passenger List.
S2 E7 · Mon, January 02, 2023
2.7 Undercover City "One Last Sacrifice"
Investigating massive election fraud, Police inspector Alia Khan must put her life on the line by taking on the most powerful people in government. Undercover City is written by Ayeesha Menon and executive produced by John Scott Dryden and Nadir Khan. Sound design was by Steve Bond and music by Sacha Puttnam. Cast: Inspector Alia Khan - Prerna Chawla, Nakul - Anand Tiwari, Inspector Desai - Rajit Kapur, Mrs Gomes - Radhika Mittal, Popo - Rohit Malkani, Alia’s father - Zafar Karachiwala, Vikram Naresh – Darius Shroff, Commissioner Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani. Other parts: Karan Pandit, Faezeh Jalali, Anahita Oberoi, Devika Shahani-Punjabi, Sohrab Ardeshir, Kenny Desai, Nadir Khan, Vivek Madan, Ayeesha Menon and Ankur Vikal. Undercover City is a Goldhawk Production.
S2 E6 · Mon, December 26, 2022
2.6 Undercover City "The Secret Pact"
As India’s general elections draw near, and the world’s largest democracy decides its future, A murder and a political scandal leads Police Inspector Alia Khan to unravelling the truth about her policeman father’s death. Undercover City is written by Ayeesha Menon and executive produced by John Scott Dryden and Nadir Khan. Sound design was by Steve Bond and music by Sacha Puttnam. Cast: Inspector Alia Khan - Prerna Chawla, Nakul - Anand Tiwari, Inspector Desai - Rajit Kapur, Mrs Gomes - Radhika Mittal, Popo - Rohit Malkani, Alia’s father - Zafar Karachiwala, Vikram Naresh – Darius Shroff, Commissioner Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani. Other parts: Karan Pandit, Faezeh Jalali, Anahita Oberoi, Devika Shahani-Punjabi, Sohrab Ardeshir, Kenny Desai, Nadir Khan, Vivek Madan, Ayeesha Menon and Ankur Vikal. Undercover City is a Goldhawk Production.
S2 E5 · Mon, December 19, 2022
2.5 Undercover City "A Five-Star Death"
A dead glamour model in a five-star hotel leads Police inspector Alia Khan on the trail of Bollywood’s leading heart-throb. Undercover City is written by Ayeesha Menon and executive produced by John Scott Dryden and Nadir Khan. Sound design was by Steve Bond and music by Sacha Puttnam. Cast: Inspector Alia Khan - Prerna Chawla, Nakul - Anand Tiwari, Inspector Desai - Rajit Kapur, Mrs Gomes - Radhika Mittal, Popo - Rohit Malkani, Alia’s father - Zafar Karachiwala, Vikram Naresh – Darius Shroff, Commissioner Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani. Other parts: Karan Pandit, Faezeh Jalali, Anahita Oberoi, Devika Shahani-Punjabi, Sohrab Ardeshir, Kenny Desai, Nadir Khan, Vivek Madan, Ayeesha Menon and Ankur Vikal. Undercover City is a Goldhawk Production.
S2 E4 · Mon, December 12, 2022
2.4 Undercover City "Mad Women"
Police Inspector Alia Khan investigates a psychiatric hospital where women are admitted but never seem to come out. Undercover City is written by Ayeesha Menon and executive produced by John Scott Dryden and Nadir Khan. Sound design was by Steve Bond and music by Sacha Puttnam. Cast: Inspector Alia Khan - Prerna Chawla, Nakul - Anand Tiwari, Inspector Desai - Rajit Kapur, Mrs Gomes - Radhika Mittal, Popo - Rohit Malkani, Alia’s father - Zafar Karachiwala, Vikram Naresh – Darius Shroff, Commissioner Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani. Other parts: Karan Pandit, Faezeh Jalali, Anahita Oberoi, Devika Shahani-Punjabi, Sohrab Ardeshir, Kenny Desai, Nadir Khan, Vivek Madan, Ayeesha Menon and Ankur Vikal. Undercover City is a Goldhawk Production.
S2 E3 · Mon, December 05, 2022
2.3 Undercover City "Body of Christ"
The body of a young girl is washed up on Juhu beach. A tattoo on her ankle leads police inspector Alia Khan on the trail of a child prostitution ring.
S2 E2 · Mon, November 28, 2022
2.2 Undercover City "What's Cooking?"
The search for a missing husband leads Police Inspector Alia Khan to the Tandoori restaurant where he was last seen. Undercover City is written by Ayeesha Menon and executive produced by John Scott Dryden and Nadir Khan. Sound design was by Steve Bond and music by Sacha Puttnam. Cast: Inspector Alia Khan - Prerna Chawla, Nakul - Anand Tiwari, Inspector Desai - Rajit Kapur, Mrs Gomes - Radhika Mittal, Popo - Rohit Malkani, Alia’s father - Zafar Karachiwala, Vikram Naresh – Darius Shroff, Commissioner Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani. Other parts: Karan Pandit, Faezeh Jalali, Anahita Oberoi, Devika Shahani-Punjabi, Sohrab Ardeshir, Kenny Desai, Nadir Khan, Vivek Madan, Ayeesha Menon and Ankur Vikal. Undercover City is a Goldhawk Production.
S2 E1 · Mon, November 21, 2022
2.1 Undercover City "Gutter Baby"
A new police detective series that shines a light on the real victims of political corruption. When an abandoned baby is rescued from a gutter, it falls on the only female police officer on hand, Alia Khan to look after it. It leads her on an investigation into the dark heart of Indian politics. Undercover City is written by Ayeesha Menon and executive produced by John Scott Dryden and Nadir Khan. Sound design was by Steve Bond and music by Sacha Puttnam. Cast: Inspector Alia Khan - Prerna Chawla, Nakul - Anand Tiwari, Inspector Desai - Rajit Kapur, Mrs Gomes - Radhika Mittal, Popo - Rohit Malkani, Alia’s father - Zafar Karachiwala, Vikram Naresh – Darius Shroff, Commissioner Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani. Other parts: Karan Pandit, Faezeh Jalali, Anahita Oberoi, Devika Shahani-Punjabi, Sohrab Ardeshir, Kenny Desai, Nadir Khan, Vivek Madan, Ayeesha Menon and Ankur Vikal. Undercover City is a Goldhawk Production.
S1 E10 · Mon, October 17, 2022
1.10 Q&A "1,000,000,000 Rupees…"
Thomas is one question away from winning the billion-rupee prize – and the producers, who can’t afford the pay-out, will do anything to stop him. But Thomas is not on the show just for the money...
S1 E9 · Mon, October 10, 2022
1.9 Q&A "100,000,000 Rupees (continued) …"
Thomas is finally stumped by a question he doesn’t know the answer to. His thoughts lead him back to his first love Nita, a young prostitute he met in Agra. When she is physically abused by one of her clients, Thomas knows what he has to do…
S1 E8 · Mon, October 03, 2022
1.8 Q&A "100,000,000 Rupees…"
Only two questions away from the billion-rupee prize, Thomas, draws on his experience as an unofficial guide at the Taj Mahal. His friendship with another homeless kid – elective mute, Shankar – leads to a cruel twist of fate and a horrific discovery…
S1 E7 · Mon, September 26, 2022
1.7 Q&A "10,000,000 Rupees..."
As Thomas gets closer to the billion-rupee prize, he must answer a difficult question about famous Bollywood Tragedy Queen, Neelima Kumari. Fortunately for him, he was once her house-boy, witnessing how the tragedies she played out on screen...become a part of her real life…
S1 E6 · Mon, September 19, 2022
1.6 Q&A "1,000,000 Rupees..."
With two years of his salary strapped to his belt, Thomas boards a train back to Mumbai….only to be woken up in the middle of the night by bandits.
S1 E5 · Mon, September 12, 2022
1.5 Q&A "500,000 Rupees..."
Next is a question from the world of cricket… Fortunately, a chance encounter with his best friend, Salim - who tells of how he got his revenge on the notorious beggar master, Babu, who had tried to maim them as children – provides Thomas with the answer.
S1 E4 · Mon, September 05, 2022
1.4 Q&A "100,000 Rupees..."
The next question on the TV show “Who Will Win A Billion” takes Thomas to his teenage years, when, working as the houseboy of Australian defence attaché, Colonel Taylor, he becomes embroiled in espionage.
S1 E3 · Thu, September 01, 2022
1.3 Q&A "50,000 Rupees..."
Adopted from an orphanage by evil gangster, Babu, Thomas and his friend Salim are taken to Mumbai where they are to be maimed and put on the streets to beg.
S1 E2 · Mon, August 22, 2022
1.2 Q&A "10,000 Rupees..."
Now sixteen, Thomas lives in a decrepit slum in Mumbai with his best friend Salim. When Shantaram, an alcoholic ex-government scientist, down on his luck, moves in next door with his wife and daughter, Thomas has to protect them from his violent outbursts – with tragic consequences
S1 E1 · Mon, August 22, 2022
1.1 Q&A "5,000 Rupees..."
Thomas is a contestant on the hit Indian TV show “Who Will Win A Billion”...As he ponders over the first question, his thoughts drift back to his childhood in Delhi – a baby abandoned on the steps of a church and brought up by well-meaning priest, Father Francis, until he is abandoned yet again
Trailer · Mon, August 15, 2022
Season One Trailer
Introducing Season One of Mumbai Crime. “Q&A” is an immersive ten-part thriller, recorded on the streets of Mumbai, about a street-kid who wins a place on a TV quiz show.
Bonus · Tue, August 02, 2022
Exciting News!
MUMBAI CRIME is joining Radiotopia, home to some of our favourite podcasts. It’s an exciting move for MUMBAI CRIME that will help us reach even more listeners with our curated series of thrillers and mysteries from India.
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