Netflix’s latest Hindi original is the cop thriller Delhi Crime, based on the infamous 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case that shocked India to its core.
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Starring Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, and Adil Hussain, the series is a chilling retelling of the events and investigation that transpired after the brutal incident. And here’s what the international media has to say about the web series:
The Hollywood Reporter:
Whether it’s the interrogation of a cagey suspect or a confrontation with a stern authority figure or the push-and-pull with political and media figures, everything in Delhi Crime Story is familiar-yet-different. Throw in the visceral punch of the horrible crime itself — the desire for resolution is one of outrage, not mystery-driven curiosity — and some complicated and detailed variations on cell-signal tracking, CCTV monitoring and other common procedural beats, and you get an above-average genre exercise.
Read the complete review here.
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The Guardian
The drama is a blend of fact and fiction. The deputy police commissioner, Vartika Chaturvedi, who oversees the investigation, is based on a real official. Officers really did wade across a river to find a suspect – and persuaded him to cooperate by threatening to report his crimes to his mother.
Read the complete review here.
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Indie Wire
Detailed, tightly paced, and intense in subject matter and attitude, the dark, shadowy streets of Delhi are captured in vivid, unblinking detail; Mehta efficiently introduces a foreign land and makes it relatable, familiar, and terrifying all at once. But beware a binge — the story’s potency isn’t easily digested.
Read the complete review here.
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And here’s what Twitterati have to say about the gripping crime thriller:
#DelhiCrime just got done with the 1st episode and my body is shivering .. realistic filmmaking !! @NetflixIndia
— Aadhav Kannadhasan (@aadhavkk) March 22, 2019
#DelhiCrime on @NetflixIndia is gritty and so realistic that for a moment, I felt like watching a documentary. 😮
— Kamlesh Ranjan (@iKamleshRanjan) March 22, 2019
Started watching #DelhiCrime on @NetflixIndia. Just finished the first episode and it’s just amazing. Going to finish all the episodes by today. @_AdilHussain @rajeshtailang @RasikaDugal @ShefaliShah_ @RichieMehta pic.twitter.com/0Uz0YApCmc
— ziaul islam (@real_ziaulislam) March 22, 2019
The subject is unsettling, but we’ve lived this reality. I remember not stepping out of home out of fear, then finally going out in protest – a mix of fear and anger. As a true crime retelling, we already know how this one ends, but so far, the journey has been very affecting.
— Rhea Srivastava (@VirtualRheality) March 22, 2019
We just basked in the sunshine of a performance by the most talented @ShefaliShah_ in #Netflix series “Delhi Crime” … I’m so glad you did this ! #DelhiCrime it gets to you … people have to watch it to feel what I just felt ! 22nd March – go watch it #brilliant #bingeworthy pic.twitter.com/gCW5v36lqf
— psychobabble (@docvishalsawant) March 20, 2019
Oh you wonderful @ShefaliShah_
— pragati arora (@pragatiaroraa) March 22, 2019
, how brilliantly you played the lady Cop role in #DelhiCrime – @NetflixIndia
And @RasikaDugal you too 😘
Amazing amazing amazing series ♥️❤️
All my love and free time in upcoming days is for this show 😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/dMI1vkjSRd
@ShefaliShah_ you are just amazing as DCP Chaturvedi. Powerful performance @NetflixIndia #delhicrime
— معظم احمد (@mozam2000) March 22, 2019
One episode down #DelhiCrime.
— A (@halfbloodmalfoy) March 22, 2019
Think I might end up binge watching it today.
Watched just the first episode of #delhicrime and I m once again Numb @NetflixIndia what performance @ShefaliShah_ @RasikaDugal but more than that it sent a shiver through my spine , exactly the way it had done when the incident had happened.
— SOURYA S.DASH (@souryadash) March 22, 2019
The series is available on Netflix.