From Raat Akeli Hai The Bansal Murders to Talvar: 9 gripping series inspired by real-life crimes

Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders
Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders was recently released and has received positive reviews from the critics and the audience. The series is inspired by the true events but not based on a singular case or incident. The series features the Bansal Murders that bore a close resemblance to the Burari Murders, the chilling real-life case that shook the national capital of India. Take a look at some gripping web series and docuseries which are inspired by real-life cases.

Delhi Crime
Delhi Crime is based on actual events that shocked the country. Season 1 chronicles the Delhi Police's relentless pursuit of justice in the face of public indignation and international scrutiny as they look into the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case. Season 2 revolves around the infamous Kachcha Baniyan gang murders, which examines how resource constraints and institutional problems make policing in a megacity more difficult.

House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
This terrifying documentary series delves into one of the most startling and enigmatic instances in India: the 2018 murders of eleven members of the same family in Burari, Delhi. The series weaves together the unsettling mystery surrounding the tragedy through interviews with reporters, detectives, and family members. It examines topics of faith, mental health, and how family secrets may take perilous turns, making it more than just a crime story.

Sector 36
Directed by Aditya Nimbalkar, this gritty Hindi crime thriller Sector 36 features Vikrant Massey as a cunning and aspirational police officer who looks into the unexplained disappearance of a police informant and discovers a network of deceit and corruption. The film explores the murky realities of the criminal justice system and is based on genuine events, with Deepak Dobriyal playing a significant role.

Talvar
Based on the 2008 Noida double murder case, Meghna Gulzar's critically acclaimed Hindi crime thriller film Talvar was written by Vishal Bhardwaj. The film, which stars Irrfan Khan as the main investigator, offers several viewpoints on the inquiry into the death of a teenage girl and the domestic helper for her family.

Dancing on the Grave
The horrific 1990s murder of Bengaluru heiress Shakereh Khaleeli is revisited in this real crime documentary series. What starts out as the narrative of a dazzling socialite quickly devolves into a tale of obsession, treachery, and a horrible crime that shocked the nation. Dancing on the Grave illuminates how an apparently ideal existence was cut short in one of India's most unsettling true crime cases by fusing authentic interviews, archive material, and dramatic recreations.

Crime Stories: India Detectives
This true crime documentary series, which is set in Bengaluru, follows the city's police department as they conduct actual murder investigations. Filmed in an unvarnished, fly-on-the-wall manner, it depicts the stressful situations, psychological difficulties, and unrelenting strain that law enforcement personnel encounter when resolving high-stakes cases.

Manvat Murders
The real-life case detailed in Ramakant S. Kulkarni's memoir Footprints on the Sand of Crime serves as the basis for the Marathi true crime drama Manvat Murders. The program, which takes place in the rural town of Manvat in Maharashtra in the early 1970s, centres on a series of heinous killings in which a number of women and girls are murdered under enigmatic and occult-tinged circumstances. An experienced CID officer from Mumbai named Ramakant Kulkarni (Ashutosh Gowariker) is dispatched to oversee the inquiry.

The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth
The dramatic Sheena Bora murder case that made headlines in 2015 is revisited in this documentary series. It centres on former media executive Indrani Mukerjea and delves into startling claims of murder, cover-ups, and a family divided by secrets. The series, which raises as many questions as it answers, immerses viewers in one of India's most well-known and contentious true crime stories through rare interviews, news archives, and courtroom revelations.

Indian Predator
A compelling anthology of real crime documentaries, Indian Predator explores some of the most intricate and terrifying criminal cases in India. A different real-life predator is the subject of each series, which delves deeply into their actions, the ensuing investigations, and the social ramifications. The Butcher of Delhi pursues Chandrakant Jha, who taunted police by leaving beheaded bodies close to Delhi's Tihar Jail. The Diary of a Serial Killer explores Raja Kolander, who kept a terrifying journal in which he recorded his fifteen killings. Murder in a Courtroom tells the story of Akku Yadav, a notorious rapist who, after years of terror, was killed by a group of women inside a Nagpur courtroom. Beast of Bangalore details the difficult investigation to apprehend former police officer Umesh Reddy, who preyed on women in the 1990s.