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Oct 13, 2022
Really entertaining show/podcast. Takes you right into the heart of Mumbai and the struggle for urban survival.
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.
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4.4 Undercover City S2 'Checkmate'
26:16
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 |
Jun 05, 2023 |
4.3 Undercover City S2 'God of Justice'
20:45
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 |
May 29, 2023 |
4.2 Undercover City S2 'Team Up'
22:19
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 |
May 22, 2023 |
4.1 Undercover City S2 'Hotel Killer'
23:52
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 |
May 15, 2023 |
3.10 The Seventh Test 'The Noose'
14:16
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
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Apr 10, 2023 |
3.9 The Seventh Test 'The Visitor'
14:30
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
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Apr 03, 2023 |
3.8 The Seventh Test 'Acid Rain'
14:33
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
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Mar 27, 2023 |
3.7 The Seventh Test 'The Protest'
14:42
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
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Mar 20, 2023 |
3.6 The Seventh Test 'Pop Star No 1'
14:56
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
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Mar 13, 2023 |
3.5 The Seventh Test 'Candy Van'
14:53
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
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Mar 07, 2023 |
3.4 The Seventh Test 'The Ring'
14:51
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
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Feb 27, 2023 |
3.3 The Seventh Test 'The Wedding'
14:47
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
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Feb 20, 2023 |
3.2 The Seventh Test "The Choice"
14:22
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
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Feb 13, 2023 |
3.1 The Seventh Test "The Proposition"
15:06
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”.
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 |
Feb 06, 2023 |
The Incident at Ong's Hat from the creators of Mumbai Crime and The Polybius Conspiracy
02:53
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. |
Jan 20, 2023 |
2.7 Undercover City "One Last Sacrifice"
27:11
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. |
Jan 02, 2023 |
2.6 Undercover City "The Secret Pact"
35:05
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. |
Dec 26, 2022 |
2.5 Undercover City "A Five-Star Death"
14:07
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. |
Dec 19, 2022 |
2.4 Undercover City "Mad Women"
14:16
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. |
Dec 12, 2022 |
2.3 Undercover City "Body of Christ"
14:12
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. |
Dec 05, 2022 |
2.2 Undercover City "What's Cooking?"
14:10
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. |
Nov 28, 2022 |
2.1 Undercover City "Gutter Baby"
14:47
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. |
Nov 21, 2022 |
1.10 Q&A "1,000,000,000 Rupees…"
16:08
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... |
Oct 17, 2022 |
1.9 Q&A "100,000,000 Rupees (continued) …"
14:09
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… |
Oct 10, 2022 |
1.8 Q&A "100,000,000 Rupees…"
14:09
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… |
Oct 03, 2022 |
1.7 Q&A "10,000,000 Rupees..."
14:10
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… |
Sep 26, 2022 |
1.6 Q&A "1,000,000 Rupees..."
14:10
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. |
Sep 19, 2022 |
1.5 Q&A "500,000 Rupees..."
14:09
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. |
Sep 12, 2022 |
1.4 Q&A "100,000 Rupees..."
14:08
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. |
Sep 05, 2022 |
1.3 Q&A "50,000 Rupees..."
14:10
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. |
Sep 01, 2022 |
1.2 Q&A "10,000 Rupees..."
14:24
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 |
Aug 22, 2022 |
1.1 Q&A "5,000 Rupees..."
16:14
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 |
Aug 22, 2022 |
Season One Trailer
02:13
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. |
Aug 15, 2022 |
Exciting News!
01:34
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. |
Aug 02, 2022 |