Mumbai Crime
Mumbai Crime is 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. The podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.
Episodes
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 IndiaCAST:Mo - Namit DasTiger Khan - Rajit KapurMrs Gupta - Shernaz PatelMr Gupta- Zafar KarachiwalaBugs -
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 IndiaCAST:Mo - Namit DasTiger Khan - Rajit KapurMrs Gupta - Shernaz PatelMr Gupta- Zafar KarachiwalaBugs - Sukant G
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 IndiaCAST:Mo - Namit DasTiger Khan - Rajit KapurMrs Gupta - Shernaz PatelMr Gupta- Zafar KarachiwalaBugs - Sukant Goel Yuv
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
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.CASTAlia – Prerna Chawla Junaid – Tavish BhattacharyaRatna – Shivani TanksaleShahnaz- Shernaz PatelParvez – Rajit KapurJaz – Sukant GoelRoo
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.CASTAlia – Prerna Chawla Junaid – Tavish BhattacharyaRatna – Shivani TanksaleShahnaz- Shernaz PatelParvez – Rajit KapurJaz – Sukant GoelRoopkala – Lovl
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.CASTAlia – Prerna Chawla Junaid – Tavish BhattacharyaRatna – Shivani TanksaleShahnaz- Shernaz PatelParvez – Rajit KapurJaz – Sukant GoelRoopkala – Lovleen Mis
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.CASTAlia – Prerna Chawla Junaid – Tavish BhattacharyaRatna – Shivani TanksaleShahnaz- Shernaz PatelParvez – Rajit KapurJaz
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.CASTAlia – Prerna Chawla Junaid – Tavish BhattacharyaRatna – Shivani TanksaleShahnaz- Shernaz PatelParvez – Rajit KapurJaz – Sukant GoelRoopk
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…CASTAlia – Prerna Chawla Junaid – Tavish BhattacharyaRatna – Shivani TanksaleShahnaz- Shern
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'...CastDina - Shernaz PatelIshvar - Kenneth DesaiOm - Ananad TiwariManeck - Neil BhoopalamRustom - Zafar KarachiwalaIbrahim - Rajit KapurThe Thakur - Jayant KripalainiAshraf - Darshan J
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.CastDina - Shernaz PatelIshvar - Kenneth DesaiOm - Ananad TiwariManeck - Neil BhoopalamRustom - Zafar KarachiwalaIbrahim - Rajit KapurThe Thakur - Jayant KripalainiAshraf - Darshan JariwalaNusswan - Farid CurrimRuby - Anahita UberoiNarayan - Vive
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
Nuss
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 Ube
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
Na
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, fro
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 - Radhik
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 Mit
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 Arde
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 - Sohr
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 an
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
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.
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Arun Advani, an investigative journalist ...... Rajit Kapur
Vicky Rai, a rich Delhi playboy ...... Zafar Karachiwala
Mamta Rai,
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?
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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.
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Arun Advani, an investigative journalist ...... Rajit Kapur
Vicky Rai, a rich Delhi playboy ...... Zafar Karachiwala
Mamta Ra
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.
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Arun Advani, an investigative journalist ...... Rajit Kapur
Vicky Rai, a rich Delhi playboy ...... Zafar Karachiwala
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.
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Arun Advani, an investigative journalist ...... Rajit Kapur
Vicky Rai, a rich Delhi playboy ...... Zafar Karachiwala
Mamta Rai, a politician
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.
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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.
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CAST:
ARUN ADVANI, an investigative journalist Rajit Kapur
VICKY RAI, a rich Delhi playboy Zafar Karachiwala
MAMTA RAI, a politician and Vicky’s mother Ra
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.
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CAST:
ARUN ADVANI, an investigative journalist Rajit Kapur
VICKY RAI, a rich Delhi playboy Zafar Karachiwal
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.
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CAST:
ARUN ADVANI, an investigative journalist Rajit Kapur
VICKY RAI, a rich Delhi playboy Zafar Karachiwala
MAMTA RAI, a politici
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
6.1 Scenes from a Crime [One Off Special]
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 Tanksa
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
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 t
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
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 Tanksa
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 Go
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
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 – Ayesh
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 C
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
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 – R
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
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
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 –
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
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
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” test
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 dimensi
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 Des
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
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 G
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 - R
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.
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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 -
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 N
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...
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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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