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.
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.
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.
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.
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.