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Maharani (2021)First aired 27 May 2021A Bihar chief minister's wife is pushed into office and has to learn which relationships make the position usable. Huma Qureshi's Rani is interesting when the apparent outsider begins reading a system built by insiders. The fiction's appeal lies in party loyalty, bureaucratic leverage and household…0
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City of Dreams (2019)First aired 3 May 2019An attack on a powerful Mumbai politician starts a contest within the Gaikwad family over succession and control. Priya Bapat gives the struggle a centre beyond the familiar father-and-son arrangement. Watch for the conversion of a family name into a party resource, with public legitimacy and…0
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Freedom at Midnight (2024)First aired 15 Nov 2024The historical drama follows the negotiations surrounding independence and Partition, putting leaders, officials and competing political demands in the same room. Its appeal here is the work of bargaining over an immense decision, rather than a single leader's inspirational journey. Treat the…0
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Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare (2018)First aired 18 May 2018Ronny's claim to be related to a legislator gives him social standing that he then has to maintain. Zakir Khan's Indore-set comedy understands the usefulness of appearing able to get something done. It is the most relaxed entry point here, with small favours and borrowed proximity to power…0
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Tandav (2021)First aired 14 Jan 2021A national political family and student politics become entangled in a thriller about manufacturing opportunity and controlling a public story. Saif Ali Khan's ambitious insider moves through a world of alliances that require constant maintenance. The style is glossy and conspicuously dramatic, but…0
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Grahan (2021)First aired 24 Jun 2021An investigation into anti-Sikh violence in 1984 confronts a present-day officer with personal and political resistance. The series links a Bokaro community's history to the difficulty of reopening an account powerful people would prefer settled. Its quieter emotional register makes a useful change…0
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Dark 7 White (2020)First aired 24 Nov 2020The death of a rising political figure sends the story back through the relationships that helped him climb. The mystery provides the momentum, while friendships become alliances and ambitions become debts. Choose it for a compact, heightened account of advancement through a group, where knowing…0
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Aashram (2020)First aired 28 Aug 2020A religious leader's influence is sustained by followers, intermediaries and political relationships, not belief alone. Bobby Deol's Baba Nirala sits at the centre of a system that offers access while making people dependent. The series is lurid and contains sexual abuse and exploitation; its place…0
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Raktanchal (2020)First aired 28 May 2020Government contracts become territory worth controlling in this violent Purvanchal-set drama. Rival factions need political backing and administrative cooperation as well as men willing to use force. That connection makes it more relevant here than a generic gangster feud: follow how public…0
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The Great Indian Murder (2022)First aired 4 Feb 2022The killing of a powerful politician's son opens several routes through influence, policing and the management of blame. Richa Chadha and Pratik Gandhi's investigators operate inside that compromised landscape. The multi-strand mystery is sprawling, but it rewards interest in how different people…0