Mumbai Crime

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  Yuva- Abir AbrarKala- Shikha TalsaniaRikita- Devika ShahaniFather Carvalho - Sohrab ArdeshirYoung Kala/Rani- Preetika ChawlaYoung Mo - Omkar KulkarniDimple - Trisha KaleBobby - Alka SharmaVarun/Boy - Ajitesh GuptaAmma - Prerna ChawlaRaksha- Shivani TanksaleRafiq & Naag- Tavish BhattacharyyaBaldeo/Tabaqui/Purun Bhagat- Vivek MadanAkhil - Nadir KhanWritten and directed by Ayeesha MenonProducer, Nadir KhanExecutive Producer, John Scott Dryden

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 politician, Tiger Khan threatens Mowgli's life, two residents of the tenement block, "black panther" Bagheera and the "bear" Baloo, offer to help him escape and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery through the city, meeting "creatures" along the way who don't always have his best interests at heart. Recorded in IndiaCAST:Mo - Namit DasTiger Khan - Rajit KapurMrs Gupta - Shernaz PatelMr Gupta- Zafar KarachiwalaBugs - Sukant Goel  Yuva- Abir AbrarKala- Shikha TalsaniaRikita- Devika ShahaniFather Carvalho - Sohrab ArdeshirYoung Kala/Rani- Preetika ChawlaYoung Mo - Omkar KulkarniDimple - Trisha KaleBobby - Alka SharmaVarun/Boy - Ajitesh GuptaAmma - Prerna ChawlaRaksha- Shivani TanksaleRafiq & Naag- Tavish BhattacharyyaBaldeo/Tabaqui/Purun Bhagat- Vivek MadanAkhil - Nadir KhanWritten and directed by Ayeesha MenonProducer, Nadir KhanExecutive Producer, John Scott Dryden

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 GoelRoopkala – Lovleen MishraPopo - Rohit MalkaniBhupinder – Aseem HattangadyPatel – Jaimini PathakRoopkala's son – Ajitesh GuptaMrs. Gomes - Radhika MitalDr. Rao - Sohrab ArdeshirDr. Rameshwari - Anahita UberoiSam + Insp. Kaur + Ensemble – Vivek MadanPandey + Bartender + Ensemble – Nadir KhanNyla + Adele + Ensemble – Abir AbrarPooja + Ensemble - Kamakshi RaiBoy – Dhruv HemdevPRODUCTIONWriter – Ayeesha MenonProducer - Nadir KhanProduction Manager – Toral ShahProduction Assistant - Vivek MadanEditing Assistant - Varrunn BangeraDirected, recorded and edited by John Scott Dryden

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 MishraPopo - Rohit MalkaniBhupinder – Aseem HattangadyPatel – Jaimini PathakRoopkala's son – Ajitesh GuptaMrs. Gomes - Radhika MitalDr. Rao - Sohrab ArdeshirDr. Rameshwari - Anahita UberoiSam + Insp. Kaur + Ensemble – Vivek MadanPandey + Bartender + Ensemble – Nadir KhanNyla + Adele + Ensemble – Abir AbrarPooja + Ensemble - Kamakshi RaiBoy – Dhruv HemdevPRODUCTIONWriter – Ayeesha MenonProducer - Nadir KhanProduction Manager – Toral ShahProduction Assistant - Vivek MadanEditing Assistant - Varrunn BangeraDirected, recorded and edited by John Scott Dryden

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 – Sukant GoelRoopkala – Lovleen MishraPopo - Rohit MalkaniBhupinder – Aseem HattangadyPatel – Jaimini PathakRoopkala's son – Ajitesh GuptaMrs. Gomes - Radhika MitalDr. Rao - Sohrab ArdeshirDr. Rameshwari - Anahita UberoiSam + Insp. Kaur + Ensemble – Vivek MadanPandey + Bartender + Ensemble – Nadir KhanNyla + Adele + Ensemble – Abir AbrarPooja + Ensemble - Kamakshi RaiBoy – Dhruv HemdevPRODUCTIONWriter – Ayeesha MenonProducer - Nadir KhanProduction Manager – Toral ShahProduction Assistant - Vivek MadanEditing Assistant - Varrunn BangeraDirected, recorded and edited by John Scott Dryden

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 GoelRoopkala – Lovleen MishraPopo - Rohit MalkaniBhupinder – Aseem HattangadyPatel – Jaimini PathakRoopkala's son – Ajitesh GuptaMrs. Gomes - Radhika MitalDr. Rao - Sohrab ArdeshirDr. Rameshwari - Anahita UberoiSam + Insp. Kaur + Ensemble – Vivek MadanPandey + Bartender + Ensemble – Nadir KhanNyla + Adele + Ensemble – Abir AbrarPooja + Ensemble - Kamakshi RaiBoy – Dhruv HemdevPRODUCTIONWriter – Ayeesha MenonProducer - Nadir KhanProduction Manager – Toral ShahProduction Assistant - Vivek MadanEditing Assistant - Varrunn BangeraDirected, recorded and edited by John Scott Dryden

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- Shernaz PatelParvez – Rajit KapurJaz – Sukant GoelRoopkala – Lovleen MishraPopo - Rohit MalkaniBhupinder – Aseem HattangadyPatel – Jaimini PathakRoopkala's son – Ajitesh GuptaMrs. Gomes - Radhika MitalDr. Rao - Sohrab ArdeshirDr. Rameshwari - Anahita UberoiSam + Insp. Kaur + Ensemble – Vivek MadanPandey + Bartender + Ensemble – Nadir KhanNyla + Adele + Ensemble – Abir AbrarPooja + Ensemble - Kamakshi RaiBoy – Dhruv HemdevPRODUCTIONWriter – Ayeesha MenonProducer - Nadir KhanProduction Manager – Toral ShahProduction Assistant - Vivek MadanEditing Assistant - Varrunn BangeraDirected, recorded and edited by John Scott Dryden

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 JariwalaNusswan - Farid CurrimRuby - Anahita UberoiNarayan - Vivek MadanYoung Dina - Tirtha KotrialYoung Ishvar - Eshan SavlaYoung Narayan - Samar UraizeeEnsemble – Jim Sarbh, Abhishek Saha, Meherangiz Acharya-Dar, Faezeh Jalali, Shivani Tanksale, Nadir Khan.Production:Music - Sacha PutnamSound Design - Steve BondProduction Manager – Niloufer SagarProducer - Nadir KhanDramatised by Ayeesha Menon and Kewel Karim from the novel A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton MistryDirector - John Dryden

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 - Vivek MadanYoung Dina - Tirtha KotrialYoung Ishvar - Eshan SavlaYoung Narayan - Samar UraizeeEnsemble – Jim Sarbh, Abhishek Saha, Meherangiz Acharya-Dar, Faezeh Jalali, Shivani Tanksale, Nadir Khan.Production:Music - Sacha PutnamSound Design - Steve BondProduction Manager – Niloufer SagarProducer - Nadir KhanDramatised by Ayeesha Menon and Kewel Karim from the novel A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton MistryDirector - John Dryden

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 Nusswan - Farid Currim Ruby - Anahita Uberoi Narayan - Vivek Madan Young Dina - Tirtha Kotrial Young Ishvar - Eshan Savla Young Narayan - Samar Uraizee Ensemble – Jim Sarbh, Abhishek Saha, Meherangiz Acharya-Dar, Faezeh Jalali, Shivani Tanksale, Nadir Khan. Production: Music - Sacha Putnam Sound Design - Steve Bond Production Manager – Niloufer Sagar Producer - Nadir Khan Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and Kewel Karim from the novel A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry Director - John Dryden

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 Uberoi Narayan - Vivek Madan Young Dina - Tirtha Kotrial Young Ishvar - Eshan Savla Young Narayan - Samar Uraizee Ensemble – Jim Sarbh, Abhishek Saha, Meherangiz Acharya-Dar, Faezeh Jalali, Shivani Tanksale, Nadir Khan. Production: Music - Sacha Putnam Sound Design - Steve Bond Production Manager – Niloufer Sagar Producer - Nadir Khan Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and Kewel Karim from the novel A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry Director - John Dryden

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 Narayan - Vivek Madan Young Dina - Tirtha Kotrial Young Ishvar - Eshan Savla Young Narayan - Samar Uraizee Ensemble – Jim Sarbh, Abhishek Saha, Meherangiz Acharya-Dar, Faezeh Jalali, Shivani Tanksale, Nadir Khan. Production: Music - Sacha Putnam Sound Design - Steve Bond Production Manager – Niloufer Sagar Producer - Nadir Khan Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and Kewel Karim from the novel A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry Director - John Dryden

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, from the mountains.  As their initial suspicion of each other turns to friendship and then love, their lives take dramatic and often shocking turns against a backdrop of India in crisis, during “the Emergency” of the mid-1970s, a period marked by huge political unrest and human rights violations.  A comedy, a tragedy, a story of the triumph of the human spirit under inhuman conditions. 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 Narayan - Vivek Madan Young Dina - Tirtha Kotrial Young Ishvar - Eshan Savla Young Narayan - Samar Uraizee Ensemble – Jim Sarbh, Abhishek Saha, Meherangiz Acharya-Dar, Faezeh Jalali, Shivani Tanksale, Nadir Khan. Production: Music - Sacha Putnam  Sound Design - Steve Bond Production Manager – Niloufer Sagar Producer - Nadir Khan Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and Kewel Karim from the novel A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry Director - John Dryden

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 - Radhika Mital Louis - Rohit Malkani Doctor - Shernaz Patel Monty - Arghya Lahiri Manek - Vivek Madan Young Mickey - Zaal Madon Young Thomas - Nominath Ginsburg PRODUCTION: Produced by Nadir Khan Music by Sacha Puttnam Written by Ayeesha Menon Directed by John Scott Dryden

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 Mital Louis - Rohit Malkani Doctor - Shernaz Patel Monty - Arghya Lahiri Manek - Vivek Madan Young Mickey - Zaal Madon Young Thomas - Nominath Ginsburg PRODUCTION: Produced by Nadir Khan Music by Sacha Puttnam Written by Ayeesha Menon Directed by John Scott Dryden

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 Ardeshir Joseph - Nadir Khan Mary - Nimrat Kaur Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital Louis - Rohit Malkani Doctor - Shernaz Patel Monty - Arghya Lahiri Manek - Vivek Madan Young Mickey - Zaal Madon Young Thomas - Nominath Ginsburg PRODUCTION: Produced by Nadir Khan Music by Sacha Puttnam Written by Ayeesha Menon Directed by John Scott Dryden

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 - Sohrab Ardeshir Joseph - Nadir Khan Mary - Nimrat Kaur Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital Louis - Rohit Malkani Doctor - Shernaz Patel Monty - Arghya Lahiri Manek - Vivek Madan Young Mickey - Zaal Madon Young Thomas - Nominath Ginsburg PRODUCTION: Produced by Nadir Khan Music by Sacha Puttnam Written by Ayeesha Menon Directed by John Scott Dryden

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. Send your questions! Questions@goldhawkproductions.org Arun Advani, an investigative journalist ...... Rajit Kapur Vicky Rai, a rich Delhi playboy ...... Zafar Karachiwala Mamta Rai, a politician and Vicky's mother ...... Radhika Mital Munna Mobile, a mobile phone thief ...... Anand Tiwari Shabnam Saxena, a Bollywood actress ...... Shernaz Patel Larry Page, an American tourist ...... Gary Richardson Eketi, a tribesman ...... Rohit Malkani Ashok Rajput, a welfare officer ...... Kenny Desai Champi/Drunk girl in car ...... Radhika Apte Reshma/Barkha Das ...... Anahita Uberoi Ritu ...... Ira Dubey Bilal/Inspector Brar ...... Ankur Vikal Saira/Ruby Gill ...... Megha Burman Pappu Pager ...... Jaimini Pathak Chief Minister Pandey/Chief Melambe/Abu Khaled ...... Jayant Kripalani Detective Gupta, private detective ...... Kenny Desai Abu Technical/Tribesman ...... Pushan Kripalani Abu Omar/Biddy/Driver ...... Nadir Khan Jay Chaterjee/Judge Mishra ...... Sohrab Ardeshir Gulabo/Mrs Gill/Reporter ...... Ayeesha Menon Raman Johar/Bill Bakshi ...... Ashwin Mushran Elizabeth Brookner ...... Karla Singh Inspector Yardav ...... Ravi Khote Sohrab ...... Caran Arora Production team: Line producer in India: Nadir Khan Assistant director: Toral Shah Photography: Ameet Mallapur Script editor: Mike Walker Sound: Ayush Ahuja Additional editing: Steve Bond Music: Sacha Putnam Sound design: Nick Russell-Pavier Produced and directed by John Dryden

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? Send your questions! Questions@goldhawkproductions.org

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. Send your questions! Questions@goldhawkproductions.org Arun Advani, an investigative journalist ...... Rajit Kapur Vicky Rai, a rich Delhi playboy ...... Zafar Karachiwala Mamta Rai, a politician and Vicky's mother ...... Radhika Mital Munna Mobile, a mobile phone thief ...... Anand Tiwari Shabnam Saxena, a Bollywood actress ...... Shernaz Patel Larry Page, an American tourist ...... Gary Richardson Eketi, a tribesman ...... Rohit Malkani Ashok Rajput, a welfare officer ...... Kenny Desai Champi/Drunk girl in car ...... Radhika Apte Reshma/Barkha Das ...... Anahita Uberoi Ritu ...... Ira Dubey Bilal/Inspector Brar ...... Ankur Vikal Saira/Ruby Gill ...... Megha Burman Pappu Pager ...... Jaimini Pathak Chief Minister Pandey/Chief Melambe/Abu Khaled ...... Jayant Kripalani Detective Gupta, private detective ...... Kenny Desai Abu Technical/Tribesman ...... Pushan Kripalani Abu Omar/Biddy/Driver ...... Nadir Khan Jay Chaterjee/Judge Mishra ...... Sohrab Ardeshir Gulabo/Mrs Gill/Reporter ...... Ayeesha Menon Raman Johar/Bill Bakshi ...... Ashwin Mushran Elizabeth Brookner ...... Karla Singh Inspector Yardav ...... Ravi Khote Sohrab ...... Caran Arora Production team: Line producer in India: Nadir Khan Assistant director: Toral Shah Photography: Ameet Mallapur Script editor: Mike Walker Sound: Ayush Ahuja Additional editing: Steve Bond Music: Sacha Putnam Sound design: Nick Russell-Pavier Produced and directed by John Dryden