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A number of films and web series based on real-life incidents are available on OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sony LIV and Disney+ Hotstar. From Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case, Mission Raniganj to Jamtara, Delhi Crime, Scam 2003 and more, here are the must-watch titles
After releasing Diary of a Serial Killer and Dancing on the Grave, India Today Originals is back with yet another riveting OTT documentary Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case on Netflix. It revolves around the story of Koodathayi-based woman Jolly Joseph and the mysterious deaths of her six family members over a period of 14 years
Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra-starrer Mission Raniganj on Netflix is based on a true story of mining engineer Jaswant Singh Gill, who led a challenging rescue mission to save 65 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine
Netflix series Jamtara is based on real-life incidents of a series of scams in Jharkhand district, where scamsters pretended to be company representatives and duped people via fraud OTTs and stolen bank account information. Available for streaming on Netflix, Jamtara has two seasons as of now
Starring Shefali Shah in the role of a cop, the Netflix series Delhi Crime has two seasons. The first season is based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape case while the second season focuses on Delhi's infamous Chaddi Baniyan Gang, known for multiple robberies and gruesome murders
Starring Gagan Dev Riar in the lead role, it revisits the true story of how Abdul Karim Telgi counterfeited stamp paper amounting to Rs 30,000 crore in the early 2000s. The series is inspired from Sanjay Singh's book Telgi: Ek Reporter Ki Diary. This is the second instalment of Sony LIV's scam-based series, with the first being Scam 1992 - The Harshad Mehta Story
Trial By Fire is a Netflix series starring Abhay Deol, Rajshri Deshpande, Ratna Pathak Shah and Anupam Kher, which takes us back to the horrifying day when the Uphar Cinema fire in Delhi took the lives of 59 people and the aftermath of this tragedy. Abhay Deol and Rajshri play the role of a couple who lost both their children in the accident
The Netflix series The Railway Men starring Babil Khan, Kay Kay Menon, Divyenndu and R. Madhavan is a must-watch as it highlights the pivotal role of the railway personnel in saving multiple lives during the deadly Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 1984. The tragedy took the lives of more than 3,800 people and caused significant morbidity, premature death and physical deformities for thousands more
Available on Disney+ Hotstar, Aakhri Sach, starring Tamannaah Bhatia, Abhishek Banerjee and Kriti Vij, is based on the mysterious deaths of 11 family members residing in Burari, Delhi. While there has been no conclusive reason behind these deaths which seemed to be a case of mass suicide and shared delusion, the series showcases the role of some unexplained rituals which went wrong and led to these deaths
– The Waking of a Nation - Based on Jallianwala Bagh massacre – Flight of Fear - Based on IC-814 hijacking in Kandahar in 1999 – Ranneeti: Balakot and Beyond - Based on 2019 Balakot airstrike