Mumbai Crime

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 Desai - Rajit...

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: Inspector...

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 Gomes - Radhi...

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 - Radhika Mitta...

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.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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 - Radhika Mitt...

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 Nadir Khan....

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... Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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…  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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…  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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…  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices