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 four, deliveries, stolen gold and retribution as Mo tries his best to escape the Tiger.

Recorded in India

CAST:
Mo - Namit Das
Tiger Khan - Rajit Kapur
Mrs Gupta - Shernaz Patel
Mr Gupta- Zafar Karachiwala
Bugs - Sukant Goel  
Yuva- Abir Abrar
Kala- Shikha Talsania
Rikita- Devika Shahani
Father Carvalho - Sohrab Ardeshir
Young Kala/Rani- Preetika Chawla
Young Mo - Omkar Kulkarni
Dimple - Trisha Kale
Bobby - Alka Sharma
Varun/Boy - Ajitesh Gupta
Amma - Prerna Chawla
Raksha- Shivani Tanksale
Rafiq & Naag- Tavish Bhattacharyya
Baldeo/Tabaqui/Purun Bhagat- Vivek Madan
Akhil - Nadir Khan

Written and directed by Ayeesha Menon
Producer, Nadir Khan
Executive Producer, John Scott Dryden

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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 three, showbiz, stunts and speeding trains as Mo goes behind the silver screen.

Recorded in India

CAST:
Mo - Namit Das
Tiger Khan - Rajit Kapur
Mrs Gupta - Shernaz Patel
Mr Gupta- Zafar Karachiwala
Bugs - Sukant Goel  
Yuva- Abir Abrar
Kala- Shikha Talsania
Rikita- Devika Shahani
Father Carvalho - Sohrab Ardeshir
Young Kala/Rani- Preetika Chawla
Young Mo - Omkar Kulkarni
Dimple - Trisha Kale
Bobby - Alka Sharma
Varun/Boy - Ajitesh Gupta
Amma - Prerna Chawla
Raksha- Shivani Tanksale
Rafiq & Naag- Tavish Bhattacharyya
Baldeo/Tabaqui/Purun Bhagat- Vivek Madan
Akhil - Nadir Khan

Written and directed by Ayeesha Menon
Producer, Nadir Khan
Executive Producer, John Scott Dryden

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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 India

CAST:
Mo - Namit Das
Tiger Khan - Rajit Kapur
Mrs Gupta - Shernaz Patel
Mr Gupta- Zafar Karachiwala
Bugs - Sukant Goel  
Yuva- Abir Abrar
Kala- Shikha Talsania
Rikita- Devika Shahani
Father Carvalho - Sohrab Ardeshir
Young Kala/Rani- Preetika Chawla
Young Mo - Omkar Kulkarni
Dimple - Trisha Kale
Bobby - Alka Sharma
Varun/Boy - Ajitesh Gupta
Amma - Prerna Chawla
Raksha- Shivani Tanksale
Rafiq & Naag- Tavish Bhattacharyya
Baldeo/Tabaqui/Purun Bhagat- Vivek Madan
Akhil - Nadir Khan

Written and directed by Ayeesha Menon
Producer, Nadir Khan
Executive Producer, John Scott Dryden

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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 India

CAST:
Mo - Namit Das
Tiger Khan - Rajit Kapur
Mrs Gupta - Shernaz Patel
Mr Gupta- Zafar Karachiwala
Bugs - Sukant Goel  
Yuva- Abir Abrar
Kala- Shikha Talsania
Rikita- Devika Shahani
Father Carvalho - Sohrab Ardeshir
Young Kala/Rani- Preetika Chawla
Young Mo - Omkar Kulkarni
Dimple - Trisha Kale
Bobby - Alka Sharma
Varun/Boy - Ajitesh Gupta
Amma - Prerna Chawla
Raksha- Shivani Tanksale
Rafiq & Naag- Tavish Bhattacharyya
Baldeo/Tabaqui/Purun Bhagat- Vivek Madan
Akhil - Nadir Khan

Written and directed by Ayeesha Menon
Producer, Nadir Khan
Executive Producer, John Scott Dryden

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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.

CAST
Alia – Prerna Chawla 
Junaid – Tavish Bhattacharya
Ratna – Shivani Tanksale
Shahnaz- Shernaz Patel
Parvez – Rajit Kapur
Jaz – Sukant Goel
Roopkala – Lovleen Mishra
Popo - Rohit Malkani
Bhupinder – Aseem Hattangady
Patel – Jaimini Pathak
Roopkala's son – Ajitesh Gupta
Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mital
Dr. Rao - Sohrab Ardeshir
Dr. Rameshwari - Anahita Uberoi
Sam + Insp. Kaur + Ensemble – Vivek Madan
Pandey + Bartender + Ensemble – Nadir Khan
Nyla + Adele + Ensemble – Abir Abrar
Pooja + Ensemble - Kamakshi Rai
Boy – Dhruv Hemdev

PRODUCTION
Writer – Ayeesha Menon
Producer - Nadir Khan
Production Manager – Toral Shah
Production Assistant - Vivek Madan
Editing Assistant - Varrunn Bangera
Directed, recorded and edited by John Scott Dryden

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