Lenin Dornal

Crime thrillers are tough to make. Either you bore the audience while building the premise or entice the audience. Even the audience plays a crucial factor here. Some love fast-paced screenplay and some look for more details and storylines. Nonetheless, the Indian film industry's success in making good crime thrillers is a glass half-full. With some knit-gritting fiction to most of them adapting or seeking inspiration from real-life incidents, our industry has found its way in building a stronghold in this genre.  Here's my list of some of the best crime thriller movies and documentaries-series you should not miss! Dahaad The recently released Amazon Prime's Dahaad is an eight-episode series that takes you through the gruesome story of 27 women disappearing without a trace and being found dead in one manner. As the case unfolds, every character's flaws too come out. Interestingly, this series not only covers the dark side of a psychopathic criminal but also unfolds the ...

Official Poster of Darlings and Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey . Darlings is a 2022 released dark comedy film directed by debutante Jasmeet K Reen, starring Alia Bhatt, Shefali Shah and Vijay Varma in leading roles. The film showcases the domestic violence faced by Badru after her husband Hamza starts torturing her and pacifying it with an apology.  Another similar film with domestic abuse and misogyny as its core theme released is the 2022 Malayalam flick Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey . The film stars Darshana Rajendran and Basil Joseph and is directed by Vipin Das. The film shows how Jaya faces a severe backlash of violence from her husband.  As the film further moves ahead, Jaya takes matters into her hands realising her own worth! These two films have the same core theme and genre of treating the subject. Both the female leads do take a stand for themselves but the surrounding characters have a different take on domestic violence.   Credits: Jaya Jaya... on Hotstar Jaya Jaya...