TV Series · 1998

Bhanwar

Crime · In Production

Composite

5.0

IMDb

7.4 / 10

19 votes

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0.0 / 10

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Synopsis

Bhanwar (transl. Whirlpool) is a television docudrama series based on judgments from the Indian judicial system. The series was produced by TV18 and was originally telecast on Sony Entertainment Television in 1998–1999. The series ran for two years on Sony TV. It was directed by Sanjay Ray Chaudhari and written by Sanjeev Sharma and Sanjay Chauhan. The show was so popular it was re-aired on SAB TV and Fox History. It received the Special Jury Award for Best Investigative Show at the 1998 Screen Awards.

Cast

Irrfan Khan

Gajraj Rao

Deepak Dobriyal

Anang Desai

Aamir Bashir

Sheeba Chaddha

Crew

Camera

Raju Gauli Director of Photography

Directing

Sanjay Ray Director

Writing

Sanjay Chauhan Writer

Seasons & episodes

Season 1 (1 ep)

1. Lala & Rana Vs State - I

Mar 16, 1998

The Geeta and Sanjay Chopra kidnapping case (also known as the Ranga-Billa case) was a kidnapping and murder crime in New Delhi in 1978. It involved the kidnapping and subsequent murder of siblings Geeta and Sanjay by Kuljeet Singh (alias Ranga Khus) and Jasbir Singh (alias Billa). Although the children were kidnapped for ransom, they were killed after the kidnappers learned that their father was a naval officer, on the assumption that he was not wealthy. Both men initially admitted to raping Geeta before her murder. They later retracted their statements, and forensic evidence could not confirm the rape. Upon circumstantial evidence including evidence that Geeta had been stripped naked, it was later confirmed beyond reasonable doubt that rape was committed. The two kidnappers were convicted and sentenced to death. The execution was carried out in 1982.