5.8
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Daldal (2026)
Daldal (2026)
Overview
Daldal is a Hindi psychological crime thriller series directed by Amrit Raj Gupta. Newly appointed Mumbai DCP Rita Ferreira (Bhumi Pednekar) investigates gruesome murders while grappling with guilt from her past. Co-starring Aditya Rawal as Sajid and Tina Bhatia as Naina. Adapted from Vish Dhamija's novel Bhendi Bazaar.
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Bias Rating
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Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Trans: Negative
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
Daldal is a Hindi psychological crime thriller series directed by Amrit Raj Gupta. Newly appointed Mumbai DCP Rita Ferreira (Bhumi Pednekar) investigates gruesome murders while grappling with guilt from her past. Co-starring Aditya Rawal as Sajid and Tina Bhatia as Naina. Adapted from Vish Dhamija's novel Bhendi Bazaar.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The series addresses societal failures in protecting women and children from violence and trafficking, while critiquing patriarchal structures within law enforcement. These elements underscore a progressive focus on social justice and psychological impacts of systemic inequities.
The series centers a female police officer navigating a male-dominated system, weaving in critiques of patriarchy and systemic misogyny alongside psychological and social explorations. Gender diversity in lead casting highlights progressive representation in an Indian thriller context.
Secondary
Daldal depicts a transgender character as a serial killer whose gender dysphoria fuels her descent into violence, linking trans identity to inherent instability and criminality without affirmative elements or nuance. Anita Acharya's arc exemplifies this by tying her transition to unresolved trauma that manifests in murderous acts, reinforcing harmful stereotypes.
Daldal portrays family units as fractured and traumatic, with absent parents and strained maternal bonds fueling psychological decay and violence, while critiquing patriarchal gender roles that undermine women's authority and fulfillment in home and work.
Daldal offers no depiction of LGBTQ+ characters or themes, centering instead on gender dynamics in policing, psychological trauma, and systemic misogyny within a crime thriller framework.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The adaptation of the novel Bhendi Bazaar preserves the female gender of protagonist DCP Rita Ferreira and other central characters, with no instances of gender swaps.
Daldal adapts Vish Dhamija's novel Bhendi Bazaar but significantly alters the plot, replacing the book's Soviet trafficking storyline with localized Indian backstories involving orphanage trauma and family abuse. Main character Rita Ferreira remains an Indian police officer in both, portrayed by Indian actress Bhumi Pednekar, with no racial mismatches for legacy characters.
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