They all may seem different when compared with the Burari deaths, but they too, had a true crime at the centre of the narrative. Then came Bad Boy Billionaires in 2019, which followed the fate of industrialists Vijay Mallya, jeweller Nirav Modi and businessman Subroto Roy. The trend of OTT audiences watching true crime documentaries may have started with 2018’s Wild Wild Country, which followed the rise of Osho, and the ultimate decline. Producer Claire Cahill and her crew followed the Bengaluru police as they solved crimes of murder and kidnapping for the docuseries, Crime Stories: Indian Detectives “I just hope everyone sees it with empathy and not judgement.” Yadav, says that she took up the Burari case only because she felt there was much more to the picture than people knew. It’s been described by viewers as bone chilling and eerie-almost like they were watching fiction. Was it occult, a fallout of mental health issues, or supernatural occurrences that led to this strange phenomenon is what the documentary tries to address. The three-episode special series, directed by Leena Yadav (also known for her 2015 film Parched) is about the family of 11 in Delhi’s Burari neighbourhood, who were found hanging in a strange formation one morning in 2018. they are stories about people at the end.” Bami and Netflix’s calculation seem to be working.Īfter the Squid Game fever died down, OTT lovers have found a conversation starter in the House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths.
With true crime shows, yes, why you discover them is the curiosity for crime, but eventually it becomes about human behaviour, psychology, sub-cultures, our upbringing, ambitions. "Documentary is just a format of storytelling,” says Tanya Bami, director, International Originals, Netflix, “I think everyone is curious about India, and it has so many stories to tell.