Undercover Mumbai

by Ayeesha Menon

Drama written for radio.

Alia Khan, a young woman inspector in the Bandra Division of the Mumbai Police Force, attempts to solve a series of crimes, make sense of her troubled past and cope with being a woman in a male-dominated and chauvinistic police force.

Genres: India

Audiobook

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Bettie · Rating 4 out of 5]

BBC BLURB: Police detective serial set and recorded on location in Mumbai.

When a baby is rescued from a gutter, it falls on the only female police officer on hand, Alia Khan, to look after it. Stuck with a new partner and a boss who is determined to put her in her place, Alia has to fight to be noticed.

Continuing throughout this week and culminating in an hour-long Saturday drama, this fast-paced, six-part police thriller follows Alia Khan, a young woman inspector in the Bandra Division of the Mumbai Police Force, as she attempts to solve a series of crimes, make sense of her troubled past and cope with being a woman in a male-dominated and chauvinistic police force.

Sound Recordist: Hitesh Chaurasia Sound Design: Steve Bond Editing Assistants: Andrew Lewis and Aditya Khanna. Script Editor: Mike Walker Assistant Producer: Toral Shah

Producer: Nadir Khan Music: Sacha Putnam. Writer: Ayeesha Menon Director: John Dryden

A Goldhawk Production for BBC Radio 4.

The link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/...


This is gritty writing with some disturbing issues and prejudices on display. As this is recorded on location some of the voices are somewhat tkickly accented so, if spared I shall re-listen to it all again on Saturday.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
Alia Khan, a female police officer, tries to solve a series of crimes and make sense of her troubled past. Recorded in Mumbai.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03b2nlv

[Batgrl (Book Data Kept Elsewhere)]

Listened to here on BBC Radio 4, and was actually sad that there's no book that it's derived from.

[Carey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This looks fun... thank you Bettie

[Charlotte · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to series 3 of Undercover Mumbai on Radio 4. I enjoyed the unravelling of the mystery and getting to know the characters. It was also interesting to discover a bit more about the culture of India. One thing I would say is that sometimes it was difficult to know what was going on and which character was talking. But overall, I really liked this series, and if there's a series 4, I'll definitely be listening.

[Clare · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to in audio format.

I ordered this because the story was set in Mumbai and actually recorded in the same place.

I enjoyed most of the stories and some of the stories were quite edgy. I enjoyed the first, third and fourth series. However the second series was about police/political corruption which was not my cup of tea.

[Lizzy Chandler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Listened to on BBC podcast and came looking for the book on which it was based. Wish there was a whole series - instead discovered it was created for radio.

[Sara]

BBC radio adaptation.