Author: Sharmil Shah

Vikramaditya Motwane surprised audiences in 2023 with Jubilee, a period drama about the Hindi film industry during the Partition era, inspired by Bombay Talkies, Devika Rani, Himanshu Rai, and others. Now, with Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer, recently released on Netflix, he takes us on a journey into the world of Tihar Jail, offering a glimpse into the time when the infamous serial killer Charles Sobhraj was imprisoned there. However, the series’ primary focus is not on Sobhraj but on the officials managing one of India’s largest prison complexes, housing hundreds of inmates. Set in the 1980s, the…