Prosit Roy review frames Raakh as Ranga Billa Case in 70s Delhi

The ranga billa case review of Raakh frames the series as a haunting anatomy of violence and humanity. The New Indian Express says the crime story starts with two teenage kids from a reputed family going missing, then follows an up-and-coming cop assigned to find them.

"The premise is fairly simple and straightforward — Saahil (Vivaan Sharma) and Suman (Divya Sharma), two teenage kids hailing from a reputed family, go missing." "An up-and-coming cop Jayprakash aka JP (Ali Fazal), is assigned to the case." The review says JP is after Babu and Rajjo, the two killers at the center of the series, which was directed by Prosit Roy and created by Sandeep Saket and Anusha Nandakumar.

Prosit Roy and 70s Delhi

Raakh is set in 70s Delhi, and the review describes that world as feeling like a ghost town at times. A huge chunk of the series unfolds at night, with silence used as a style in itself and minimalistic sound design working in the show’s favour.

"We follow the recent journey of Babu and Rajjo as they become the monsters that an entire city has come to fear." The review says the writing focuses on the anatomy of a crime rather than the aftermath or a conventional chase-driven routine, which keeps attention on how the violence is built rather than only on the search that follows.

That approach also shapes the performances around the case. The series cast includes Ali Fazal, Sonali Bendre, Akash Makhija, Ramandeep Yadav, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Aamir Bashir, Rakesh Bedi and Anshul Chauhan, while Saumyananda Sahi handled cinematography.

"You are never let off the hook; a sense of mystery always prevails on the screen." The review also says, "There is a constant sense of terror even during the most mundane of moments." It points to scenes where Babu and Rajjo unsettle family members, including a scene involving Rajjo and his niece and another where Babu corners his partner Meena.

Ali Fazal in Raakh

For viewers deciding whether to start the series, the review makes the structure plain: this is not a chase-first crime show, but one built around the killers, their surroundings and the feeling around them. Raakh places JP inside that world from the start, and the missing teens and the two killers remain the core of the story the review describes.