Black, White & Gray Web Series Review | Suchin Mehrotra | THR India

Suchin Mehrotra reviews SonyLIV's "Black, White And Gray: Love Kills," a groundbreaking series that brilliantly subverts true crime conventions. What begins as a seemingly standard documentary about a 2020 Nagpur murder case—where a boy (Mayur More) is accused of killing a girl (Palak Jaiswal) and fleeing as bodies pile up—gradually reveals its ingenious deception: everything, including the "documentary interviews," is fiction. This revelation becomes the show's most stunning twist, more impactful than any narrative surprise this year.

Writer-director-editor Pushkar Sunil Mahabal crafts six tight episodes that transcend mere formal experimentation, delivering a tense murder mystery while challenging audiences to question media consumption habits. The show's outstanding performances, particularly Sanjay Kumar Sahu as the "real boy" suspect and supporting actors like Tigmanshu Dhulia and Deven Bhojani, elevate this rare gem that embodies SonyLIV's strength in backing distinctive, ambitious content. By blurring reality and fiction, the series ultimately turns the camera on viewers themselves, asking whether we truly care about the human tragedy behind crime stories or simply crave entertainment—making us investigate not just the mystery but our own relationship with media narratives.