‘Delhi crime’ is born out of Sadness, anger: Richie Mehta

Indo-Canadian filmmaker Richie Mehta is humbled by the International Emmy win for ‘Delhi Crime’, and says it is the culmination of years of work by hundreds of people. Mehta, director and screenwriter of the series, said: “I never anticipated getting here, it’s the culmination of years of work by hundreds of people, sometimes in total isolation and defiance.” ‘Delhi Crime’ is a complete labour of love, born out of sadness, anger, frustration, and compassion. The entire team from start to finish should take a bow for giving their all to this vision,” he added. The web series has won the Best Drama Series award at the 48th International Emmy Awards. The Netflix series is fictionalised version based on the horrific December 2012 Delhi bus gangrape case and follows the investigation by the Delhi Police. Over six years of research went into the making of the series, which was shot on location in New Delhi. It stars Shefali Shah, Rajesh Tailang, Rasika Dugal and Adil Hussain.