Rangbaaz
Criminal underworldOrganized crime, gangs and the criminal life seen from the inside.This show: 9/10AnthologyA new story or cast with every episode or season.This show: 8/10Indian TVIndian television traditions across Hindi and regional industries.This show: 8/10GrittyRaw, unglamorous realism in both look and subject matter.This show: 8/10True crimeReal cases, told as documentary or drama.This show: 7/10Graphic violenceExplicit, unflinching violence.This show: 7/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 7/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jay JoshiSaqib SaleemJimmy ShergillTigmanshu DhuliaGul PanagRavi Kishan
Starring
Jay JoshiSaqib SaleemJimmy ShergillTigmanshu DhuliaGul PanagRavi Kishan
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Rangbaaz Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 | |
| S2 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | |
| S3 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | ||||
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About
"Real gangsters, retold as regional crime epics"
Rangbaaz is an Indian anthology crime series, with each season dramatizing the rise and fall of a real-life gangster or criminal figure from small-town North India. Expect gritty period settings, political corruption, and a slow build from petty crime to violent notoriety. The tone is pulpy and intense rather than prestige-slow, carried by strong lead performances and regional texture. It works best if you enjoy true-crime-adjacent gangster sagas with local flavor over polished production values, since the show leans on atmosphere and performance rather than complex plotting.
Watch it for
the committed lead performances that sell each season's real-life criminal as a tragic antihero.
Maybe skip if
you want tightly plotted mysteries rather than a straightforward rise-and-fall crime biography.
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Season 12018
7.552894h 19m
Shiv Prakash Shukla, a regular college going kid, has his destiny changed drastically over the period of one fateful night. One hot blooded act, and the protection of one of the most dangerous men in Gorakhpur puts him onto a collision course that would someday intersect with the path of Siddharth Pandey, a cop with only one target on his radar… Shiv Prakash Shukla.
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Rangbaaz Phirse2019
7.44939
Rangbaaz Phirse is the second season of ZEE5's flagship franchise Rangbaaz. The series stars Jimmy Sheirgill, Gul Panag, Sharad Kelkar, Spruha Joshi, Harsh Chhaya and Sushant Singh. It is the story of a young guy who falls through the cracks of the society because of ulterior political agendas and is robbed of his youth which subsequently ruins his life. #NotBornACriminal This season will be based on the story of Amarpal Singh, a feared gangster of Rajasthan. It will revolve around his journey into the world of crime. A product of caste supremacy and political rivalry, Amarpal Singh's story is an unusual tale of a dream gone so wrong that it couldn't be rectified after a point - a dream of excelling in every field, a dream of setting an example in the society, a dream of being the best ever.
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Rangbaaz: Darr Ki Rajneeti2022
7.31466
The series traces the rise and fall of ‘Saheb’ Haroon Shah Ali Baig, a gangster-turned-politician, who was much loved and feared in Bihar.
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Jay Joshi Abhishek
Saqib Saleem Shiv Prakash Shukla
Jimmy Shergill Amarpal Singh
Tigmanshu Dhulia Ramshankar Tiwari
Gul Panag Anupriya (2019-)
Ravi Kishan Chandrabhan Singh
Sharad Kelkar Raja Phogat (2019-)
Ranvir Shorey Siddharth Pandey
Spruha Joshi Rukmini (2019-)
Aahana Kumra Babita Sharma
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