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Does Undekhi glorify vengeful, gun-wielding men? Harsh Chhaya says they may outrun the law, but not life

One of the shows that slipped quietly beneath the undertow of the pandemic, only to claim a firm hold on the streaming landscape, was Undekhi, from Applause Entertainment, on SonyLIV. Led by a formidable ensemble, the series opened a window into a harsh criminal underbelly set against the hills: unflinching, pulpy, and propelled by its appetite for shock and narrative turns. Six years on, with its fourth season on the horizon, Undekhi has outgrown the charge of mere cheap thrills. Beyond its surface of violence lies a deeper inquiry, into...