The Cost of Power: Stories That Feel Too Real to Be Fiction

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From campus crushes to constitutional crises.  Based on Jayalalithaa’s life, Queen is the quiet storm of a woman navigating love, loss, and leadership in a male-dominated political world 

Queen (MX Player) 

The uniform doesn’t shield from politics—it’s thrown into it.  In Khakee, a determined cop confronts corruption, caste, and crime in Bihar. It’s gritty, grounded, and disturbingly real 

Khakee: The Bihar Chapter (Netflix) 

Can naïveté survive in a palace of lies?  Maharani explores how a housewife is thrust into politics—and either becomes a pawn or rewrites the rules altogether 

Maharani (SonyLIV) 

Blood doesn’t always mean loyalty.  In City of Dreams, a political assassination fractures a dynasty, igniting ambition and betrayal between siblings raised in the same home  

City  of  Dreams (Disney+ Hotstar) 

Theatrics on the outside, ruthless strategy within.  Tandav unpacks campus politics, legacy games, and the ego behind every public speech. Everyone wears a mask—some just wear it better 

Tandav (Amazon Prime Video) 

A politician’s son is murdered.  Was it revenge? A cover-up? Or something darker?  Based on Vikas Swarup’s novel, this mystery is as much about justice as it is about power protecting itself. 

The Great Indian Murder (Disney+ Hotstar) 

Politics isn’t the backdrop—it’s the rot in the system.  A cynical cop, a chilling conspiracy, and truths buried so deep, they feel mythical. *Paatal Lok* leaves you unsettled for days 

Paatal Lok (Amazon Prime Video) 

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