Netflix Show 'Delhi Crime' Wins International Emmy Award For Best Drama
Netflix series Delhi Crime (2019) – which was based on the investigation into the infamous Nirbhaya gangrape case of December 2012 – has won the International Emmy Award for Best Drama. Written and directed by Canadian filmmaker Richie Mehta, this seven-episode series has become the first Indian show to win this prestigious award. The award ceremony was held virtually due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
The International Emmy for Drama Series goes to “Delhi Crime” produced by @GoldenKaravan / @skglobalent / @NetflixIndia, #India!#iemmys #iemmyWIN pic.twitter.com/kA5pHCuTC4
— International Emmy Awards (@iemmys) November 23, 2020
The show starred veteran actor Shefali Shah in the role of DCP Vartika Chaturvedi, based on then-DCP (South Delhi) Chhaya Sharma IPS who conducted the investigation, as well as Rasika Duggal, Adil Hussain, and Rajesh Tailang, in main roles.
Delhi Crime’s win has got wide applause on Twitter. Actors Hrithik Roshan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Swara Bhasker, Aditi Rao Hydari, and designer Masaba Gupta were among the Bollywood celebrities who applauded the Emmy win.
Take a bow @RichieMehta & the talented team of #DelhiCrime for your well deserved win at #Emmys2020! Congratulations on setting an International precedent - @ShefaliShah_ @_AdilHussain @RasikaDugal @rajeshtailang 👏🏻
— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) November 24, 2020
#DelhiCrime winning big at the @iemmys is a Super proud moment for us Indians @netflix @NetflixIndia
Hearty Congratulations Director @RichieMehta & the whole cast and crew.— Nawazuddin Siddiqui (@Nawazuddin_S) November 24, 2020
Woooohoooo! Congratulations @SanyukthaC on your #iemmyWIN for #DelhiCrime 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
😍😍😍😍 https://t.co/pg8G1e2YBm— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) November 23, 2020
https://twitter.com/aditiraohydari/status/1331109544588525569
Huge congratulations to the entire team of #DelhiCrime - a brilliant show that is deserving of all the love coming it’s way! @ShefaliShah_ #InternationalEmmyAwards @NetflixIndia
— Masaba (@MasabaG) November 24, 2020
Shefali Shah herself posted a video on her Instagram account, of her rejoicing at the win.
Delhi Crime had also portrayed the intricate details of the horrible violence and trauma that the 22-year-old victim had undergone at the hands of five perpetrators. The incident happened when she was in a bus with a male friend, on the night of December 16, in New Delhi. The victim later died in a hospital in Singapore, and the out of the five perpetrators – who were arrested in less than a week after the incident – four were sentenced to death and one minor was let off charges after three years in a juvenile home. The four were executed earlier this year, after multiple delays.
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Amazon Prime’s series Four More Shots Please was the other Indian show which was on the race for International Emmy this year, as a nomination for the Best Comedy Series award.
Delhi Crime is set to come back for a second season, with an entirely different story line, according to reports.
