Blunt-force drama: Deepanjana Pal writes on the new series Black, White and Gray

The new series on Sony Liv offers both twists and familiar tropes – all the while asking: Has Bollywood made storytellers of us all?

Halfway into Black, White & Gray - Love Kills, there’s a twist in the tale. It is one of many in this series created, written, directed and edited by Pushkar Sunil Mahabal, but this one is pivotal.

Streaming on Sony Liv, Black, White & Gray is an investigation into four murders believed to have been committed by one young man. The story unfolds like a true-crime documentary being filmed by a faceless British freelance reporter named Daniel Gray (voiced by