The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case
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The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller web series streaming on SonyLIV. It is directed by Nagesh Kukunoor and produced by Applause Entertainment and Kukunoor Movies . It stars Amit Sial, Sahil Vaid, Bagavathi Perumal and Girish Sharma and the was released on 4 July 2025. It's based on the book "Ninety Days: The True Story of the Hunt for Rajiv Gandhi's Assassins" by Anirudhya Mitra.
Infobox
Genre
Crime Drama
Based on
Ninety Days: The True Story of the Hunt for Rajiv Gandhi's Assassins by Anirudhya Mitra
Written by
Rohit G. Banawlikar Nagesh Kukunoor Sriram Rajan
Directed by
Nagesh Kukunoor
Starring
Amit Sial Sahil Vaid Bagavathi Perumal Girish Sharma
Music by
Tapas Relia
Country of origin
India
Original languages
Hindi,Tamil
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
7
Executive producer
Moiz Tarwadi
Producers
Nagesh Kukunoor Sameer Nair
Cinematography
Sangram Giri
Editor
Farooq Hundekar
Production companies
Applause Entertainment Kukunoor Movies
Network
SonyLIV
Release
4 July 2025 (2025-07-04)
References
- The Printhttps://theprint.in/feature/the-hunt-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-nagesh-kukunoor/2677308/
- The Hinduhttps://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-hunt-the-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-trailer-amit-sial-leads-investigation-around-infamous-suicide-bombing/article69711989.ece
- OTT Playhttps://www.ottplay.com/news/the-hunt-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-out-on-ott-where-to-stream-amit-sial-political-thriller-online/a929d83bde315
- OTT Playhttps://www.ottplay.com/interview/sahil-vaid-on-returning-to-his-roots-in-the-hunt-have-been-dying-to-tell-people-i-speak-tamil-exclusive/a61629459f920
- OTT Playhttps://www.ottplay.com/interview/the-hunt-the-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-actor-bagavathy-perumal-how-well-a-supporting-role-is-written-is-criteria-to-judge-good-writing/9a7c72cef8529
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-hunt-the-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-to-reach-the-audience-this-july/articleshow/121936553.cms
- India Todayhttps://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/the-hunt-trailer-nagesh-kukunoor-series-explores-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-2742720-2025-06-18
- The Statesmanhttps://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/ott/the-hunt-the-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-amit-sial-leads-a-complex-crime-drama-1503447119.html
- Deccan Chroniclehttps://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/ott/the-hunt-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-series-to-stream-on-sony-liv-from-july-4-1886065
- Cinema Expresshttps://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/news/2025/Jun/18/the-hunt-the-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-trailer-amit-sial-heads-the-team-investigating-the-former-pms-killing-in-political-thriller-series
- The Indian Expresshttps://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-hunt-the-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-review-gripping-series-gives-ringside-view-of-cbi-investigation-hews-close-to-what-happened-10105938/
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/the-hunt-the-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case/the-hunt-the-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-season-1/seasonreview/122178517.cms
- India Todayhttps://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/the-hunt-the-rajiv-gandhi-assasination-case-review-nagesh-kukunoor-amit-sial-2748982-2025-07-04
- Scrollhttps://scroll.in/reel/1084086/the-hunt-the-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-review-a-balancing-act-between-fact-and-drama
- Firstposthttps://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/the-hunt-the-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-web-series-review-nagesh-kukunoors-take-on-one-of-indias-darkest-chapters-scores-with-its-restrained-telling-13902884.html
- The Hollywood Reporter Indiahttps://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/the-hunt-the-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-web-series-review-nagesh-kukunoors-take-on-one-of-indias-darkest-chapters-scores-with-its-restrained-telling-13902884.html
- rediffhttps://www.rediff.com/movies/review/the-hunt-review/20250704.htm
- The Weekhttps://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/07/04/the-hunt-review-a-bold-gripping-series-on-rajiv-gandhi-s-assassination-with-not-one-tiring-moment-for-the-audience.html
- News 24https://news24online.com/entertainment/the-hunt-the-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-review-much-more-than-a-series/599690/
- Cinema Expresshttps://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/review/2025/Jul/04/the-huntthe-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-review-a-poised-amit-sial-leads-a-riveting-investigation