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Top 10 Hindi Crime Shows

The top 10 hindi crime shows, ranked by IMDb rating (weighted for vote count) across 35 eligible shows. 10 of them are streaming in India right now on SonyLIV, Netflix, JioHotstar and Prime Video — each links to exactly where to watch it.

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    Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story poster

    Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story

    2020

    IMDb 9.2 · 1,66,760 votes

    Pratik Gandhi's riveting portrayal of financial fraudster Harshad Mehta anchors this taut retelling of India's biggest s

    Streaming on SonyLIV

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    Sacred Games

    2018

    IMDb 8.5 · 94,986 votes

    Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Saif Ali Khan deliver career-defining performances in this ambitious exploration of crime and sp

    Streaming on Netflix

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    Asur

    2020

    IMDb 8.5 · 67,268 votes

    This psychological thriller about a serial killer operating across borders combines suspense with strong investigative s

    Streaming on JioHotstar

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    Special Ops

    2020

    IMDb 8.5 · 44,509 votes

    Kay Kay Menon leads this espionage-crime saga with his controlled intensity, tracking Pakistan-backed terror plots with

    Streaming on JioHotstar

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    Mirzapur

    2018

    IMDb 8.4 · 92,422 votes

    Pankaj Tripathi's menacing gangster and the gritty Uttar Pradesh underworld setting made this raw crime drama an instant

    Streaming on Prime Video

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    Delhi Crime

    2019

    IMDb 8.4 · 31,263 votes

    Shefali Shah's understated performance as a Delhi police officer investigating brutal crimes anchors this gripping and r

    Streaming on Netflix

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    Farzi

    2023

    IMDb 8.3 · 50,400 votes

    Shahid Kapoor's charismatic con artist and slick heist plotting elevated this stylish take on art fraud and deception ac

    Streaming on Prime Video

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    Special Ops 1.5 The Himmat Story poster

    Special Ops 1.5 The Himmat Story

    2021

    IMDb 8.3 · 17,868 votes

    This prequel deepens the espionage-crime universe by exploring Kay Kay Menon's character's transformative past operation

    Streaming on JioHotstar

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    Paatal Lok poster

    Paatal Lok

    2020

    IMDb 8.1 · 66,205 votes

    Jaideep Ahlawat's raw intensity as a corrupt cop investigating a brutal crime anchors this visceral exploration of power

    Streaming on Prime Video

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    Breathe poster

    Breathe

    2018

    IMDb 8.2 · 21,974 votes

    Amit Sadh and Abhishek Bachchan anchor this taut series about an ex-cop dealing with a terminal diagnosis while uncoveri

    Streaming on Prime Video

Frequently asked

What is the best Hindi Crime show of all time?
By IMDb rating (weighted for vote count), Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020) tops this list with an IMDb score of 9.2 from 1,66,760 votes, and it's streaming in India on SonyLIV.
How is this list ranked?
We rank by IMDb rating using a Bayesian weighted score (IMDb's own Top-250 method), which balances a title's rating against how many people voted — so a very high score from only a handful of votes doesn't outrank a slightly lower score from tens of thousands. Titles need a minimum vote count to qualify.
Where can I watch these Hindi shows in India?
10 of the 10 titles on this list are streaming in India right now. Tap any title to see exactly which OTT platform (Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar, SonyLIV, ZEE5 or Apple TV) it's on, or to get an alert when a not-yet-streaming one lands.

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