Six Review: Disney+ Hotstar’s Murder Mystery Thriller Keeps You Hooked Till The End

Rajkumari Sharma Tankha

You don’t get to watch anything near this anymore. Six, the crime thriller show premiered as a part of Disney+ Hotstar’s latest experimentation, Quix. Quix  is a short format show from multiple categories  – it is indeed special. And it is different too.

A Murder Mystery With Six Suspects

Six is a murder mystery thriller that follows the investigation of murdered businessman Kashish Sura, played by Sid Makkar, and leads to six women becoming suspects in the process. The murder case is investigated by Ruhana Dhullap (Mandira Bedi), who during the course of the investigation shortlists six suspects whom Sura meets during the day before he gets murdered the same evening in his car — only to find that each woman had a motive to get the successful businessman out of their way and away from the world.

Rashi Gera (played by Dipannita Sharma) with Kashish Sura (Sid Makkar)

Strong Performances Keep You Guessing

Each of the six women suspects plays her part to the T — from Manasi Rachh, who plays Sura’s secretary Monisha Mathur, to his business co-owner Rashi Gera (Dipannita Sharma), to budding star Preeti Kukreja (Sulaghna Panigrahi), helpless housewife Noor Begh (Urmilla Kothare), fitness trainer Orvana Joseph (Nauheed Cyrusi), and waitress Tisha (Vibhoutee Sharma). Their expressions and mannerisms ensure you consider all of them capable of going out of their way to knock off Sura. Sid Makkar as the spoilt businessman does full justice to his character. Seasoned actor Mandira Bedi as Ruhana Dhullap gets to play another cop role after appearing in the Indian version of the show 24, and she perfectly suits the character.

Clean Storytelling Without Unnecessary Drama

The mini web series premiered on May 27 and ended today (June 02). It is beyond doubt one of the best creative works in terms of dialogues and direction. And cinematography – I am sure you haven’t seen such in a long time. Six comes across as a breath of fresh air (yes, murder mysteries can be fresh too) as producer-director Rrammy, who has penned the dialogues too, ensures there is no unnecessary violence, blood and gore, or needless car chases that we have been so used to watching for decades in movies and serials. Full marks to the young filmmaker for cutting out this on-screen clutter.

Monisha Mathur (played by Manasi Rachh) with Ruhana Dhullap (Mandira Bedi)

A Crime Thriller Worth Binge-Watching

Six surely promises to keep you on the edge of your seat, just that it happens over seven days and viewers needed to return every midnight to watch the new episode upload. However, people watching it from today onwards will be luckier as they can binge-watch the entire crime thriller series in one go. Alas! the season ended. Hope Rrammy gets us another season of Six — or maybe even a Seven or a Ten soon.