True to its name, the series does not just chronicle crimes; it studies the psychological and social transformations of ordinary young men into feared gangsters. Each season operates as a standalone story, based heavily on the real-life biographies of notorious figures from India's recent history. Season-by-Season Breakdown Season 1: Rangbaaz (2018) Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Follows the journey of Shiv Prakash Shukla , a DDU student who transforms into one of India’s most wanted criminals.
Gangsters who are simultaneously feared by the law and worshipped by locals.
What makes Rangbaaz terrifyingly compelling is its basis in . The character of Shri Prakash Shukla is heavily inspired by the infamous gangster-turned-politician Sri Prakash Shukla (often spelled Shukla), a notorious figure from the 1990s who had a bounty of INR 500,000 on his head.