This becomes the crux of the series, as the creators intend the subject of an eleven-year long history of ‘shared psychosis’ that plagued this ‘normal’ family to initiate dialogues of mental illness in India, or South Asia as a whole-a region highly nescient and resistant towards this topic. The recurring theme behind their interview answers, and the one that underscores just how blindsided they all were by what had transpired, was how they each recalled the Bhatia family as being ‘normal’ people. To further appreciate the show’s attention to detail, one has to point out that they even interviewed the family’s plumber. Zeroing in on them provides viewers with intricate details of the story and a nuanced approach in understanding what the Bhatia family was like. Right off the bat, the producers do a commendable job of featuring interviews of multiple people associated with the family: relatives, friends, close associates, and neighbours. As we examine the nitty gritty of the story, we are left with more ‘what ifs’ than answers.

This deeply unsettling tale is truly stranger than fiction. Blindfolded, ears plugged with cotton, mouths taped and hands tied with wires-the only survivor was the family’s pet dog Tommy, who was later discovered, chained on the terrace. The three-part docuseries, created by Leena Yadav and Anubhav Chopra, delves into the horror that befell Burari, Delhi when 11 members of the same family were found hanging from a mesh in their living room ceiling, during the wee hours of July 1, 2018. Both gruesome and tragic, the docuseries delivered the gut-wrenching story behind the Chandawat family (also known as Bhatia family) that shook India to its core, in the summer of 2018. I look forward to presenting through this docu-series a case that is much more about ‘us’ (society) than ‘them’ (the family).Netflix’s latest docuseries ‘House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths’ took the internet by storm this past October. Exploring the case threw up many pertinent questions and revelations about the times that we live in. This case is one of a kind that brings to the surface some unfathomable truths of society, truths that need to be confronted and discussed. Director and Showrunner Leena Yadav shares, “Working on this docuseries has in many ways redefined me as a filmmaker. The whole country was standstill after the Burari case started making headlines in 2018. Ten members of the family were discovered hanging, while the oldest member, the grandmother, was strangled. The Burari deaths are the deaths by suicide and crime of eleven family members of the Chundawat family in Burari, Delhi, India, in 2018. He issued an alarm by calling other neighbours, and police received the call around 7:30 a.m Gurcharan Singh discovered the house’s door open with ten people, including Lalit Chundawat, hanging. On the morning of July 1, 2018, at 7:15 a.m., neighbour Gurcharan Singh, who used to go on daily walks with one of the deceased, went to the Chundawat house after observing Lalit Chundawat’s absence for the morning walk, as well as the fact that the shops had yet to open (the shops usually opened at 6:00 am). In the neighbourhood, the family had a grocery store and a plywood business. The Chundawat family (also known as the Bhatia family by their neighbours) had been residing in the double-story house in Burari’s Sant Nagar neighbourhood for around twenty years, after relocating from their native town in Rajasthan. ALSO READ: Meet Shree Saini, the first Indian-American to win Miss World America 2021 Burari deaths real story and more –

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