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Dark 7 White

Dark 7 White is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language political thriller and mystery web series in which Yudhveer Singh, a politician about to become the youngest chief minister of Rajasthan, is killed before his oath-taking ceremony, and the murder investigation turns toward his college friends and the dark secret they share.¹ The series premiered on 24 November 2020 as a joint release of ALTBalaji and ZEE5.² It stars Sumeet Vyas, Jatin Sarna, Nidhi Singh, and Monica Chaudhary.¹

Key fact	Detail
Format	10 episodes of about 20 minutes each, in Hindi, rated A (adults)³
Release	24 November 2020 on ZEE5, with simultaneous release on ALTBalaji¹^•²
Premise	The murder of Yudhveer Singh Rathore ("Yudi"), Rajasthan's youngest to-be chief minister, with his seven closest friends as primary suspects¹^•⁴
Lead cast	Sumeet Vyas (Yudhveer Singh Rathore), Jatin Sarna (Abhimanyu), Nidhi Singh (Daisy), Monica Chaudhary (Neelu)³
Directors	Sattwik Mohanty and Preya Hirji⁵
Source	Loosely based on the book Dark White by Shweta Brijpuria, published by Leadstart²^•⁶
Ratings	6.4/10 on IMDb (about 8,500 votes); 6.4 on Digit Binge³^•⁵

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Premise and structure

The story begins with the fatal attack on Yudhveer Singh Rathore, a scion of a feudal (royal) family who has risen to become the youngest chief minister of Rajasthan.¹^•²^•⁷ As the seven closest friends of the young politician are named as primary suspects, the investigation brings many dark secrets to light.⁴

The series is structured as a whodunit told with a back-and-forth narrative across ten episodes running roughly three hours in total.⁷ All the characters connected to Yudi are introduced in the first episode, after which the story works backward and forward around the question of who committed the murder.⁸ Episode titles lean deliberately provocative, beginning with "Sapne Aur Sex" and "Politics Aur Porn" and closing with "Gehra Safed: Dark White", the episode whose title resolves the meaning of the series' name.¹^•⁷^•⁹

Cast and characters

Sumeet Vyas plays the central role of Yudhveer Singh Rathore, a power-hungry young politician for whom losing is not an option; reviewers described the character as a womanizing figure from royal lineage whose death in the prelude sends the plot back in time.³^•⁶^•⁹ The suspect circle around him includes his wife Daisy (Nidhi Singh), the police officer ACP Abhimanyu (Jatin Sarna), and his college friend Neelu, or Neelakshi (Monica Chaudhary), who has known him since their first year in college.¹^•¹⁰ Other cast members include Kunj Anand as Kush Lamba, Satyajeet Rajput, Sanjay Batra as Shamsher, Sanjay Swaraj, Raynu Verma as Rajmata, and Taniya Kalra.³^•²

Source material and production

The series is loosely based on Dark White, a book by Shweta Brijpuria published by Leadstart.²^•⁶ Sattwik Mohanty directed, with Preya Hirji also credited as director;⁵ elCinema additionally credits Snehil Dixit Mehra as a director and lists Shashank Kunwar and Snehil Dixit Mehra among the writers.⁴ It arrived amid a wave of Indian political thrillers on streaming platforms in late 2020, appearing alongside ZEE5 titles such as MumBhai, Bicchoo Ka Khel, and Chadarangam.¹¹

Reception

Critical responses divided over the same elements. Negative assessments focused on the writing: PeepingMoon rated the series 2.5 out of 5, calling it "a weak and unexciting series" that "refuses to rise above cliche flashbacks, overused story and under-utilized structure of storytelling" while crediting Sumeet Vyas and Jatin Sarna with earnest performances.² SpotboyE's reviewer found the treatment of politics, sex, and ambition "purely cheesy and puerile", though he allowed that Vyas "has fun with his self-important character".⁹

Favorable assessments praised the plot mechanics. Planet Bollywood's review called it "an intriguing political drama and also amongst the best OTT web series this season", noting that the back-and-forth narrative excites even if the title's meaning becomes clear only toward the end.⁷ SantaBanta described it as "a dark rip-roaring tale of seven Scorpios" and called it a strong binge-watch, particularly for viewers already fond of Sumeet Vyas.¹² A ZEE5 promotional piece argued the ending works because the climax is unexpected while still leaving viewers "partially right" in their guesses about Yudhvir's ultimate enemy.⁸ IndiaForums wrote that Vyas and Sarna "take the show away" and that the series deserves a watch for its story and gripping nature.¹³

Aggregated viewer scores sit in the mid range: 6.4/10 on IMDb from roughly 8,500 votes, and 6.4/10 on Digit Binge.³^•⁵ The series remains available on ZEE5, in India also with ad-supported and VI movies and tv options.³

Release date note

The exact premiere date is disputed. ZEE5, the streaming platform itself, lists the release date as 24 November 2020,¹ and reviews published on 24 and 25 November 2020 corroborate a release on that date.² Digit Binge lists 23 November 2020,⁵ and elCinema lists 24 September 2020 for India.⁴

References

Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Unscripted, reality, and web-native series › Web-native and streaming-original series › Indian and South Asian web series

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026

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