Raj and DK are perhaps the most consistent writer-director duo in the Hindi film and OTT space today. While they started out in 2003 with an under-the-radar NRI comedy called Flavors, Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. began building their profile directing acclaimed low-budget features like 99 and Shor in the City. The zombie-comedy Go Goa Gone became a gamechanger and the duo hasn’t looked back ever since.
As they gear up to direct Citadel: Honey Bunny (the Indian spin-off of Prime Video’s Citadel), have a look at the best movies and TV shows they have been involved in. Our guide also offers you all the options to stream their filmography in India.
Which Raj and DK movies should I watch first?
Go Goa Gone is a must-watch for anyone new to Raj and DK’s filmography. The raunchy and violent zombie-comedy captures the duo’s quintessential style of dark comedy and genre thrills. Featuring memorable performances by Kunal Kemmu, Vir Das, and Saif Ali Khan as a Russian zombie hunter, Go Goa Gone marked a new shift in Indian adult comedies alongside films like Delhi Belly.
A more family-friendly horror comedy from Raj and DK that is equally entertaining is Stree. The first entry in the Dinesh Vijan-produced Horror Cinematic Universe, Stree roped in Raj and DK as screenwriters and co-producers with Amar Kaushik directing. Shraddha Kapoor starred as a charming witch in this rural fable of a man-hunting spirit with Rajkumar Rao playing the simpleton who falls in love with her.
But apart from Go Goa Gone and Stree, fans of Raj and DK must also watch their earlier works that blended elements of crime dramas with observational humour. Shor in the City is a fine example which brings out the urban chaos of Mumbai in the face of a kidnapping conspiracy. 99 plays out as a satire on cricket betting scandals.
Some other films after their mainstream fame include A Gentleman, an entertaining pastiche of James Bond-like spy thrillers with Siddharth Malhotra in the lead. The Amazon Prime anthology Unpaused also found them directing Glitch, a pandemic-inspired short film revolving around the phenomenon of virtual reality-dating.
Which Raj and DK TV shows should I watch first?
Almost every TV show that Raj and DK have worked on has become a streaming hit. It all started with their Prime Video thriller The Family Man, a spy drama starring Manoj Bajpayee as a covert security operative. While the show is heavy on action and conspiracy, The Family Man also takes out time to touch upon the everyday life of Bajpayee’s protagonist with hilarious results.
Farzi was their second effort for Prime, which notably featured Shahid Kapoor alongside Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi. An underdog story disguised as a crime thriller, Farzi found Kapoor’s antihero creating a business around fake currency notes while Sethupathi played the law-abiding cop tracking him down.
If success on Prime wasn’t enough, the duo also served as showrunners for the stylish ‘90s-set crime thriller Guns & Gulaabs. Heavily inspired by the Bollywood “masala” movies of the era, the Netflix original had ample amounts of the Raj & DK tropes: nail-biting thrills, eccentric criminals, and some blood-soaked comedy.
Why is Farzi the best Raj and DK collaboration?
When it comes to delivering an all-out entertainer, Raj and DK perhaps succeeded the most with Farzi. Following a Breaking Bad-like underdog journey in the crime world, Farzi balances both humour and drama in equal amounts. An easily binge-worthy watch.
Where can I watch Raj and DK’s movies and TV shows online?
The list below guides you through all the OTT platforms where you can stream, buy or rent the best movies and TV shows by Raj and DK.
