The trailer of a new documentary series ‘Lawrence of Punjab’ showing the nexus of crime and society has been released on the OTT platform. This series of director Raghav Dar is not based on any film story, rather it presents the life of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi as a case study. The trailer clearly shows how a young man from an ordinary background became the face of a big crime syndicate in the era of student politics and social media.

Lawrence of Punjab: From student politics to digital syndicate, the inside story of becoming a gangster seen in the trailer

Dangerous combination of student politics and music

The trailer starts with the student politics of Punjab and the campus culture there. The series explores how university elections and the regional music industry combined to ‘glamorize’ crime. Keeping Bishnoi at the center, the show tells that it is not just guns, but social media propaganda and ideology that gave him the power to run a digital syndicate. This is not the story of just one criminal, but of the entire system that allowed it to flourish.

A big question for administration and society

Director Raghav Dar has tried to show through the trailer that when the desire for power and the changing thinking of people meet, then how fatal are its consequences. The series also examines that part of the media which unknowingly or knowingly presented these faces as ‘heroes’. The show takes a deep dive into the cultural and social fabric of Punjab, highlighting the social consequences of crime.

“This series does not just recount the incidents of crime, but it decodes the process by which a ‘criminal identity’ is created. We have tried to understand how gangsters are influencing the minds of the youth in the digital age.”
Director (Lawrence of Punjab)

Impact on audiences and preparation for release

The trailer of this documentary has sparked debate on social media as soon as it was released. Experts believe that such content will help the society to understand how far the roots of crime spread. The series will stream on major OTT platforms in the coming weeks. This series is also discussed in the security circles of Punjab and Delhi, because many such technical and strategic aspects have been touched in it which remain a big challenge for the existing police system.