{"id":3890,"date":"2025-08-17T15:17:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T15:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/the-killing-call-ep-1-sidhu-moose-wala-and-the-murder-that-shook-india-bbc-world-service-docs\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T15:17:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T15:17:47","slug":"the-killing-call-ep-1-sidhu-moose-wala-and-the-murder-that-shook-india-bbc-world-service-docs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/the-killing-call-ep-1-sidhu-moose-wala-and-the-murder-that-shook-india-bbc-world-service-docs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Killing Call, Ep 1: Sidhu Moose Wala and the Murder that Shook India &#8211; BBC World Service Docs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kL8jzWS2tSY?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Three years after the murder of Punjabi hip-hop icon Sidhu Moose Wala, #BBCEye questions the gangster who says he ordered the killing.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to subscribe to our channel \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/bbc.in\/3VyyriM<\/p>\n<p>On 29 May 2022, Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was murdered by hired hitmen who followed his car, shot him through the windscreen, and left him to die. As news of the killing spread across India and around the world, a gangster named Goldy Brar claimed responsibility for the hit. But three years later, no-one has been convicted of this murder, the motives remain murky, and Goldy Brar is still on the run.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Eye Investigations has been talking to some of the people closest to Sidhu Moose Wala, tracing his rise from obscurity to stardom, finding out how he made enemies of India\u2019s most feared gang, and asking why they wanted him dead.  <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a story that takes us from the villages of rural India to the hip-hop scene of eastern Canada, from the turbulant history of Punjab to the contested politics of modern India, and from the shadowy world of organised crime to a chilling phone call with the fugitive gangster, who says he ordered the hit.   <\/p>\n<p>Based on hours of unseen archive and exclusive access to Sidhu\u2019s friends and musical collaborators, the film features voices that have never spoken to the media before.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Breaking barriers: A revolutionary and modern-day poet<br \/>\n04:47 Raw Talent: \u201cAll he wanted to do was become an artist\u201d.<br \/>\n09:56 Canada and the rise to fame<br \/>\n13:40 Byg Byrd lights the touchpaper<br \/>\n17:43 Sidhu\u2019s managers and the first cracks appear<br \/>\n20:35 A love of hip-hop and a dream to be India\u2019s Tupac<br \/>\n24:05 Gangster role-play in an industry \u201cwith real gangsters and real threats\u201d<br \/>\n26:00 Extortion as explained by a gangster<br \/>\n28:43 Validation and Controversy in India: \u201cPunjab hadn&#8217;t seen something like this for the last 20-25 years\u201d<br \/>\n33:28 Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar: Students turned criminals<br \/>\n39:21 Goldy Brar calls <\/p>\n<p>\u23ed  Watch episode two of this documentary here: https:\/\/youtu.be\/VC_clSpgak0<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udce9  Share the playlist of this two-part documentary: https:\/\/bit.ly\/thekillingcall<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7 Listen to the new season of World of Secrets exploring this investigation, here or wherever you get your BBC podcasts: https:\/\/lnkfi.re\/world-of-secrets-bbc<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf9e\ufe0f To watch more investigative journalism from our award-winning BBC Eye investigations team, check out this documentary playlist: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fa8LK1lptsvoA_spfJhzda<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f Watch the full documentary in PUNJABI here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=usfy_8eSU7I<br \/>\nand in HINDI here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TeilwYFWk00<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nThis is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel.<br \/>\nIf you like what we do, you can also find us here:<br \/>\nInstagram \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nTwitter \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nFacebook \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/facebook.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nBBC World Service website \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/worldserviceradio<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for watching and subscribing!<br \/>\n#Documentaries #SidhuMooseWala #InvestigativeJournalism #IndiaDocumentary #PunjabDocumentary #Punjab #PunjabNews #BBCWorldService #WorldService<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kL8jzWS2tSY\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three years after the murder of Punjabi hip-hop icon Sidhu Moose Wala, #BBCEye questions the gangster who says he ordered the killing. 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