Bekaaboo

Kiyaan Roy is a bestselling author whose public life looks secure: fame, a promising career and an engaged future. Behind closed doors he craves a darker form of pleasure that mixes pain with desire. When he realizes someone has been watching him and knows how far he'll go, he accepts an invitation to explore those limits with a mysterious counterpart who shares the same appetite. As their encounters escalate, casual transgression becomes dangerous, threatening Kiyaan's reputation, his job and his relationships. The series follows his attempts to satisfy those impulses while keeping his world intact, and shows how obsession can unravel everything he thought was stable, without revealing the story's final outcomes. The stakes grow for his family and career.

Released in 2019 as a television drama, Bekaaboo was directed by KAYCEE (Kevin Couto) and features Riya Sen, Rrahul Sudhir, Amika Shail, Nikkita Tiwari and Jasjot Bhasin in central roles, tackling adult themes. The tone is dark and adult-oriented throughout.

Bekaaboo did not receive major awards or mainstream nominations. It attracted limited press coverage and had no presence at major festivals or televised award ceremonies, so it remained outside the typical awards conversation while gathering a small number of viewer ratings. It did, however, prompt some online discussions among viewers.

The show's frank depiction of erotic desire and its focus on pain as pleasure prompted online conversations among niche viewers and critics interested in adult drama. While it didn't cross into mainstream pop culture, Bekaaboo became a talking point on social platforms where audiences debated its ethics and intensity. Briefly.

Critical and audience response was mixed, reflected in a modest 5.4/10 average from a small number of votes. Performances, especially by Riya Sen and Rrahul Sudhir, divided opinion. The series probes obsession, secrecy, power dynamics and the steep costs of pursuing extreme thrills, and asks whether secrecy is worth it.