• Sk Salam Rahaman

In today’s OTT platform, many movies, series, documentaries, live talk shows etc. is made available at the click of a button. There is huge surge in moviemaking and publishing it on OTT platform making it accessible to anybody, around the globe anytime. Makers are making movies with different themes appealing to different demography. Incidentally, it is observed that ‘violence’ and ‘investigation’ seem to be taking a spotlight in the entertainment industry. Furthermore, a chilling investigation drama inspired by true events, Sector 36 is set in a seemingly ordinary urban district where multiple young women and children have mysteriously vanished followed by an investigation be a seasoned detective. More than the plot it is the representation of the crime is a topic that needs attention. Through unflinching realism and meticulously detailed scenes of graphic violence, the film forces viewers to confront the horrifying reality of human depravity existing in plain sight. This movie makes one wonder how an individual gains affinity towards killing. The present paper investigates what circumstances led the protagonist to commit the brutal murders i.e. serial killing. Further, an attempt is made to understand the post crime behaviour of the protagonist. There seem to be a seemingly unsympathetic, plain emotions as if these crimes were just like any other day to day activity like having food when one is hungry. The present research examines the life and trauma of the protagonist which apparently is the main reason for all the crimes committed by him. Through the theory of Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud life of the perpetrator is examined. The paper identifies that the childhood trauma when not addressed has resulted in creating what the entertainment industry calls ‘monster.’

Psychoanalysis, Trauma, Violence, Human Depravity, Systemic Corruption, Psychological Complexity.

"UNVEILING THE SHADOWS: A PSYCHOANALYTIC EXPLORATION OF VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA IN SECTOR 36", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no.a368-a373, December-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412032.pdf

"UNVEILING THE SHADOWS: A PSYCHOANALYTIC EXPLORATION OF VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA IN SECTOR 36", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no. ppa368-a373, December-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412032.pdf