The release of Prime Video’s true-crime drama Raakh has once again drawn attention to the unsettling 1978 Ranga-Billa case, one of the most shocking criminal incidents to have shaken the country. Inspired by the real-life tragedy, the series stars Ali Fazal, Sonali Bendre, Aamir Bashir, and Rakesh Bedi in key roles. But beyond its on-screen retelling, the story carries a deeply personal resonance for Bobby Deol. In 2025, the actor revealed a disturbing connection to the case, sharing that one of his close childhood school friends had been kidnapped by the infamous duo. Bobby Deol’s childhood shaped by Ranga-Billa fear, now revisited in chilling inspiration for Raakh. Bobby Deol’s personal connection to the Ranga-Billa case During an appearance on Raj Shamani’s podcast, Bobby Deol recalled a chilling childhood incident from when he was in sixth grade. He shared that the infamous criminal duo Ranga and Billa, whose crimes had terrorised the country in the late 1970s, had once kidnapped one of his close school friends. In a strange twist of fate, his friend managed to …