The death riders of India | BBC News India

The well of death, called "maut ka kuan" in Hindi, is a jaw-dropping show where drivers almost defy gravity to ride their bikes and cars inside a giant wooden barrel-like structure. The BBC's Anshul Verma spent time with some of these stuntmen to find out their stories, and what keeps them going in this dangerous profession.
Shot and edited by - Anshul Verma

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[FurqanKashmiri]

great video editing and storytelling skills

[naturemeditation]

Hanumankind did the biggest marketing ever for these stunt masters …

[parikalpgupta]

I saw this at a circus once long back and truly admired these people. Thank you BBC News India for covering their story in such a beautiful way. Kudos to the creative team and the execution team. Amazing!!

[ahmed.X]

Your representation and editing is next level. In just 5 min you put the ocean in a small Bowl.
Hats Off🍁

[moinuddinkhan]

As an Indian 🇮🇳,
I don't have anything to say against it, it's risky job but they are doing it on their own will.

[jobseeker]

The truth is : most of people know about the Well of death after watching Hanumankind's Big Dwags

[internalmedicine]

Hanumankind sent you here, didn’t he ?

[Amanनास्तिक]

मैं भी' मौत का कुआँ' देखते समय यही सोचता था कि बोहोत पैसा कमाते होंगे.... लेकिन शुक्रिया BBC reality दिखाने के लिए❤😢❤

[henrykrinkle]

Big Dawgs Hanumankind brought me here India just went crump

[gurug]

Who is here after seeing HANUMANKIND Big Dawgs ?

[True_soul]

I remember every minute of this spectacular and daring stunts by the men and women, when I first saw this 15 years back. I was shocked and mesmerised by the show.

[abhinaba_pal]

3:04 People who drive a car have a fixed salary of 40-45K+, and they also earn money from each round as per the sale of the tickets. People who are on bikes, get a fixed salary of 35-40K+ and also get money from each round. My father runs a Mela business in West Bengal, and we have the contacts of 2-3 Maut Ka Kua organizers. I have been with those people who display such stunts. Initially, I also used to think that they don't get enough money but that's not true. They do have a good income to spend a mid-class life in India.

[trendgolu]

When aslam said.. ham bhi sochte ghar wapas laut jaye magr ye sound ye taliya hame wapas khinch lati h 😊

[priyaranjan]

Huge Respect, a man can do anything for his family ❤

[kevinmichaelcallihansr]

grand showing. I am reminded of Diana L. Eck and her respect for India: DARSAN, Seeing the Divine Image in India. A book kept at my work station because of fascination with India languages, unity of diversity, large dams, and an overall view from India, not Britain..

[rahulahuja]

Wah BBC Dil kush kr diya, pata nahi humari india ke news wale kab apne logo se judenge.

[shivnegi]

Uttrakhand main bhi yeh bahut famous h, I meet Ram singh & team it's called MAUT KA KUAON

[विक्रांतसिंहचौहान]

सरकार को चाहिए कि कोई ऐसा प्लेटफार्म हो जिस पर ऐसे कलाकारों का रजिस्ट्रेशन हो और अभी कुछ सहायता राशि दी जाए

[CitizenGlobal]

Powerful and moving story . These stuntmen are in a league of their own

[mahammadshabbirsalim]

This is why I love BBC they covering those stories that other media is not covering