Get ready for Dabba Cartel , releasing exclusively on Netflix February 28th. The noir drama series, directed by Hitesh Bhatia, features an incredible cast of Shabana Azmi, Gajraj Rao, Jyotika, Nimisha Sajayan, Shalini Pandey, Anjali Anand, Sai Tamhankar, Jisshu Sengupta, Bhupendra Singh Jadawat, and Lillete Dubey.
What starts as a simple lunchbox service soon spirals into a perilous game of crime, deception, and survival. The trailer for Netflix’s Dabba Cartel offers a gripping look into the lives of five middle-class women whose reluctant dabba business takes an unexpected turn — thrusting them into the heart of a high-stakes drug cartel. As the plot thickens, the women and their husbands become entangled in something far more sinister — the murky world of Viva Life Pharmaceuticals. The series unfolds in the bustling suburbs of Thane, where ambition meets danger at every turn. As the double lives of the members of the Viva Life company unravel, one question remains: how far will they go to protect themselves and their families?
Check out the trailer that gives a sneak peek into this web of greed, betrayal, and unexpected alliances.
An Excel Entertainment production, the intriguing series Dabba Cartel was created by Shibani Dandekar, Vishnu Menon, Gaurav Kapur, and Akanksha Seda. Shibani Dandekar said, “With Dabba Cartel, we wanted to explore the extraordinary journey of ordinary household women and how resilience, ambition, and survival instincts can push them into unimaginable circumstances. This is a story of friendship, betrayal, and power, set against the backdrop of a world they never imagined being a part of. We can’t wait for audiences to experience the thrill and heart of this series that we at Excel Entertainment have created with Netflix.”
Director Hitesh Bhatia shares, “Directing Dabba Cartel has been an incredible experience. At its core, it’s a gripping crime drama, but what makes it special is the emotional depth and the dynamic characters who navigate a high-stakes world with courage and wit. The cast has delivered phenomenal performances, and I’m excited for viewers to dive into this rollercoaster of crime and survival on Netflix.”
Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, producers of Excel Media and Entertainment LLP, said: “Dabba Cartel is a dramatic tale of five everyday middle-class women reluctantly starting a drug cartel that ends up colliding with a massive pharma scandal that is under investigation. At Excel, we always try to tell stories that push creative boundaries, and Dabba Cartel is a perfect reflection of that vision. We are thrilled to embark on this journey with Netflix and can’t wait for audiences worldwide to experience this compelling and dynamic narrative.”
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