After the film Costao which saw Nawazuddin Siddique as a honest customs officer, a new series Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web follows a task force aiming to dismantle a worldwide smuggling ring. The Hindi
series sees the first time collaboration between creator and filmmaker Neeraj Pandey and actor Emraan Hashmi, who plays customs officer Arjun Meena. Directed by Pandey, Raghave M Jairath and BA Fida, Taskaree has been co-written by the director and Vipul K Rawal. Check out the first trailer of Taskaree which takes viewers into the inner works of the customs world as the battle between right and wrong begins!
Taskaree The Smuggler’s Web trailer featuring Emraan Hashmi, Sharad Kelkar
On social media, Netflix India introduced the trailer with the caption, "Fasten your seatbelts. Taskaron, prepare for a rough landing kyunki ab sab kuch scan hoga. Watch Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web, out 14 January, only on Netflix." Alarmed by the amount of gold and other smuggled items pouring into India from places like Al-Dera, Addis Ababa, Milan and Bangkok, the government looks to assemble a task force of honest, motivated and hungry custom officers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKhfbEpM45E
Taking place at one of the busiest airports in the nation, Mumbai International Airport, the task force consists of officers Arjun Meena (Emraan Hashmi), Mitali Kamath (Amruta Khanvilkar), Ravinder Gujjar (Nandish Singh Sandhu), and Prakash Kumar (Anurag Sinha). They work together to target one man, Bada Chaudhary (Sharad Kelkar), a kingpin who runs his empire from abroad. Chaudhary throws down a challenge that he will not stop at anything to make sure his goods enter India and the team vows to capture him at any cost.
Neeraj Pandey and Emraan Hashmi on Taskaree
Speaking about his latest thriller series, Pandey shared that he always wanted to explore the world of customs. He said in a statement, "The idea of stepping inside customs enforcement, a space that operates quietly, precisely and under constant pressure, drew me in. Bringing this vision to life has been incredibly exciting, especially with a cast and crew who were completely invested from day zero and understood the rhythm and realism the story demanded. We’re thrilled to collaborate once again with Netflix after a successful franchise with Khakee. What we’ve created together is a very distinct crime thriller, rooted in authenticity and hope we live up to the expectations of our audiences whose encouragement has always kept us going!”Emraan Hashmi added, “What stood out to me about the series was its grounded, intelligent take on heroism — a story driven by quiet courage, discipline and duty rather than loud bravado. The entire cast and crew have worked relentlessly to bring this world to life, and I’m looking forward to audiences finally experiencing it on screen.”