Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web Review Conclusion: On the whole, TASKAREE: THE SMUGGLER’S WEB is a unique one-of-a-kind show on customs and smuggling and impresses with its light-hearted narrative, comic and dramatic moments, a few twists and performances by the lead cast. At the same time, the show doesn’t reach its full potential due to loose ends in the writing and a weak climax. Nevertheless, the fresh subject and strong casting should ensure healthy viewership.Read at source
Series · 2026 · Hindi · Crime
Taskaree
Taskaree
Set at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, the story follows a suspended but principled customs officer, Superintendent Arjun Meena (Emraan Hashmi), who is reinstated to lead a special task force against an international smuggling syndicate. The team is appointed by Assistant Commissioner Prakash Kumar (Anurag Sinha) of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs and consists of officers who were previously sidelined for refusing to engage in corruption, including fearless field officer Ravi Gujjar (Nandish Sandhu) and detail-oriented officer Mitali Kamath (Amruta Khanvilkar). As the task force begins dismantling smuggling operations, they confront deep-rooted corruption, political interference, and the criminal network of smuggler Bada Choudhary (Sharad Kelkar). Their mission becomes increasingly perilous following targeted violence and the deaths of officers, revealing that the threat extends beyond smugglers to compromised officials within the system. The narrative builds toward a high-stakes operation involving a large gold-smuggling attempt disguised under diplomatic cover. While the task force succeeds in exposing the plot and bringing down the syndicate, the victory comes at a personal cost, underscoring the ongoing and relentless battle against corruption.
- Director
- Neeraj Pandey
- Release
- 14 Jan 2026
- Run time
- 58 min
- Language
- Hindi
Cast & crew
Reviews
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Mixed
Across 3 available source-linked Indian-media reviews for Taskaree, reception is mixed. The scored review is 60/100.
IMDb is a reference rating and is not counted as an Indian-media review.Best forViewers looking for crime and thriller in Hindi cinema.
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As is with his far superior ‘Special Ops’, there is a honey trap, cat and mouse games, twists and turns. Alas, the thriller quotient is not as exciting as his other work. Another downer is the overuse of the narrative device, so much so that for a long time, there is less of dialogues and more of voiceovers, with our hero proffering procedural details.Read at source
There isn’t a trace of guilty pleasure over the 1970s movie-like scenes of smugglers operating somewhere in the foreign to push gold bars, drugs and expensive watches into India.Read at source
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Technical specs
- Release date
- 14 Jan 2026
- Run time
- 58 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Neeraj Pandey
- Certificate
- TV-MA
Trivia
- Taskaree became the first Indian series to top Netflix's global non-English television list upon its release.
- Mohammed Al Fahad became the first Bahraini actor to appear in a major Bollywood production in this series.
- The series was filmed on location in Mumbai, Goa, Delhi, Milan, Bangkok, Abu Dhabi, Al-Dera'a, Addis Ababa, and Bahrain.
- Amruta Khanvilkar was initially approached for a brief role before being asked to audition for the lead character of Mitali.
- Emraan Hashmi, Amruta Khanvilkar, and Nandish Sandhu were collectively referred to as the 'Trimurti' by the crew due to their on-screen chemistry.
- Amruta Khanvilkar sustained a hand injury during an action sequence that resulted in swelling lasting approximately a month.
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