Cast of Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web – Full Cast, Crew & More Details

Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web is a Hindi crime thriller series that takes viewers into the high-pressure world of customs officers, airport investigations, gold smuggling and organised crime. The series is created by Neeraj Pandey and features Emraan Hashmi, Sharad Kelkar, Anurag Sinha, Amruta Khanvilkar, Zoya Afroz, Nandish Singh Sandhu and Jameel Khan in important roles. It was released on Netflix on January 14, 2026, with a first season containing seven episodes.

The cast of Taskaree includes a large ensemble of actors playing customs officers, smugglers, passengers, supporting characters and other people connected with the show’s international smuggling network.

The story centres on customs officer Arjun Meena, played by Emraan Hashmi, and his team as they attempt to stop the smuggling network led by Bada Choudhary. The series moves through an airport-based investigation and an international criminal network involving locations and operations connected with Mumbai, Al-Dera, Addis Ababa, Milan and Bangkok.

Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Movie Overview

Category	Details
Title	Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web
Type	Television/Web Series
Genre	Crime, Thriller
Language	Hindi
Season	Season 1
Episodes	7
Creator	Neeraj Pandey
Writers	Neeraj Pandey, Vipul K. Rawal
Directors	Neeraj Pandey, Raghav Jairath, B.A. Fida
Lead Actor	Emraan Hashmi
Lead Character	Arjun Meena
Main Antagonist	Bada Choudhary
Production Company	Friday Storytellers
Streaming Platform	Netflix
Release Date	January 14, 2026
Original Format	Hindi-language crime thriller
Runtime	Approximately 45 minutes per episode
Sound Mix	Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio	2:1

What Is Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web?

Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller series created by Neeraj Pandey. The story focuses on an elite customs team dealing with smuggling operations and an organised criminal network. Emraan Hashmi plays Superintendent Arjun Meena, while Sharad Kelkar plays Bada Choudhary, the central figure on the smuggling side of the story.

The series uses Mumbai’s airport environment as one of its major settings and expands the story into an international network. The seven episodes follow different stages of the investigation, including customs operations, undercover work, the Bada Choudhary syndicate and a final attempt to stop a major smuggling operation.

Unlike a theatrical movie, Taskaree was released as a streaming series. All seven episodes of Season 1 were released on Netflix on January 14, 2026.

Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web Release Date

Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web was released on January 14, 2026. The first season contains seven episodes, with individual episode runtimes ranging from roughly 38 minutes to 58 minutes.

Netflix released the complete first season on its streaming platform rather than giving the series a traditional theatrical release. The show is classified as a crime/thriller and is available with Hindi original audio along with other audio and subtitle options on Netflix.

Taskaree: The Smuggler Directors

Three directors for the series: B.A. Fida, Raghav Jairath and Neeraj Pandey. Neeraj Pandey is also credited as the creator and writer.

Director	Credit
B.A. Fida	Director
Raghav Jairath	Director
Neeraj Pandey	Director

The directing team helped shape the series’ crime-thriller presentation, combining customs investigations, action sequences, airport environments and the larger smuggling storyline.

Writers

The writing credits include Neeraj Pandey and Vipul K. Rawal. Neeraj Pandey is additionally credited as the creator of the series.

Writer	Credit	Episodes
Neeraj Pandey	Writer	7
Neeraj Pandey	Created by	7
Vipul K. Rawal	Writer	7

Cast of Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web

The cast is one of the biggest components of Taskaree. The central ensemble includes Emraan Hashmi as Arjun Meena, Sharad Kelkar as Bada Choudhary, Anurag Sinha as Prakash Kumar, Jameel Khan as Suresh Kaka, Freddy Daruwala as Rahul, Zoya Afroz as Priya Khubchandani, Nandish Singh Sandhu as Ravinder Gujjar and Amruta Khanvilkar as Mitali Kamath.

Main Cast

Actor	Character	Episodes
Emraan Hashmi	Arjun Meena	7
Sharad Kelkar	Bada Choudhary	7
Anurag Sinha	Prakash Kumar	7
Jameel Khan	Suresh Kaka	7
Freddy Daruwala	Rahul	7
Zoya Afroz	Priya Khubchandani	6
Nandish Singh Sandhu	Ravinder Gujjar	6
Amruta Khanvilkar	Mitali Kamath	6
Sumit Nijhawan	Anna	6
Krishan Tandon	Sharma Ji	6
Rakesh Kumar	Gold Punter	6
Kamlesh T. Valecha	—	6
Raghav Tiwari	Custom Officer Vincent Roy	6
Shailesh Datar	Ramesh Bhai	5
Ekavali Khanna	Mrs. Sayyed	5
Rajat Bhasin	Customs Officer Sajjad Sheikh	5
Mohit Dagga	Customs Officer K.P. Awasthi	5
Raghavendra Tiwary	Customs Officer Vincent Roy	5
Nancy Marwah	Customs Officer Srilata Nair	5
Shahid Lateef	Arbab	5
Akash Ayyar	Customs Officer Kulvir Dhuria	5
Nitin Rao	Raghu	5
Visawadia Bhavesh	PA / Commissioner’s PA	5
Hemant Kher	Customs Officer Jainesh Patel	4
Sajjad Hussain	Customs Chief Commissioner	4
Anuja Sathe	Meenakshi	3
Gaurahha Ujjwal	COIN Officer Govind Belani	3
Akshita Arora	Ramesh Bhai’s Mother	3
Kachoo Ahmad Khan	Customs Constable Thapa	3
Virendra Saxena	Shrikant Saxena	3
Pradeep Bhaskar	Aslam	3
Kiara Chouhan	Jiya, Mitalit’s Daughter	3
Akshaya Naik	Swati Salunkhe	2
Rajiv Kumar	Admin Superintendent Mukesh Sawant	2
Deepankar Mukherjee	Customs Officer Arindam Banerjee	2
Shubham Kumar	Mukeem	2
Pooja Bhardwaj	Meenakshi’s Colleague	2
Giulia Sacco	Binita Choudhary	2
Sandeep Gupta	Trolly Handler	2
Kamal Lalwwani	Customs Officer Ravi Tripathi	2
Chirag Pandya	Siddharth Gupta	1
Abeer Meherish	Captain Shubham Kapoor	1
Rahul Choudhary	Cricket Superstar	1
Hrishikesh Joshi	Customs Officer Aabhas Pawar	1
Anuresh Rattan	Vijay Bhai	1
Prashant Singh	Santosh Tiwari DRI	1
Shyam Jethnani	Passenger with Pets	1
Vishakha Rai	Passenger with Toys	1
Nimisha Sirohi	Burkha Passenger	1
Pravina Bhagwat Deshpande	Hema Khangani	1
Smita Ray	Shalini Singh	1
Basant Kumar	Varun Kataria	1
Sameer Al Obaidli	Omar	1
Vijay Vikram Singh	CBIC Chairman	1
Kiara Sadh	Daughter in Aircraft	1
Sangeeta Pusalkar	Mrs. Sharma	1
Sharan Makkar	Mr. Sharma	1
Kuldeep Yadav	Father in Aircraft	1
Shadab Rahbar Khan	Vegetable Vendor	1
Nikhil Dubey	Swati’s Driver	1
Nilanjan Datta	Customs Officer Bijoy Das	1
Vimal Tomar	Aslam’s Driver	1
Mohit Sharma	Customs Officer Vivek Dahiya	1
Rajesh Mavani	Siddharth’s Manager	1
Naresh Asija	VIP Passenger	1
Swaraj Manchanda	Bhangra Troupe Manager	1
Kamaljeet	Chaudhry Musician	1
Rajeev Maikle	Customs Inspector	1
Shiv Singh Shrinet	Huntsman	1
Amir Choudhary	Popat	1
Farheen Falak	Self	1
Vinod Johari	Pilot 1	1
Arjun Shastry	Goon	1
Shatrughan Kumar	—	1
Bhanu Pratap	Burly Man	1
Shubham Sudhakar Gaikwad	Goon	—
Kiara Chauhan	Jia as Mitali’s Daughter	4
Kumud Kant	Flight Gold Popot	2
Manoj Karani	Commercial Pilot	2
Riyaz Panjwani	Aged Passenger	1

Key Characters in Taskaree

Emraan Hashmi as Arjun Meena

Emraan Hashmi plays Arjun Meena, the central customs officer around whom much of the investigation develops. Netflix identifies Arjun as one of the key officers leading the fight against the smuggling network. He appears in all seven episodes according to the supplied credits.

Sharad Kelkar as Bada Choudhary

Sharad Kelkar plays Bada Choudhary, the major figure on the criminal side of the story. His character is connected to the smuggling syndicate that the customs team attempts to dismantle. Kelkar appears in all seven episodes.

Anurag Sinha as Prakash Kumar

Anurag Sinha plays Prakash Kumar, another important customs officer. Netflix’s episode descriptions show Prakash taking charge of the situation and involving Arjun and the team in the operation against Bada Choudhary’s syndicate.

Amruta Khanvilkar as Mitali Kamath

Amruta Khanvilkar plays Mitali Kamath, a member of Arjun’s team. The character becomes part of the operational group working against the smuggling network and is credited across six episodes.

Nandish Singh Sandhu as Ravinder Gujjar

Nandish Singh Sandhu plays Ravinder Gujjar, another important member of the customs team. Netflix’s episode information specifically mentions Arjun forming an A-Team with Mitali and Ravinder.

Zoya Afroz as Priya Khubchandani

Zoya Afroz plays Priya Khubchandani, a flight attendant whose storyline becomes important to the investigation. Netflix’s third episode description explains that Priya is caught smuggling gold by Arjun and subsequently goes undercover for him.

Jameel Khan as Suresh Kaka

Jameel Khan plays Suresh Kaka and is credited in all seven episodes in the supplied Full Credits information.

Freddy Daruwala as Rahul

Freddy Daruwala plays Rahul, another character associated with the smuggling side of the story. The supplied credits list him across all seven episodes.

Producers

The production credits list Shital Bhatia as producer along with line producers and associate producers connected with the India, Italy and Bahrain units.

Name	Credit	Episodes
Shital Bhatia	Producer	7
Ada Bonvini	Line Producer: Italy	7
Ivano Fucci	Line Producer	7
Avinash Shah	Line Producer: Italy	7
Sandeep Shandilya	Associate Producer	7
Sameer Siddiqui	Line Producer	7
Maura Beretta	Associate Producer: Italian Unit	—

Cinematographers

The cinematography team includes Parth Navle, Sudheer Palsane and Arvind Singh. Their credits cover the seven-episode season.

Cinematographer	Credit
Parth Navle	Co-Cinematographer
Sudheer Palsane	Cinematographer
Arvind Singh	Cinematographer

The camera work is particularly important for a series that moves between airport environments, action sequences and international locations.

Editors

Editor	Credit	Episodes
Kathikuloth Praveen	Editor	7

The editorial department also includes Amit Kawde as assistant editor, Dhananjay Kawde as associate editor and Kanwar Pal Singh as post-production supervisor.

Casting Directors

Name	Credit	Episodes
Vicky Sidana	Casting Director	7

The wider casting department also includes Rudra Dhalaria as casting associate and Prateik Shukla as casting assistant.

Production Designers

Name	Credit	Episodes
Sandeep Sharad Ravade	Production Designer	7

The production design establishes the visual world in which the customs investigation and smuggling story take place.

Art Directors

Name	Credit	Episodes
Swechha Sharma	Art Director	5

Costume Designers

Name	Credit	Episodes
Falguni Thakore	Costume Designer	7

The Costume and Wardrobe Department additionally includes Shreya Amoli, Ragini Aswani, Varun Gupta, Rahul Nijhawan and Federica Ponissi.

Makeup Department

Name	Credit	Episodes
Rajib Debnath	Personal Makeup Artist & Hair Styles	7
Manglesh Jaiswal	Assistant Makeup Artist	7
Joyce Luize	Hair Designer	7
Kamlesh U. Shinde	Makeup Designer / Prosthetic Makeup Designer	7
Sushil Chaubey	Makeup Artist	1

The makeup team covers both everyday character styling and specialised makeup requirements used during production.

Production Management

Name	Credit
Akshay Choudhary	Post-Production Manager
Mohamed Fareed	Line Producer: Bahrain Unit
Alex Anthony Fernandes	Head of Post-Production
Guido Ingenito	Unit Manager: Italian
Mihika Mukherjee	Unit Production Manager
Vivian Pinto	Line Producer: Bahrain Unit
Michele Priano	Production Manager: Italian Unit
Nitesh Rai	Production Manager
Ram Sabale	Unit Production Manager
Yousif Al Sahhaf	Line Producer: Bahrain Unit
Siddhesh Sawane	Production Controller
Manoj Sharma	Post-Production Supervisor
Zahid Vohra	Production Controller

These credits show the international production organisation behind the series, including separate unit responsibilities connected with Italy and Bahrain.

Second Unit Directors / Assistant Directors

Name	Credit	Episodes
Apar Anand	First Assistant Director	7
Krishna Keshav	Key Second Assistant Director	7
Ameya Kulkarni	Assistant Director	7
Shubham Mullick	Second Assistant Director	7
Ali ‘Fingerz’ Esbai	Second Assistant Director	5
Shubhankar Kundaikar	Second Assistant Director	1

Art Department

Name	Credit	Episodes
Samidha Bhole	Assistant Production Designer	7
Sanket Pawar	Assistant Art Director	7
Nandini Shukla	Art Intern	7
Dandotiya Sundaram	Graphic Designer	7
Vibhuti Yadav	Set Dresser	7
Stuti Babbar	Art Assistant Graphics, Uncredited	7

Sound Department

The sound department includes specialists working in production sound, sound design, re-recording, Foley and sound effects.

Name	Credit	Episodes
Baylon Fonseca	Sound Technologist: Netflix	7
Pratik Kalita	Assistant Re-Recording Mixer	7
Chirag Kumbhar	Sound Technician	7
Debasish Mishra	Sound Designer	7
Souvik Phukan	Re-Recording Mixer	7
Vijil Raveendran	Sound Effects Editor	7
Gaurav Kumar Singh	Production Sound Mixer	7
Sonu Singh	Foley Recordist	7
Rakesh Kodadi	Sound Technician	3
Burhan Kundawala	Re-Recording Mixer	2
Meghna Mathur	Associate Re-Recording Mixer	1

Visual Effects

The supplied Full Credits list a sizeable visual-effects team working across VFX production, compositing, supervision, CG, motion graphics and DI-related work.

Name	Credit	Episodes
Chirag Bhuva	VFX Producer	7
Chirag Chandrakant Bhuva	VFX Producer	7
Sooraj Gupta	Flame Artist	7
Ashish Ramesh Jalgaonkar	VFX Compositor	7
Chirag Kataria	Visual Effects Supervisor	7
Mahesh Kunder	DI Head	7
Melvin Lobo	Visual Effects Supervisor	7
Shivam Mali	Compositor	7
Gaurav Medatwal	CG Supervisor	7
Kishan Moolya	Motion Graphics	7
Vinod Paswan	Senior Compositor	7
Subhadip Rana	Compositor	7
Rajeev Rastogi	VFX Producer	7
Sahu Vidya Sagar	Senior Compositor	7
Ronak Sanghadia	Visual Effects Supervisor	7
Moumita Shil	Compositor	7
Vijay Shinde	Visual Effects Supervisor	7
Upendra Shukla	MGFX Supervisor	7
Issac Vethanayagam	Conform Artist	7
Rohit Vishwakarma	Compositor	7
Abhinav Priyadarshi	VFX Supervisor	2
Rajeev Kumar Rastogi	Founder / Managing Director	1

Stunts

The stunt department includes Indian and international action specialists. The supplied credits include stunt coordinators, action directors, stunt performers, a stunt driver and an assistant stunt coordinator.

Name	Credit
Hugo Bariller	Assistant Stunt Coordinator
Darix Folco	Stunt Coordinator
Abbas Ali Moghul	Action Director
Arbaaz Ali Moghul	Assistant Action Director
Cyril Raffaelli	Stunt Coordinator
Lucie Laffin	Stunt Actor
Erik Piccardi	Stunt Driver
Daniele Balconi	Stunt Performer
Jacopo Cavalli	Stunt Performer
Maxime Demba	Stunt Performer
Valerio Fioretti	Stunt Performer
Aurelien Luzeux	Stunt Performer
Elisei Sandu	Stunt Performer

Camera and Electrical Departments

Name	Credit	Episodes
Kiran Bane	Steadicam Assistant	7
Ayaskant Baral	Camera Operator	7
Adikesh Bhargava	Associate Cinematographer / Assistant Director of Photography	7
Loris Coniglio	Drone Pilot: Italy	7
Devendra Dash	Steadicam Operator	7
Suvarna Dikshit	Focus Puller	7
Arif Feroze	Key Lighting Technician: Bahrain Unit	7
Ankush Mandal	Movi XL Technician	7
Tribhuwan Piyush	Camera Operator	7
Baikuntha Rout	Second Camera Operator / Associate DOP	7
Ravi Pratap Singh	Gimbal Operator	7
Ajit Gupta	Focus Puller	3
Enes Buldur	Drone Camera Operator	1
Andrea Marchi	Second Assistant Camera: Italy Unit	1
Andrea Tirrico	Gaffer Local: Italy	1
Priyanshi Rajgariha	Camera Trainee / Intern, Uncredited	7

Animation Department

Name	Credit	Episodes
Bajro Narayan Dutta	Storyboard Artist	7

Casting Department

Name	Credit	Episodes
Rudra Dhalaria	Casting Associate	7
Prateik Shukla	Casting Assistant	7

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Name	Credit	Episodes
Shreya Amoli	Wardrobe Assistant	7
Ragini Aswani	Wardrobe Supervisor	7
Varun Gupta	Associate Costume Designer	7
Rahul Nijhawan	Assistant Costume Designer	7
Federica Ponissi	Additional Costume Assistant	7

Editorial Department

Name	Credit	Episodes
Amit Kawde	Assistant Editor	7
Dhananjay Kawde	Associate Editor	7
Kanwar Pal Singh	Post-Production Supervisor	7

Location Management

Name	Credit	Episodes
Neeraj Yogesh Gor	Location Manager	7

The series has an international production footprint, with official Netflix material noting story locations and smuggling corridors connected with Mumbai, Al-Dera, Addis Ababa, Milan and Bangkok.

Music and Technical Details

Music plays an important role in maintaining the tension of a crime thriller.

Technical Category	Details
Original Background Score	Advait Nemlekar
Additional Music Composer	Anish Sutarr
Original Language	Hindi
Genre	Crime / Thriller
Episodes	7
Runtime	Around 45 minutes per episode
Sound Mix	Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio	2:1
Colour	Color
Platform	Netflix
Release	January 14, 2026

Script and Continuity Department

Name	Credit	Episodes
Priyesh Mehta	Script Supervisor	7

Color Department

Name	Credit	Episodes
Mohit Kotian	Digital Intermediate Conformist	7
Robert Lang	Colorist: HDR	7

Production Department

Name	Credit	Episodes
Nayab Kausar	Production Assistant	7
Rubina Kausar	Production Assistant: Bahrain Unit	7
Farooque Nazir	Production Assistant	7
Francesco Zara	Production Assistant: Italy	4
Micol Lupi	Production Coordinator	1

Publicity

Name	Credit	Episodes
Rishav Brijesh Rai	Visual Promotions	7

Voice Actors and Dubbing

The supplied credits also contain English dubbing-related credits.

Name	Credit	Episodes
Sachit Murthy	Vegetable Seller	7
Peter Abraham	Suresh Sawant	2

Additional Crew

Name	Credit	Episodes
Devendra Deshpande	Chief Executive Officer	7
Abdelfattah Idrissi	Saudi Financial Manager	7
Rishav Brijesh Rai	Business Executive	7

Awards and Recognition

Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web has received recognition in awards listings.

Because award databases can be updated as ceremonies and nominations are recorded, the exact award status can change. Therefore, no unverified award wins are included here.

It currently carries a 7.1/10 rating from thousands of user ratings. This is an audience rating rather than an award and can change over time.

Conclusion

The cast of Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web brings together a large ensemble of established actors and supporting performers. Emraan Hashmi leads the series as Arjun Meena, while Sharad Kelkar plays Bada Choudhary. Anurag Sinha, Amruta Khanvilkar, Nandish Singh Sandhu, Zoya Afroz, Jameel Khan and Freddy Daruwala are among the other prominent names in the cast.

Beyond the actors, the series has an extensive technical team covering cinematography, editing, sound, visual effects, stunts, camera operations, costume design, makeup, production management and international production units. The detailed Full Credits show how many different departments contribute to a seven-episode crime thriller.

Released on Netflix on January 14, 2026, Taskaree uses the world of airport customs and international smuggling as the foundation for its crime-thriller story. With seven episodes and a large cast and crew, it combines investigation, action and organised-crime elements within a streaming-series format.

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