New Delhi: Actor Emraan Hashmi says he is not surprised that his „pulpy“ thriller „Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web“ has become the first Indian series to
Actor Emraan Hashmi says he is not surprised that his “pulpy” thriller “Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web” has become the first Indian series to debut at the number one spot on Netflix’s global top-10 non-English TV list in the first week of its release.
Created by filmmaker Neeraj Pandey and co-directed by Raghav Jairath, the show focuses on the high-stakes world of airport customs and how its officers serve the nation while staying out of the spotlight. Hashmi plays one such officer pitted against a seasoned smuggler.
“You just hope for everyone to like your show. The intention was for it to kind of work in a big way in India… I got a call from my manager and he’s like ‘It’s gone global and it’s reached the number one spot so fast. So, I asked him, ‘Can you say this again’. I’m still processing it.
“But it’s great… It’s very pulpy, thrilling and a fast watch. It’s everything that a show should be. I’m not very surprised that everyone’s enjoying the show across the globe. I know after this show, people are going to see airports in a very different light,” Hashmi told PTI.
“Taskaree”, which premiered on the streaming platform on January 14, is among Netflix’s growing slate of Indian breakouts globally, following the success of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar”, Aryan Khan’s “The Ba****ds of Bollywood” and “IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack”, created by Anubhav Sinha.
According to Pandey, the idea was to tell a unique story with “Taskaree”.
“It should be about something that the viewers have not seen.
