Dabba Cartel review (X/ @vikasonorous)
The script of Dabba Cartel is farther elevated by some solid performances. A woman is a beautiful blend of fragile feelings and inconceivable strength. She can be a active partner, a doting woman and a regardful son- in- law.
She can also be a professionally empowered reality trying her stylish to stay round when she’s not taken seriously by those at the plant or her hubby, who derives power by gaslighting and ridiculing her. In a different world, she could also be a retired counsel to one of the most dreaded mobsters, who doesn’t blench at the study of stepping into the megacity’s dark underbelly formerly again to cover another woman. For a woman, Shibani Akhtar, who serves as the creator of the series and understands the intentions of each woman, there’s a man, Hitesh Bhatia, treating the subject through a slightly detached lens.
This week's most awaited #Netflix release, #DabbaCartel, has turned out to be quite the mixed bag. On one hand, I found it thoroughly entertaining, on the other, it's completely unbelievable and all over the place. #DabbaCartelOnNetflix
— Archi Sengupta (@archisengupta) February 28, 2025
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Then, there’s no attempt made to squeeze in sympathy and moralistic assignments on feminism and women commission. But that’s not to say that the series doesn’t touch upon the colorful aspects and the substance of womanishness. This is what makes Dabba Cartel stand out. The seven- occasion series opens with a scene where a couple in Amritsar meets with a auto accident after the woman at the wheel falls asleep. It's also revealed that the reason behind her doziness was a drug called Modella.
This incident causes a ripple effect in the medicine company Viva Life Pharmaceutical’s office in Thane. We come to know that Modella is actually an illegal opioid and Viva Life is responsible for its force and rotation in Punjab. Naturally, they come under the scanner of FDSCO, a medicine agency. Soon, pressure builds and spreads among the workers of Viva Life, particularly an elderly professional named Shankar. Pathak, a medicine officer, along with the help of a bobby, Preeti, begins a disquisition. Shankar stays with his family in the Viva Life diggings. His inferior, Hari, also resides in the same structure with his family.
His woman, Raji, along with their maid, Mala, runs a dabba service from home. But piecemeal from some succulent food, her dabbas also deliver specifics that can help with erectile dysfunction. In one of the numerous resemblant tracks, Mala’s swain Santosh, a medicine supplier, blackmails her to help with his work, differently he shall blunder an MMS of hers. So, she begins the supply of weed in the dabbas without letting Raji know. One thing leads to another, and they meet a broker named Shahida and get entangled in a medicine cabal. Joining them is Raji’s uncle- in-law (mama - in- law) Sheila, who's revealed to have worked with the ignominious and notorious gangbanger, Sultan Mirza.
So, don't anticipate edge- of- the- seat, nail scratching moments or shocking cliff hangers. Treat it like a slow- unfolding drama and you won't be dissatisfied. The pens Vishnu Menon and Bhavna Kher earn credit for not only packing in an important narrative but also probing into the particular lives of each of these characters. More frequently than not, you’ll find them at a crossroads where they unintentionally and reluctantly end up locking cornucopias with their folks, which poses the question of whether blood is thicker than water.
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