Cartel (TV series)

Cartel
Genre	Crime Action Drama
Screenplay by	Sambit Mishra Monish Talpade
Directed by	Ankkitha Maithy
Starring	Tanuj Virwani Supriya Pathak Rithvik Dhanjani Divya Agarwal Jitendra Joshi Monica Dogra Samir Soni
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14
Production
Producer	Ekta Kapoor
Production location	India
Cinematography	Rajiv Singh
Editor	Prashant Panda
Running time	40 minutes
Production company	Balaji Telefilms
Original release
Network	AltBalaji
Release	20 August 2021 (2021-08-20)

Cartel is an Indian streaming television series produced by Ekta Kapoor under the banner of Balaji Telefilms. It stars Supriya Pathak, Rithvik Dhanjani, Jitendra Joshi, Tanuj Virwani and Divya Agarwal. It was released on 20 August 2021.^[1][2]

Plot

The story revolves around 5 gang-lords of Mumbai. Khan, Anna, Angre, Gajraj and a mysterious movie producer form 5 gangs who rule the low-profile underworld in the city of dreams. While all 5 gangs operate in different parts of the city, order and harmony is ensured only due to one Iron lady, Rani Maai who sits on a throne and looks over the smooth functioning of events.

Cast

• Supriya Pathak as Rani Mai^[3]
• Rithvik Dhanjani as Abhay Angre
• Tanuj Virwani as Ex-Major Arjun Mhatre/ Major Bhau^[4]
• Divya Agarwal as Grizzey
• Jitendra Joshi as Madhukar Mhatre/ Madhu Mhatre
• Monica Dogra as Maya
• Samir Soni as Dorabjee
• Shubhrajyoti Barat as Gajraj
• Sushrii Mishra as Vaidehi
• Tannishtha Chatterjee as Romilla
• Girija Oak as Rama
• Pranati Rai Prakash as Sumi^[5]
• Krishna Kaul as Javed
• Aditi Vasudev as Shweta
• Mayur More as Chiru
• Gaurav Sharma as ACP Dixit
• Kannan Arunachalam as Anna
• Vibhav Roy
• Nabeel Ahmed
• Aanchal Goswami
• Amey Wagh as Dhawal
• Riya Sobudh
• Sanaya Pithawalla as Shreya
• Mrinal Dutt as Yograj
• Anil George as Khan
• Ashwath Bhatt as Chairman
• Mrinal Das as Suraj

Release

The official trailer of the web series was launched on 1 August 2021 by MX Player on YouTube.^[6]

Reception

Joginder Tuteja for ABP News rated 4 stars out of 5 and wrote "Cartel is an impressive show and rest assured, the work would have begun on the sequel due to the inherent dramatic quotient that it carries. An epic gangster drama, it works immensely due to the family set up which makes it different from usual underworld affairs."^[7] Sukanya Verma of Rediff rated only 1 star out of 5 stars and wrote "There's no tension, no thrills, no logic, no humour, no darkness and not an iota of entertainment."^[8] Bharathi Pradhan for Lehren gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote "A starlet’s death which evokes remarks that followed the suicide of a famous star last year, a birthday party held at gun point, a wedding anniversary, family celebrations and loss of lives at every turn, keep the story moving."^[9] Archika Khurana for The Times of India "In a nutshell, if the gang wars are your thing, ‘Cartel’ will provide plenty of murder, slaughter and gunfights."^[10]

References

1. "A story of revenge and power - Meet the 'Angre Family' of 'Cartel'". www.mid-day.com. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
2. "Pranati Rai Prakash and Rithvik Dhanjani unveil the poster of their action drama 'Cartel' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
3. "'Cartel' star Pranati Rai Prakash on working with Supriya Pathak: She would tell us about her theatre activities - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
4. "Tanuj Virwani opens up on playing the role of a gangster in Cartel - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
5. "'Cartel' star Pranati Rai Prakash on working with Supriya Pathak: She would tell us about her theatre activities - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
6. "Cartel Trailer: Witness the ruthless power game that rules city of Mumbai". www.mid-day.com. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
7. Tuteja, Joginder (27 August 2021). "Review: Cartel Is A Gangster Drama With A Difference, Works Quite Well Due To Its Family Setup". ABP News. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
8. Verma, Sukanya (20 August 2021). "Cartel review". Rediff.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
9. Pradhan, Bharathi (24 August 2021). "Cartel Review: Supriya Pathak Starrer Is About Curses, Crime & Killings". Lehren. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
10. Khurana, Archika (21 August 2021). "Cartel Season 1 Review: A gripping gang-war saga laced with some outstanding performances". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

External links

• Cartel at IMDb
• Cartel at ALTBalaji