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Huma Qureshi is all set to play a formidable antagonist in season 3 of Netflix’s International Emmy Award-winning series ‘Delhi Crime’, starring Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal and others.
Huma Qureshi will play a formidable antagonist in Delhi Crime season 3.
Over the last few months, several reports suggested that Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi has joined the cast of the third instalment of the critically acclaimed Netflix series ‘Delhi Crime’. This has now been confirmed by the actress herself! Huma, who was last seen in the comedy show ‘Madness Macheyenge – India Ko Hasayenge’, will play the antagonist in the highly-anticipated ‘Delhi Crime season 3’, starring Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal and others.
According to Variety, Huma Qureshi has stepped into the role of the show’s ‘most formidable antagonist yet’, facing off against Shefali Shah’s character, DCP Vartika Chaturvedi. The report states that Delhi Crime 3 is currently in post-production. Confirming her role in Delhi Crime season 3, Huma Qureshi told Variety, “I was delighted and honored when the makers approached me to play the antagonist for the third season of this internationally acclaimed show. I hope we continue to entertain the audience with the show’s third instalment.”
Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal and Rajesh Taitang will reprise their roles in Delhi Crime season 3. It has been helmed by Tanuj Chopra. The crime drama, produced by Golden Karavan and SK Global Entertainment, has garnered appreciation for its brilliant depiction of real-life inspired criminal cases in Delhi. While the first season of Delhi Crime is set in the aftermath of the 2012 Delhi gang rape, the second season is based on the crimes of the Kachcha Baniyan Gang who killed, raped, robbed and assaulted people in the 90s. Delhi Crime became the first Indian series to receive the award for Best Drama Series at the International Emmy Awards held in 2020.
The third season is scheduled to stream on Netflix, however, an official release date hasn’t been announced yet. As per a Hindustan Times report, the makers are planning to release the third season in two parts, with a gap of a short time period. The first plan will reportedly release by mid-2025. The report also stated that the cast began shooting for Delhi Crime season 3 in September 2024, in Greater Noida.
