The third season of Delhi Crime is back, with Shefali Shah repirising her senior police officer character Vartika Chaturvedi aka 'Madam Sir'. Netflix announced that the new season, which features Huma Qureshi as the main antagonist, Meena aka 'Bada Didi', will premiere on November 13. Netflix has released the Season 3 date announcement video.
Aside from Huma Qureshi, the fresh cast members include Sayani Gupta, Mita Vasisht, Kelly Dorji, and Anshumaan Pushkar.
In an official statement, Shefali said: “Returning as Madam Sir always feels deeply personal. Her significance, both to me and in today’s times, has only grown stronger in my eyes. Vartika is fighting an enemy that not only crosses borders, but also exists in the shadow of everyday society.”
Since this season deals with a human trafficking operation spearheaded by Bada Didi, Shefali added: “Human trafficking isn’t the act of a few; it’s the symptom of a society that looks the other way. But Vartika, true to who she is, keeps fighting anyway, even if it means saving just one life from the clutches of this murky world.”
The Meena character, says Qureshi, was an experience both "powerful and unsettling."
“She’s shaped by trauma, yet wields immense control; she’s a woman who’s both victim and perpetrator. That’s what drew me to Delhi Crime: its honesty. It never glorifies or sensationalises. It forces us to confront uncomfortable truths that often hide in plain sight,” Qureshi added further.
Tanuj Chopra, who directed Delhi Crime Season 2, is helming Season 3 as well. The other returning actors are Rasika Dugal, Rajesh Tailang, Jaya Bhattacharya, and Anuraag Arora reprising their roles.