A new Indian web series that was partially filmed in Bahrain recently released its first teaser, spotlighting the kingdom’s rising status as a sought-after destination for global film and television productions.
Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web, filmed at iconic locations across the kingdom, including Bahrain Bay and Nurana, is set to release on Netflix on January 14, 2026. It will feature Bollywood superstar Emraan Hashmi, among other well-known talents.
The storyline delves into the behind-the-scenes world of airport customs – a subject that creator Neeraj Pandey says has not been fully explored on screen.
Indian expatriate and creative professional Vivian Pinto, who has lived in Bahrain for the past seven years, played a key role in bringing the project to the kingdom. A media and entertainment Master’s degree holder from Manipal University, Bangalore, Mr Pinto has previously collaborated with prominent Bollywood figures and worked on films such as the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and the biographical crime thriller Daddy, featuring Arjun Rampal in the lead.
For this series, Pinto teamed up with popular Bahraini talents Yousif Al Sahhaf and Mohamed Fareed, and they jointly planned and executed the project as line producers.
“In October last year, the show’s first assistant director called me and said they were looking to explore a part of the story in the Middle East,” Mr Pinto told the GDN.
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