Huma Qureshi joins Shefali Shah's series, Delhi Crime 3 as the antagonist. The series is set to drop on Netflix in 2025.
Huma Qureshi joins Shefali Shah's Delhi Crime 3 as antagonist
Last Updated: 04.49 PM, Feb 02, 2025
Delhi Crime is a popular Netflix series that follows the investigation into the 2012 Delhi gang rape and the Chaddi Baniyan Gang. The series stars Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Adil Hussain, and Rajesh Tailang. While season 1 follows DCP Vartika Chaturvedi (Shefali) leading the investigation into the 2012 Delhi gang rape, season 2 focuses on the Chaddi Baniyan Gang. Now as per a recent report, Huma Qureshi will join the ensemble cast as the antagonist.
The International Emmy Award-winning Indian series Delhi Crime is gearing up for its third season, with Huma Qureshi joining the ensemble cast as an antagonist. As per Variety, Huma will face off against Shefali Shah’s beloved character DCP Vartika Chaturvedi, referred to by her team as “Madam Sir.”
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Expressing excitement, Huma told the portal, “I was delighted and honored when the makers approached me to play the antagonist for the third season of this internationally acclaimed show." She also hopes that they continue to entertain the audience with the show’s third installment.
Recently, Shefali Shah shared a post on Instagram and wrote, "Lights, camera, tudum - you're not ready for what's coming. Find out what's #NextonNetflixIndia on 3 February. #DelhiCrimeS3OnNetflix."
Delhi Crime also has Rasika Dugal as Neeti Singh and Rajesh Tailang as Inspector Bhupendra. They will be reprising their roles in the third season as well. The third season is directed by Tanuj Chopra. Tanuj previously directed the second installment in 2020. This time he has joined hands with Ulajh director Sudhanshu Saria, who will be one of the key writers.
On the professional front, Huma has Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi's Jolly LLB 3 in the pipeline. She joined the team in May 2024. Directed by Subhash Kapoor, Jolly LLB 3 is expected to hit the big screens in 2025.