India, March 18 -- Actor Shalini Pandey is currently revelling in the love she is receiving for Dabba Cartel, and she thanks her mum for making this opportunity possible for her. "My mum has kind of manifested Shabana (Azmi) ma'am in my life. I remember when I got into the film industry, she would keep saying that she wishes I get to work with Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and Mrs. Shabana Azmi," Shalini Pandey says.

The 31-year-old adds that getting to navigate the crime world on screen with a bunch of women in a normally male-dominated space has been "liberating". "Women in so many small towns and rural areas are trying to free themselves from all the moral aspects of the society and it is liberating. I'm not justifying what they're doing, but ...