New Delhi, March 8 -- Shibani Akhtar, the creator behind the gripping new crime drama 'Dabba Cartel,' recently opened up about the creative journey, the challenges, and the triumphs of bringing the highly anticipated series to life. She also shared how the actor and her mother-in-law, Shabana Azmi, came onboard with the project.

"Shabana didn't really have much of a choice," Shivani said. She said her conversation with Shabana last five minuted.

"We did give her a rough idea of what we were doing but it was already decided that she had to do it, there was no choice" Shibani told news agency ANI.

Shibani said, "When I came up with the idea of the show, before it even developed into a full-blown concept, I knew that I wanted Shabana Azmi...