Bipasha Basu Makes Acting Comeback
Hansal Mehta directs the crime thriller Barabanki based on IPS officer Aloke Lal’s book
By : subhash k jha
Update: 2026-09-06 15:03 GMT
Bipasha Basu is officially making her acting comeback with Hansal Mehta’s upcoming crime thriller series, Barabanki. Marking her return to the screen nearly six years after her last appearance in the OTT thriller Dangerous (2020), the actress has quietly begun shooting for the project in Mumbai.
Set in 1984, the series is based on retired IPS officer Aloke Lal’s book The Barabanki Narcos: Busting India’s Most Notorious Drug Cartel. It chronicles the true story of a massive opium raid operation led by Lal in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district. Alongside Bipasha, the series features Sunny Kaushal and Vishal Jethwa in prominent roles.