Shooting of Nimrat Kaur's series based on online scams titled 'Job Trafficking' begins
Mumbai, August 3
The shooting of Nimrat Kaur's upcoming drama series titled 'Job Trafficking' has finally started. Based on the industrialised online scams, the show is an eight episode series which will stream on Prime Video.
Apart from Nimrat Kaur), the series also stars Roshan Mathew, Kavya Trehan and Pavan Malhotra in the lead roles. It is directed by Prashant Nair. It is produced by Pratik Khanuja, Sameer Chand, Vikesh Bhutani and Shujaat Saudagar.
Prime Video shared a promo of the series on his Instagram handle on Monday which introduced the lead actors of the series.
"What begins as an opportunity soon becomes a fight for survival. Job Trafficking On Prime, New Series, Now Filming," wrote Prime Video while sharing the video.
According to press note by Prime Video, the show explores 'pig butchering," scams that involve perpetrators spending weeks or months building fake trust and false intimacy with victims online before draining them of money.
"Young people lured by fake job offers, who are trafficked across borders and forced to become the scammers destroying innocent lives. It follows three strangers - a trapped scammer fighting to break free, a defrauded housewife seeking answers, and a CEO caught in the crossfire - whose paths collide in a web of fractured trust, deception and exploitation," read the description of the show as quoted in a press note.
Nimrat Kaur was last seen in the series 'Family Man' Season 3 which also starrer Jaideep Ahlawat and Manoj Bajpayee in the lead roles.
It was released in 2025 on Amazon Prime Video.
— ANI
Reader Comments
This is so relevant right now. With unemployment issues, so many young Indians are desperate for jobs and these scammers take advantage of that. The "pig butchering" concept is scary - people losing their life savings. Hope the show does justice to the real stories of victims.
Good to see Prime Video investing in such topical content. But I hope they don't just dramatize it - they need to show the ground reality. These scams are operating from some countries and targeting Indians daily. Also, the cast looks solid - Roshan Mathew is underrated!
As someone working in cybersecurity, this subject hits close to home. These trafficking rings are getting more sophisticated. Glad Indian OTT platforms are addressing this. Nimrat was fantastic in Family Man, so expectations are high for this one.
The concept sounds intense! "Three strangers - a trapped scammer, a defrauded housewife, and a CEO" - interesting character mix. I just hope they don't make it too preachy. Shows like these work best when they focus on the human stories. Will definitely give it a watch when it releases.
With so many educated youth falling for these scams, this show is the need of the hour. The authorities need to do more to stop these cross-border trafficking networks. Hope the series creates real awareness and maybe even helps some victims identify such traps. Good casting choice with Nimrat!
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