{ "id": "epfkdmygar", "slug": "shaque-trust-no-one", "title": "Shaque: Trust No One", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.indian_southasian_webseries", "label": "Indian and South Asian web series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.indian_southasian_webseries" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "India · 2021 and later: Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "path": [ { "id": "geo.ind", "label": "India", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021", "label": "India · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Shaque: Trust No One (शक: ट्रस्ट नो वन), also known as Talaash: A Mother's Search, is a 2026 Hindi Netflix mystery thriller in seven episodes, created by Rensil D'Silva and Siddharth P. Malhotra, starring Parineeti Chopra as a mother searching nine years for her abducted child.", "snippet": "Shaque: Trust No One (शक: ट्रस्ट नो वन), also known as Talaash: A Mother's Search, is a 2026 Hindi Netflix mystery thriller in seven episodes, created by Rensil D'Silva and Siddharth P. Malhotra, starring Parineeti Chopra as a mother searching nine years for her abducted child.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.indian_southasian_webseries", "markdown": "# Shaque: Trust No One\n\n**Shaque: Trust No One** (शक: ट्रस्ट नो वन) is a 2026 Hindi-language mystery thriller streaming series on Netflix about a mother whose nine-year search for her abducted child leads her to suspect the people closest to her. It premiered on September 24, 2026, and was created by Rensil D'Silva and [Siddharth P. Malhotra](https://www.edgepedia.org/siddharth-p-malhotra), with D'Silva directing.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/everyones-a-suspect-no-ones-innocent-shaque-trust-no-one-premieres-september-24-on-netflix)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | Hindi-language mystery thriller series, 7 episodes, streaming on Netflix[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/web-series-details/hindi/shaque-trust-no-one/season-1/seasonshow/134403620.cms) |\n| Premiere | September 24, 2026[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/everyones-a-suspect-no-ones-innocent-shaque-trust-no-one-premieres-september-24-on-netflix) |\n| Creators | Rensil D'Silva and Siddharth P. Malhotra; directed by D'Silva; produced by Sapna Malhotra and Siddharth P. Malhotra for Alchemy Films[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/everyones-a-suspect-no-ones-innocent-shaque-trust-no-one-premieres-september-24-on-netflix) • [3](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/wanted-to-be-part-of-binge-watching-culture-parineeti-chopra-on-upcoming-netflix-series-shaque-trust-no-one/cid/2181295) |\n| Lead | Parineeti Chopra as Anvita, a grieving mother searching for her missing daughter; her series debut[4](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2026/Oct/06/ottinterviews2026oct06parineeti-chopra-audience-and-filmmakers-woke-up-to-me-again-after-chamkila) |\n| Ensemble | Jennifer Winget, Soni Razdan, Anup Soni, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Harleen Sethi, Sumeet Vyas, and Dhruv Chowdhary[5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/a-mothers-nine-year-search-collides-with-a-truth-no-one-saw-coming-shaque-trust-no-one-trailer-out-now) |\n| Premise | A mother receives yearly photographs of her abducted child; after nine years the truth points inside her own circle[5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/a-mothers-nine-year-search-collides-with-a-truth-no-one-saw-coming-shaque-trust-no-one-trailer-out-now) |\n| Episode length | Roughly 35 to 38 minutes per episode (BBFC classifications)[6](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/shaque-trust-no-one-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmtixotax) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise\n\nThe story begins with the abduction of a newborn girl, Apeksha, from a hospital shortly after her birth.[7](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/2026/Oct/04/thrilling-but-predictable) Each year the mother, Anvita, receives a photograph of the missing child, and the yearly reminder keeps her trauma fresh while the investigation accumulates suspects.[8](https://indialive.net/shaque-trust-no-one-series-review-lost-in-the-midst-of-melodrama/) Nine years into the search, she discovers that the truth about the kidnapping is not far away but hidden among her closest circle, and the central question becomes whether she can trust the people nearest to her.[5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/a-mothers-nine-year-search-collides-with-a-truth-no-one-saw-coming-shaque-trust-no-one-trailer-out-now)\n\nNetflix India's series head Tanya Bami described the show as an emotional crime drama with thriller elements, at its heart a mother's relentless nine-year search for her child.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/everyones-a-suspect-no-ones-innocent-shaque-trust-no-one-premieres-september-24-on-netflix) Director and co-creator Rensil D'Silva, a filmmaker whose earlier credits include *Rang De Basanti* and *[Kurbaan](https://www.edgepedia.org/kurbaan-2009-film)*, called it a thriller built on uncertainty, in which every revelation raises another question.[4](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2026/Oct/06/ottinterviews2026oct06parineeti-chopra-audience-and-filmmakers-woke-up-to-me-again-after-chamkila) • [1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/everyones-a-suspect-no-ones-innocent-shaque-trust-no-one-premieres-september-24-on-netflix) The series also examines maternal instinct through several women, including Anvita, the character Sakshi, and Anvita's mother-in-law Madhu.[7](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/2026/Oct/04/thrilling-but-predictable)\n\n### Cast and characters\n\n**Parineeti Chopra** leads the ensemble as Anvita, marking her first series role after working in films such as *Ishaqzaade* (2012) and *[Amar Singh Chamkila](https://www.edgepedia.org/amar-singh-chamkila-film)* (2024).[4](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2026/Oct/06/ottinterviews2026oct06parineeti-chopra-audience-and-filmmakers-woke-up-to-me-again-after-chamkila) She said she took the part to enter the binge-watching format and did not draw on real life for the role; she was not yet a mother during shooting, and she learned she was pregnant with her son midway through the filming.[3](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/wanted-to-be-part-of-binge-watching-culture-parineeti-chopra-on-upcoming-netflix-series-shaque-trust-no-one/cid/2181295)\n\n**Tahir Raj Bhasin** plays Alok, who in the first episode appears as a supportive husband to Anvita before the character's other shades emerge from the second episode onward; Bhasin described him as living in a gray shade.[9](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-tahir-raj-bhasin-felt-working-with-parineeti-chopra-in-shaque-was-like-meeting-someone-from-your-college-batch-actor-also-shares-status-of-yeh-kaali-kaali-aankhein-season/) • [10](https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/exclusive-tahir-raj-bhasin-on-playing-grey-shade-role-in-shaque-journey-from-mardaani-and-trolling-when-someone-speaks-from-an-anonymous-account-you-shouldn-t-pay-attention-article-14044849.html) The supporting cast includes [Jennifer Winget](https://www.edgepedia.org/jennifer-winget), Soni Razdan, Anup Soni as Inspector Khurana, Harleen Sethi, Sumeet Vyas, and Dhruv Chowdhary.[5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/a-mothers-nine-year-search-collides-with-a-truth-no-one-saw-coming-shaque-trust-no-one-trailer-out-now) • [8](https://indialive.net/shaque-trust-no-one-series-review-lost-in-the-midst-of-melodrama/)\n\n## Production and title\n\nThe series was created by Rensil D'Silva and Siddharth P. Malhotra, directed by D'Silva, and produced by Sapna Malhotra and Siddharth P. Malhotra under the Alchemy Films banner.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/everyones-a-suspect-no-ones-innocent-shaque-trust-no-one-premieres-september-24-on-netflix) • [3](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/wanted-to-be-part-of-binge-watching-culture-parineeti-chopra-on-upcoming-netflix-series-shaque-trust-no-one/cid/2181295) For Malhotra it was his fourth Netflix project, after *Tribhanga*, *Maharaj*, and *Ikka*.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/everyones-a-suspect-no-ones-innocent-shaque-trust-no-one-premieres-september-24-on-netflix)\n\nThe show was earlier known as *Talaash: A Mother's Search*; no official reason for the subtitle change was given, though multiple existing films and at least one series already carried the name Talaash, and the new subtitle shifted emphasis from the mother's quest to the danger around her.[11](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-shaque-trust-no-one-netflix-indias-new-thriller-series/) The British Board of Film Classification rated the season with advisories for suicide, threat, self-harm, violence, drug misuse, and distressing scenes, with episodes classified at about 35 to 38 minutes each.[6](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/shaque-trust-no-one-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmtixotax)\n\n## Release and reception\n\nNetflix announced the series on September 7, 2026, released the trailer on September 10, and premiered all episodes on September 24, 2026.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/everyones-a-suspect-no-ones-innocent-shaque-trust-no-one-premieres-september-24-on-netflix) • [5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/a-mothers-nine-year-search-collides-with-a-truth-no-one-saw-coming-shaque-trust-no-one-trailer-out-now)\n\nCritical response was mixed. Saibal Chatterjee's review for NDTV awarded 3.5 stars, praising that the viewer genuinely cannot trust anyone.[12](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/shaque-review-jennifer-wingets-beyhadh-obsession-meets-parineeti-chopras-maternal-rage-3-5-stars-12090566?pfrom=home-ndtv_lateststories_lateststoriesImg) The New Indian Express gave 3 stars, calling the series thrilling but predictable.[7](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/2026/Oct/04/thrilling-but-predictable) [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express) judged that the show offers suspense but stays mid, while a Vijaya Chronicle review criticized the melodrama and found [Anup Soni](https://www.edgepedia.org/anup-soni)'s understated Inspector Khurana the standout performance.[13](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/shaque-trust-no-one-review-parineeti-chopra-show-offers-suspense-but-outcome-stays-mid-10891991/) • [8](https://indialive.net/shaque-trust-no-one-series-review-lost-in-the-midst-of-melodrama/) A Hindi-language Oneindia review rated the series 2 stars, arguing that the strong central idea and early episodes give way to so many twists that the emotional core weakens.[14](https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/entertainment/shaque-trust-no-one-review-parineeti-chopra-jennifer-winget-netflix-web-series-no-emotion-1654943.html) The Times of India's listing described the series as relentless and emotional, with its strongest quality a human story about motherhood, instinct, and resilience beneath the mystery.[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/web-series-details/hindi/shaque-trust-no-one/season-1/seasonshow/134403620.cms)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Everyone's a Suspect, No One's Innocent — 'Shaque: Trust No One' Premieres September 24 on Netflix, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/everyones-a-suspect-no-ones-innocent-shaque-trust-no-one-premieres-september-24-on-netflix)\n2. [Shaque: Trust No One Season 1, Etimes / The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/web-series-details/hindi/shaque-trust-no-one/season-1/seasonshow/134403620.cms)\n3. ['Wanted to be part of binge-watching culture': Parineeti Chopra on upcoming Netflix series 'Shaque: Trust No One', The Telegraph India](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/wanted-to-be-part-of-binge-watching-culture-parineeti-chopra-on-upcoming-netflix-series-shaque-trust-no-one/cid/2181295)\n4. [Parineeti Chopra: Audience and filmmakers woke up to me again after Chamkila, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2026/Oct/06/ottinterviews2026oct06parineeti-chopra-audience-and-filmmakers-woke-up-to-me-again-after-chamkila)\n5. [A Mother's Nine-Year Search Collides with a Truth No One Saw Coming: 'Shaque: Trust No One' Trailer Out Now, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/a-mothers-nine-year-search-collides-with-a-truth-no-one-saw-coming-shaque-trust-no-one-trailer-out-now)\n6. [Shaque: Trust No One, British Board of Film Classification](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/shaque-trust-no-one-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmtixotax)\n7. [Thrilling, but predictable, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/2026/Oct/04/thrilling-but-predictable)\n8. ['Shaque: Trust No One' series review: Lost in the midst of melodrama, India Live / Vijaya Chronicle](https://indialive.net/shaque-trust-no-one-series-review-lost-in-the-midst-of-melodrama/)\n9. [Tahir Raj Bhasin felt working with Parineeti Chopra in Shaque was 'like meeting someone from your college batch', Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-tahir-raj-bhasin-felt-working-with-parineeti-chopra-in-shaque-was-like-meeting-someone-from-your-college-batch-actor-also-shares-status-of-yeh-kaali-kaali-aankhein-season/)\n10. [Exclusive: Tahir Raj Bhasin on playing grey-shade role in Shaque, Moneycontrol](https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/exclusive-tahir-raj-bhasin-on-playing-grey-shade-role-in-shaque-journey-from-mardaani-and-trolling-when-someone-speaks-from-an-anonymous-account-you-shouldn-t-pay-attention-article-14044849.html)\n11. [Everything You Need to Know About 'Shaque: Trust No One', What's on Netflix](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-shaque-trust-no-one-netflix-indias-new-thriller-series/)\n12. [Shaque Review: Jennifer Winget's 'Beyhadh' Obsession Meets Parineeti Chopra's Maternal Rage - 3.5 Stars, NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/shaque-review-jennifer-wingets-beyhadh-obsession-meets-parineeti-chopras-maternal-rage-3-5-stars-12090566?pfrom=home-ndtv_lateststories_lateststoriesImg)\n13. [Shaque Trust No One review: Parineeti Chopra show offers suspense, but outcome stays mid, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/shaque-trust-no-one-review-parineeti-chopra-show-offers-suspense-but-outcome-stays-mid-10891991/)\n14. [Shaque Trust No One Review, Oneindia Hindi](https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/entertainment/shaque-trust-no-one-review-parineeti-chopra-jennifer-winget-netflix-web-series-no-emotion-1654943.html)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Unscripted, reality, and web-native series › Web-native and streaming-original series › Indian and South Asian web series*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/shaque-trust-no-one", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/shaque-trust-no-one.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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