TAGORE SONG IN WEB SERIES ‘DABBA CARTEL’ SPARKS CONTROVERSY | 19 March, 2025

A controversy is raging in Bengal over the use of a Tagore song in a scene suggesting lesbian bonding in Netflix’s web series Dabba Cartel. Opinion is divided over its inclusion in the series.

While some musicians criticised the manner in which Mama Chitte has been adapted as background music in the series, others supported its use in the context of a scene depicting the hallucinations of the characters.