is an Indian spy thriller film based on actual events directed by Shantanu Bagchi and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Amar Butala and Garima Mehta. Starring Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna in lead roles, the film is a story of India's covert operation, taking place before and during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
The film faced multiple delays, first being scheduled for theatrical release on 13 May 2022 and then 10 June the same year before being indefinitely delayed. Ultimately, the film's theatrical release was cancelled and it was released directly on Netflix on 20 January 2023.
Premise
Amandeep Singh, a RAW field operative heads to Pakistan on an undercover mission to investigate about Pakistan's involvement in creating nuclear weapons, where he has to balance his professional and personal life with his blind wife Nasreen.
Cast
Sidharth Malhotra as Amandeep Ajitpal Singh (Aman) / Tariq Hussain, a RAW agent
Rashmika Mandanna as Nasreen Ali, wife of Tariq/Aman, who is blind
Parmeet Sethi as R.N. Kao
Sharib Hashmi as Aslam Usmaniya, a RAW field agent
Mir Sarwar as Abdul Qadeer Khan, Nuclear Scientist of Pakistan
Kumud Mishra as Raman Singh / Maulvi Saab, Senior Field agent
Arjan Bajwa
Ashwath Bhatt as General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Zakir Hussain as Sharma, RAW spy handler
Rajit Kapur as Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan
Avijit Dutt as Morarji Desai, Prime Minister of India
Avantika A as Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India
Production
The film was announced in December 2020.Principal photography began in February 2021 at Lucknow and the film wrapped up in September 2021
Soundtrack
The score is composed by Ketan Sodha. The songs are composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Rochak Kohli and Arko, and the lyrics are written by Manoj Muntashir, Shabbir Ahmed and A. M. Turaz.
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