| Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy | |
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| Genre | Espionage Drama |
| Created by | Shivam Nair |
| Written by | Arshad Sayyed and Vaibhav Modi |
| Screenplay by | Arshad Sayyed Vaibhav Modi Karan Oberoi |
| Directed by | Shivam Nair Jayprad Desai |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Abhishek Nailwal |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Vaibhav Modi Tabassum Modi |
| Cinematography | Dimo Popov MSC, GYD |
| Editor | Kunal Walve |
| Production company | Victor Tango Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZEE5 |
Mukhbir – The Story of a Spy is an Indian spy-thriller original series directed by Shivam Nair and Jayprad Desai[1][2] and produced by Vaibhav Modi under the banner of Victor Tango Entertainment. The series is the adaptation of the retired Joint Director of the Intelligence Bureau Maloy Krishna Dhar's novel, Mission to Pakistan: An Intelligence Agent in Pakistan[3] and stars Zain Khan Durrani, Prakash Raj, Adil Hussain, Barkha Bisht, Harsh Chhaya, Satyadeep Mishra, Bijou Thaangjam and Zoya Afroz in the pivotal roles.[4][5] The plot follows a secret agent who led India in evading several aggressive advances from the enemy country by providing intelligence and helping India in 1965 war give a befitting reply to Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar and Operation Grand Slam manoeuvres.[6] The series released on ZEE5 on 11 November 2022.[7][8]
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Cast
- Prakash Raj as S. K. S. Moorthy (based on K. Sankaran Nair)
- Zain Khan Durrani as Harfan Bukhari/Kamran Bakhsh
- Adil Hussain as Ramkishore Negi (based on R. N. Kao)
- Harsh Chhaya as Major General Agha Khan (based on General Yahya Khan)
- Satyadeep Mishra as Alamgir
- Barkha Bisht as Begum Anar
- Dilip Shankar as Col. Zaidi, Director-General of ISI (based on Brigadier Riaz Hussain)
- Zoya Afroz as Jamila Ahmed
- Atul Kumar as Brigadier Habibullah
- Karan Oberoi as Kamal Kapoor
- Bijou Thaangjam as Junior Officer
- Sushil Pandey as Purshottam/Qasim
- Suneel Shanbag as Joydeep Burman
- Sushil Dhahiya as Pakistani President Hidayat Ali Khan (based on President Ayub Khan)
- Karan Mehta as Major Gunjeet Sodhi
- Vijay Kashyap as Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Avantika Akerkar as Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
- Jaya Swaminathan as Suhasini Moorthy
- Richard Bhakti Klein as Russell Clarke
- Karamjeet Madonna as Quetta Nawab's Begum
Episodes
Season 1
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Recruit" | Shivam Nair, Jayprad Desai | Arshad Sayyed, Vaibhav Modi | 11 November 2022 |
| 2 | "In the Lion's Den" | Shivam Nair, Jayprad Desai | Arshad Sayyed, Vaibhav Modi | 11 November 2022 |
| 3 | "True Lies" | Shivam Nair, Jayprad Desai | Arshad Sayyed, Vaibhav Modi | 11 November 2022 |
| 4 | "Desert Hawk" | Shivam Nair, Jayprad Desai | Arshad Sayyed, Vaibhav Modi | 11 November 2022 |
| 5 | "Chhaliya - Behrupiya" | Shivam Nair, Jayprad Desai | Arshad Sayyed, Vaibhav Modi | 11 November 2022 |
| 6 | "Operation Grand Slam" | Shivam Nair, Jayprad Desai | Arshad Sayyed, Vaibhav Modi | 11 November 2022 |
| 7 | "Last Throw of the Dice" | Shivam Nair, Jayprad Desai | Arshad Sayyed, Vaibhav Modi | 11 November 2022 |
| 8 | "End Point" | Shivam Nair, Jayprad Desai | Arshad Sayyed, Vaibhav Modi | 11 November 2022 |
Release
The series was announced with eight episodes on the occasion of India's 76th Independence Day on 15 August 2022. It has premiered on the streaming service, ZEE5 from 11 November 2022. It is dubbed in 3 languages Punjabi, Telugu and Tamil.[9][10]
References
- ^ Jha, Lata (2022-08-22). "ZEE5 announces new espionage drama 'Mukhbir'". mint. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (2022-09-19). "Andy Lau Rewrites Online Concert Record With Douyin Performance – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ Raut, Rahul (9 April 2022). "Zee5 to adapt spy novel Mission To Pakistan into a web series; Prakash Raj to play the lead!". PeepingMoon.
- ^ "Satyadeep Mishra, Zain Khan Durrani, and Adil Hussain roped in for ZEE5 web series, Mukhbir". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Zoya Afroz, Sunil Shanbag, and Karan Oberoi join the cast of ZEE5's Mukhbir". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ a b "ZEE5 announces original espionage-drama series, 'Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy' on Independence Day". Firstpost. 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Prakash Raj, Adil Hussain starrer Mukhbir – The Story of a Spy to premiere on November 11 on ZEE5, trailer out : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "ZEE5's 'Mukhbir: Story Of A Spy' Gets A Release Date". Binged. 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "Prakash Raj, Adil Hussain starrer Mukhbir – The Story of a Spy to premiere on November 11 on ZEE5, trailer out : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Mukhbir: स्पाई थ्रिलर वेब सीरीज 'मुखबिर द स्टोरी ऑफ ए स्पाई' का हुआ एलान, इस ओटीटी प्लेटफॉर्म पर होगी स्ट्रीम". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-09-19.
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