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Khufiya Trailer: Tabu Tracks Down an Agency Mole in Netflix’s Espionage Thriller

Khufiya Trailer: Tabu Tracks Down an Agency Mole in Netflix’s Espionage Thriller 2t5p44

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Ali Pardiwala | Updated: 18 September 2023 13:43 IST

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Tabu in a still from Khufiya

Highlights

Khufiya releases October 5 on Netflix
It also stars Ali Fazal, Wamiqa Gabbi, Ashish Vidyarthi, and more
Khufiya is directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, best known for Haider

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Drishyam) film goes into detail about its espionage mission involving a mole within India's R&AW offices, selling sensitive data to the enemy. Much of the plot revolves around hard-nosed agent Krishna Mehra (played by Tabu), forced to juggle her dual identity as a spy and a lover to track down the suspect. Bhardwaj draws the film from Amar Bhushan's 2012 novel ‘Escape to Nowhere,' but changes the lead character's gender since he felt Tabu was better suited for the role. Khufiya is slated to drop October 5 on Netflix.

The Wamiqa Gabbi) and blatantly itting to spying for another country. However, it's unclear if he's being serious, spawning a debate on whether the team should continue observing or take forceful action.

As panic sets in, it is insinuated that Ravi has somehow learned about his household being watched — indicated by a shushing motion when his wife walks into their bedroom. Not like she's okay with it, given the Khufiya trailer soon shows a scared Mohini confronting him with the information. “I think two steps ahead of this country and that's my crime!”, Ravi yells, before the family is seen relocating to a different country. “But I'm not a traitor! I'm a bloody patriot!” There also seems to be a secondary plot thread about agent Mehra's past involving a close friend — or I'm guessing a lover — played by Bangladeshi actress Azmeri Haque Badhon, who's seen partaking in some fieldwork when she was still considered as a valuable ‘asset' to R&AW. Hopefully, we'll get some more information about this character, closer to release.

“I am so happy to be once again working with my favourite director Vishal Bhardwaj, as we reunite for the third time after Netflix outing, which he co-wrote with Rohan Narula (Office vs. Office).

Khufiya is out October 5, exclusively on Netflix.

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Release Date 5 October 2023
Language Hindi
Genre Crime, Thriller
Cast
Ali Fazal, Ashish Vidyarthi, Tabu, Wamiqa Gabbi, Azmeri Haque Badhon, Alexx O'Nell, Ashish Vidyarthi, Disney James, Vijay Raj, Benedict Garrett, Jan Graveson, Richard Bhakti Klein
Director
Vishal Bhardwaj
Producer
Vishal Bhardwaj

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