Khufiya, the upcoming spy-thriller from Vishal Bhardwaj, lastly will get a trailer. After nearly a yr of teasers with characters staring off into the space, Netflix’s newest footage for its Tabu-led (Drishyam) movie goes into element about its espionage mission involving a mole inside India’s R&AW places of work, promoting delicate information to the enemy. A lot of the plot revolves round hard-nosed agent Krishna Mehra (performed by Tabu), compelled to juggle her twin id as a spy and a lover to trace down the suspect. Bhardwaj attracts the movie from Amar Bhushan’s 2012 novel ‘Escape to Nowhere,’ however adjustments the lead character’s gender since he felt Tabu was higher suited to the function. Khufiya is slated to drop October 5 on Netflix.
The Khufiya trailer opens with a voiceover from prime agent Viraj Surve (Ashish Vidyarthi) briefing the mission, as we see subject operative Krishna Mehra (Tabu) peeking out of an unsuspicious automobile with darkish curtains. “Someone betrayed us. We’ve a mole within the company,” he says. Enter, Ravi Mohan (Ali Fazal), the prime suspect who’s been photocopying India’s defence secrets and techniques and taking them again house, presumably to feed them to enemy nations in alternate for giant payouts. Understandably, his total household is put underneath surveillance with hidden cameras and microphones, leading to some fruitful discoveries. Codenamed ‘Brutus’ by the R&AW, Ravi is overheard shopping for costly presents for his spouse Mohini (Wamiqa Gabbi) and blatantly admitting to spying for an additional nation. Nonetheless, it is unclear if he is being critical, spawning a debate on whether or not the group ought to proceed observing or take forceful motion.
As panic units in, it’s insinuated that Ravi has someway discovered about his family being watched — indicated by a shushing movement when his spouse walks into their bed room. Not like she’s okay with it, given the Khufiya trailer quickly reveals a scared Mohini confronting him with the data. “I believe two steps forward of this nation and that is my crime!”, Ravi yells, earlier than the household is seen relocating to a unique nation. “However I am not a traitor! I am a bloody patriot!” There additionally appears to be a secondary plot thread about agent Mehra’s previous involving a detailed good friend — or I am guessing a lover — performed by Bangladeshi actress Azmeri Haque Badhon, who’s seen partaking in some fieldwork when she was nonetheless thought of as a precious ‘asset’ to R&AW. Hopefully, we’ll get some extra details about this character, nearer to launch.
“I’m so glad to be as soon as once more working with my favorite director Vishal Bhardwaj, as we reunite for the third time after Haider and Maqbool. Vishal’s distinctive imaginative and prescient and storytelling have at all times intrigued me, and Khufiya isn’t any exception,” Tabu mentioned in a ready assertion. The movie additionally marks Bhardwaj’s first Netflix outing, which he co-wrote with Rohan Narula (Workplace vs. Workplace).
Khufiya is out October 5, completely on Netflix.
