Netflix Taps Vishal Bhardwaj and Tabu for Indian Espionage Film ‘Khufiya’
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNoted producer and director Vishal Bhardwaj is directing Indian star Tabu in spy thriller film “Khufiya” for multinational streaming firm Netflix.Inspired by true events and based on the espionage novel “Escape to Nowhere” by Amar Bhushan, the film’s story follows Krishna Mehra, an operative at Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing, better known as R&AW. She is assigned to track down the mole selling India’s defense secrets, while all along grappling with her dual identity as a spy and a lover.With production through Vishal Bhardwaj Films, “Khufiya” also stars Ali Fazal, Wamiqa Gabbi and Ashish Vidyarthi in pivotal roles.