: ZEE5 unveils spy thriller series Mukhbir The Story of a Spy #IndiaNEWS #Entertainment Mumbai: Streaming service ZEE5 Monday announced its new original series Mukhbir The Story of a Spy on the occasion

ZEE5 unveils spy thriller series Mukhbir The Story of a Spy #IndiaNEWS #Entertainment
Mumbai: Streaming service ZEE5 Monday announced its new original series Mukhbir The Story of a Spy on the occasion of Indias 76th Independence Day.
Dubbed as a gripping espionage drama, the show will present the inspiring story of Indias secret agent in Pakistan who rose to the occasion to save the nation and turn the tide of the war in his countrys favour.
Directed by Shivam Nair and Jayprad Desai, Mukhbir will feature an ensemble cast of Zain Khan Durrani, Prakash Raj, Adil Hussain, Barkha Bisht, Harsh Chhaya, Satyadeep Mishra and Zoya Afroz.
The eight-episode series is produced by Victor Tango Entertainment and follows a secret agent who led India to evade several aggressive advances from the enemy country by providing intelligence and by helping India win the 1965 war.

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Manish Kalra, Chief Business Officer at ZEE5 India, said the streaming service has always strived to curate a slate that reflects Indias cultural diaspora, legacy and unearths the hidden stories of the unknown heroes.
Mukhbir is one such story with an intriguing plot and an engaging storyline that shall keep the audiences hooked to their screens. Expanding our creative ecosystem, we are happy to partner with Victor Tango Productions in bringing this unknown story to the masses under the aegis of director Shivam Nair and the phenomenal performances of the star cast, who have brought this story to life.
We are eager to see the response, as we are certain that the show will undoubtedly strike a chord with everyone connected to or belonging to our country, he added.
Producer Vaibhav Modi said for the shows team, creating a period drama with true historic events as the backdrop is a challenge as well as an opportunity.
We are grateful to team ZEE5 for extending this opportunity to Victor Tango and are very proud of ourselves to have turned this challenge into a brilliant series. Its a unique story of how some exemplary men and women work in the shadows to ensure the safety of India, he said.
Mukhbir The Story of a Spy will premiere exclusively on ZEE5 later this year.