description Raazi Overview
Raazi recounts the story of an Indian intelligence officer who was secretly married to a Pakistani army officer during the 1971 conflict. The film is based on a true account of a RAW agent’s mission to gather and transmit information from within Pakistan. This operation involved infiltrating a family connected to military leadership.
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info Raazi Specifications
| Country | India |
| Year | 2018 |
help Raazi FAQ
Who is Sehmat spying on in Raazi?
Sehmat, played by Alia Bhatt, marries Pakistani military officer Iqbal Syed, played by Vicky Kaushal. From inside his family's home, she passes military intelligence to India before the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.
Is Raazi based on a documented RAW agent's autobiography?
The film is adapted from Harinder Sikka's novel Calling Sehmat, which was inspired by an account the author said he encountered. It should be treated as a dramatized spy story rather than a scene-by-scene documentary record.
Who directed Raazi and when was it released?
Meghna Gulzar directed the Hindi-language spy thriller, which was released in 2018. Bhavani Iyer and Gulzar wrote the screenplay based on Sikka's novel.
Why does Sehmat marry Iqbal in Raazi?
Her father arranges the marriage so she can enter a well-connected Pakistani military family and gather intelligence for India. The mission forces her to choose repeatedly between her relationship with the compassionate Iqbal and her orders as an intelligence operative.
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