One of the most-awaited thriller web series named Mukhbir: The Story of A Spy is all set to release on the OTT platform Zee5 on November 11, 2022. Mukhbir: The Story of A Spy is the next big thing Zee5 is banking upon after its successful web series like Code M, Sunflower, Abhay, Rangbaaz, and Bloody Brothers. Mukhbir: The Story of A Spy has a strong star cast namely Prakash Raj, Zain Khan Durrani, and Adil Hussain. Directed by Shivam Nair and Jayprad Desai, Mukhbir's plot is set in the Indo-Pak war of 1965. With Shivam Nair and Jayprad Desai-directorial web series' plot is based on India Pakistan 1965 war, the question arises whether Mukhbir: The Story of A Spy is based on a true story or Mukhbir: The Story of A Spy is a real story or not.
The answer to this question is yes and no at the same time. Mukhbir: The Story of A Spy is based on true events of the Indo-Pak war of 1965, however, it is not a true story. Yes! you heard it right, Mukhbir creators were quoted by a news media saying that the main storyline of the web series is fiction, however, the plot is based on true incidents. "[The series] tells a fictionalized story of an Indian spy whose information helped India win the war. With the limbs of a spy thriller, Mukhbir at its heart is a human drama," the creators were quoted by a news organization.
Mukhbir: The Story of A Spy is touted to be the story of 'India's secret agent in Pakistan who rose to the occasion to save the nation.'
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Mukhbir: The Story of A Spy has a wide star cast. In the web series, Prakash Raj is playing SKS Moorthy, Zoya Afroz as Jamila, Zain Khan Durrani as Harfan, Harsh Chhaya as Major General Agha Khan, Adil Hussain as Ramkishore Negi, Satyadeep Mishra as Alamgir, Barkha Sengupta as Begum Anar, Atul Kumar as Brigadier Habibullah, Sushil Pandey as Purshottam, Suneel Shanbag as Joydeep Burman, Dilip Shankar as Colonel Zaidi, and Jaya Swaminathan as Suhasini.
India-Pak war 1965
On September 6 in 1965, Indian Army launched an attack in the Lahore sector of Pakistan taking the Pakistan Army by surprise and advancing to the outskirts of the second-largest city of the country. Pakistan Army had been waging an undeclared war in Jammu and Kashmir since August 1965. On September 1, it launched an attack in the Akhnoor sector near Jammu. In retaliation to the Pakistani aggression in this sector, the Indian Army launched an attack across the International Border in Punjab.