The much-awaited spy thriller Special Ops Season 2 was released on JioHotstar on July 18, 2025. Directed by Neeraj Pandey & Shivam Nair, Special Ops 2 revolves around Indian AI-Scientist Dr. Piyush Bhargav who gets abducted in Budapest.
Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes that you have already watched Special Ops 2 and wondering are there any AI-Scientist in India? Continue reading below to know all about Special Ops 2 True Story or Special Ops 2 Real Story-
The answer is yes and no at the same time. At the start of the series, the makers have mentioned that Special Ops 2 is a fictional story inspired by real life events.
For those who did not understand, the makers have made a original story inspired by real life events. For instance, at the start of episode 1, the footage of Pakistan showcased when former Pakistan PM Imran Khan was arrested. It showcased how there was civil unrest in Pakistan.
Dr. Piyush Bhargav is an Indian AI-Scientist played by actor Arif Zakaria. Dr. Piyush Bhargav is working with DRDO, ISRO and various other Indian agencies on a top secret mission. However, after a guest speech in Budapest, he was abducted by a team of mercenaries.
The abduction was ordered by Veer Awas played by actor Tahir Raj Bhasin.
Notably, the character of Dr. Piyush Bhargav is totally fictional.
There are multiple AI-Scientists who are Indian. One of them are- Dabbala Rajagopal "Raj" Reddy. Reddy is an Indian-American computer scientist and a winner of the Turing Award.
He is one of the early pioneers of artificial intelligence and has served on the faculty of Stanford and Carnegie Mellon for over 50 years. He was the founding director of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.
Other Indian AI-Scientists include- Amitabh Nag (CEO, Bhashini), Aravind Srinivas (Co-founder and CEO, Perplexity AI), Ashish Vaswani (Co-founder, Essential AI), etc.
Disclaimer- True Scoop does not intend to mention that Dr. Piyush Bhargav's character is inspired by one of these AI-Scientists.
