Mukhbir – The Story of a Spy (2022)
After the Sino-India war, a highly trained Indian spy enters Pakistan on a mission to gather crucial intelligence and stop Pakistan from launching an attack against India. Will he succeed?
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Duration : 5h 15min
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Over a dozen books are currently being adapted into web series, including Maloy Krishna Dhar's 2011 novel, Mission To Kashmir: An Intelligent Agent In Pakistan. Set against the backdrop of the 1965 Indo-Pak war, Mukhbir – The Story of a Spy, a fictionalised account of an Indian spy whose information helped India win the war, is inspired by true events. The show follows the life of one such spy, Kamran Bakhsh (Zain Khan Durrani), a commoner who is recruited by the Intelligence Bureau team—SKS Moorthy (Prakash Raj), Ramkishore Negi (Adil Hussain) and Joydeep Burman (Suneel Shanbag)— to enter Pakistan under the false identity of Harfan Bukhari. When Kamran accepts the offer, his entire life is turned upside down. The story of how he obtains information and his survival in the neighbouring country is told in eight (approximately 40-minute) episodes.
Creator Shivam Nair (who previously directed the spy thriller Special Ops) has co-directed this thriller with Jayprad Desai. Conceptually, Mukhbir — The Story of a Spy is an intriguing and emphasises how spies are willing to put their lives on the line for their country. The recreation of the mid-sixties era, when communication was difficult, making survival in the enemy country even more difficult, is aptly depicted. As a result, this spy thriller comes across as an engaging drama with a lot of punch.
Thanks to some meticulous research and inspiring characters, Mukhbir— The Story of a Spy is built on a realistic canvas. The story comes to life thanks to authentic art direction and production design that capture the tone and tenor of 1965 India and Pakistan. Each frame has been meticulously crafted. Add to that the impactful exchange of dialogues between characters is non-dramatic yet powerful.
That said, some of the more intense action sequences (such as the crossfires and chasing scenes) appear to be staged and lack the desired thrill. It does, however, tie in with the series' overall goal, which is never to show a full-scale war extravaganza. Its main concern is the spy's mission and survival. The screenplay by Arshad Syed, Vaibhav Modi, and Karan Oberoi keeps the audience glued to their screens, but what really grips them is the central conflict of a man torn between his obligations and his heart. It's undeniably compelling, but the show's pace picks up only in the final three episodes, when the action takes centre stage.
The show's true edge comes from the characters' incredibly authentic performances. Prakash Raj and Adil Hussain immediately make you root for their characters SKS Moorthy and Ramkishore Negi, who ably capture their eagerness to do anything to obtain information that can help the country in times of war. In his OTT debut as Kamran Bakhsh, Zain Khan Durrani is likeable, but it takes him a while to perfectly slip into his other character of an Indian spy, Harfan Bukhari. Some scenes devoted to his training to become a suitable candidate for a spy would have undoubtedly aided his character development. In her limited role as Jamila Ahmad, Zoya Afroz shines. The on-screen chemistry between Durrani and Afroz is quite endearing.
Harsh Chhaya as Major General Agha Khan and Atul Kumar as Brigadier Habibullah are both convincing as the opposition supporting Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). But it's Dilip Shankar, who plays the ruthless and merciless Colonel Zaidi, who steals the show. Barkha Bisht is stunning as Begum Anar, a former singing sensation who is currently losing her lustre. She communicates through her expressions rather than words. Her scenes with Harfan, on the other hand, cause the show to lag even more and become a major distraction from the main plot.