Raazi 2018

Raazi (transl. Agreement/Secretive) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language spy thriller film directed by Meghna Gulzar and produced by Vineet Jain, Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta under the banners of Junglee Pictures and Dharma Productions. It stars Alia Bhatt, alongside Vicky Kaushal, Rajit Kapur, Shishir Sharma, and Jaideep Ahlawat. The film is an adaptation of Harinder Sikka's 2008 novel Calling Sehmat, a true account of an Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) agent who, upon her father's request, is married into a family of military officers in Pakistan to relay information to India, prior to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Principal photography began in July 2017 in Mumbai and concluded on 27 October 2017. It was shot across several locations including Patiala, Nabha, Malerkotla and Doodhpathri. Raazi was released on 11 May 2018 to positive reviews. Made on a budget of ₹350 million (US$3.7 million), Raazi went on to gross ₹195.75 crore (US$20 million) worldwide, emerging as one of the highest-grossing Indian films featuring a female lead. It was also a critical success, with Meghna's direction and Bhatt's performance receiving praise.