Indian Police Force (web series)

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Indian Police Force
Indian Police Force.jpg
5th Installment of Cop Universe
Genre Action-thriller
Cop drama
Created by Rohit Shetty
Written byDialogues:
Sandeep Saket
Anusha Nandakumar
Ayush Trivedi
Screenplay byRohit Shetty
Sandeep Saket
Anusha Nandakumar
Story byRohit Shetty
Directed byRohit Shetty
Sushwanth Prakash
Starring
Music by Tanishk Bagchi
Lijo George-DJ Chetas
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducerRohit Shetty
CinematographyGirish Kant
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time45–50 minutes
Production companies Rohit Shetty Picturez
Reliance Entertainment
Release
Original network Amazon Video

Indian Police Force is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language cop action drama streaming series on Amazon Prime Video. [1] The series is created and directed by Rohit Shetty and Sushwanth Prakash. [2] Produced by Rohit Shetty under the banner of Rohit Shetty Picturez and Reliance Entertainment. This series stars Sidharth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty, Vivek Oberoi, Deepika Padukone, and Prakash Raj, in the lead. [3] The series is set in Shetty's fictional Cop Universe.

Contents

Premise

The series focuses on the life and journey of New Delhi cadre IPS officer SP Kabir Malik IPS [4] who will go to any length to track down and bring to justice the terrorist mastermind behind a series of deadly bomb blasts around the country.

Cast

Cameo Appearance

Production

Casting

Sidharth Malhotra [9] was cast in the titular role, and was joined by Shilpa Shetty, [10] Vivek Oberoi [11] and Nikitin Dheer [12] as the leads.

Development

The series was announced by Rohit Shetty in April 2022. [13] The first look teaser featuring Sidharth Malhotra were unveiled in April 2022 on Amazon Prime Video. [14]

Shilpa, Siddharth and Rohit were spotted at the Mumbai Airport before leaving for Goa, Maharashtra on 9 May 2022. [15] [16]

Filming

The series were primarily shot in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Goa, Greater Noida. [17] The principal photography of the series started in mid-April 2022. [18] The first schedule kickstarted in Goa from 12 May [19] ended in May 2022 [20] before Shetty left for Cape Town to shoot Khatron Ke Khiladi 12. [21]

Release

On 18 April 2022, Amazon Prime Video announced the series officially, with a first look and teaser being released. [22] The series plan to release in Diwali 2023 (11-2023).

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