Lahore Confidential

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Lahore Confidential
Lahore Confidential film poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed by Kunal Kohli
Written by S. Hussain Zaidi
Vibha Singh
Produced byAjay Rai
Starring
CinematographyKarthik Ganesh
Edited byNikhil Parihar
Production
company
Distributed by ZEE5
Release date
  • 4 February 2021 (2021-02-04)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Lahore Confidential is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language spy thriller film which was premiered on ZEE5 in February 2021. The film is directed by Kunal Kohli. [1] It is created by S. Hussain Zaidi and stars Richa Chadda and Arunoday Singh. The film is about R&AW agents in Lahore investigating Pakistani terrorist group's role in activities related to terror. This movie is a sequel of 2020 film London Confidential, which was premiered in 2020 on ZEE5.

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Plot

The Story revolves around a humble Indian woman named Ananya Srivastav (Richa Chadda), who works with RAW. In order to get away from her mundane life, she wanted an overseas assignment from the government. But she finds herself on a secret intelligence duty in Pakistan.

Cast

Release

Lahore Confidential was premiered on ZEE5 on 4 February 2021. [2]

Reception

Lahore confidential did not receive a great response. It was regarded as an abject movie with zero thrills. It was also said that director Kunal Kohli had nothing new to offer in this film. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Kunal Kohli: Filming Lahore Confidential amid pandemic was tough, but glad to resume work". Indian Express. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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  5. "LAHORE CONFIDENTIAL REVIEW : AN AVERAGE ESPIONAGE WITH A ROMANTIC TWIST". Times of india . 4 February 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.