Karan Johar announces film on R&AW founder | Indian Movie News
Filmmaker Karan Johar has announced the release date of his long-gestating film on Rameshwar Nath Kao, the founder of India’s exterior intelligence company, Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). The film is scheduled to arrive in cinemas on August 11, 2028. The announcement was made by Karan on social media, although particulars about the solid haven’t been revealed yet.
Sharing the announcement, Karan described Kao as “The Man, The Myth, The Legend” and wrote, “RN Kao – The Man, The Myth, The Legend. The founder of R&AW, who led India to an unprecedented win in the 1971 War against Pakistan. The story of R&AW, it’s founder and the first ever mission in cinema hall / 11th August, 2028!”
In another caption, Karan elaborated on the project and revealed that it’s based on Nitin Gokhale’s ebook Gentleman Spymaster. He wrote, “He built the invisible…but history remembers his impact. Today marks 58 years of R&AW and we’re thrilled to announce our film on the story of RN Kao, the man who operated in the shadows & brought to light an institution we know today as R&AW – and its first mission. Based on the book Gentleman Spymaster by Nitin Gokhale, his story comes alive on big screens on 11 August, 2028.”
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Karan Johar first announced the project in 2020
Karan had first formally announced the project in January 2020. At the time, Dharma Productions and Still and Still Media Collective announced their collaboration on a film based on Nitin Gokhale’s R.N. Kao: Gentleman Spymaster.
Karan’s announcement described the project as “The Untold Story of the Real Life Indian Spymaster – Rameshwar Nath Kao.” He had also said that the film would explore Kao’s position in founding R&AW and his journey in worldwide espionage.
The project has now obtained an official theatrical release date, more than eight years after its initial announcement. The makers are yet to announce the solid or present additional particulars about the director and other members of the inventive group.
Who was R.N. Kao?
Rameshwar Nath Kao (1918-2002) was an Indian intelligence officer and bureaucrat who performed a key position in the nation’s intelligence institution. In 1968, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi appointed him as the founding Secretary of R&AW. Kao headed the company until 1977.
The upcoming film is predicted to focus on the formation of R&AW, Kao’s position in building the organisation and its first mission. Karan’s announcement also positions the project around the historic occasions related with the company and its founder.
Another R.N. Kao project was announced for OTT
Karan Johar’s film is just not the only project that has beforehand been announced around R.N. Kao’s life. In 2022, filmmaker Hansal Mehta was announced as the creator and showrunner of an upcoming OTT sequence based on R Ok Yadav’s ebook Mission R&AW.
The sequence was set to chronicle Kao’s journey and work as the first chief of R&AW. However, there have been no vital updates on the project since its announcement.
Karan’s newly announced film, meanwhile, now has a confirmed theatrical release date of August 11, 2028. Further particulars, including its solid and other manufacturing info, are awaited.
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