
Sehmat is willing so she is trained by senior R&AW officer Mir (Manav Chaudhary) and his assistant, a young Bakshi. He wishes to make his 20-year-old daughter Sehmat an agent and continue the family tradition of being in service to the country before his impending death from lung cancer. Hidayat Khan is an Indian freedom fighter and agent posing as an informant for the Indian government against the Pakistani government. The story flashes back to events preceding the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

Indian Army officer Lieutenant General Nikhil Bakshi addresses a group of Indian soldiers aboard the INS Viraat, detailing a woman's exploits while serving as an undercover agent of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India's external intelligence agency, in Pakistan. Īt the 64th Filmfare Awards, Raazi received 15 nominations and won a leading 5 awards (tying with Andhadhun), including Best Film, Best Director (Gulzar) and Best Actress (Bhatt).

It was also a critical success, with Meghna's direction and Bhatt's performance receiving praise. Made on a budget of ₹350 million (US$4.4 million), Raazi went on to gross ₹1.96 billion (US$25 million) worldwide, emerging as one of the highest-grossing Indian films featuring a female protagonist. It was shot across several locations including Patiala, Nabha, Malerkotla and Doodhpathri. Principal photography of Raazi began in July 2017 in Mumbai and was completed on 27 October 2017.

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. It stars Alia Bhatt and features Vicky Kaushal, Rajit Kapur, Shishir Sharma, and Jaideep Ahlawat in supporting roles. Agree) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language spy action 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.
