The trailer of Vishal Bharadwaj’s Spy Thriller, Khufiya, starring Tabu is now out. On Monday, Netflix shared the official trailer of the film, which is based on a book called Escape to Nowhere, written by former Chief of the Counter Espionage Unit of R&AW, Amar Bhushan. Tabu, Ali Fazal, Wamiqa Gabbi, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Azmeri Haque Badhon play the main roles in this thrilling ride. The film’s streaming date is locked, and it will be available on Netflix from October 5.

The trailer opens in 2004 at the R&AW headquarters in Delhi, which detects a possible leak of information. “We have a mole in the agency,” says an insider. Tabu, who plays RAW agent Krishna Menon, investigates who might be the mole, and their suspicions fall on Dev, who is played by Ali Fazal. The agents commence to observe and track every aspect of his life, including his wife (played by Wamiqa Gabbi). The trailer suggests that more secrets are on the horizon as the investigation deepens.

Tabu and the director reunite in the Netflix film, following their collaborations in Maqbool (2003) and Haider (2014). Vishal revealed that he changed the protagonist’s gender during the Netflix’s Films Day event. Originally, a male character was a main role in Bhushan’s 2012 book, but he did not find it exciting enough.

“I wasn’t impressed by the male character of the film, which is based on Amar Bhushan’s espionage novel ‘Escape to Nowhere’. The excitement level increased when I thought of Tabu, so I changed the character’s gender. I found a reason to work with Tabu and I got that,” he said.

Sharing the trailer on X, Netflix India wrote in the caption: “Yahan hathiyaar ke roop hain alag, aur jung hai khufiya. In a world of spies, the traitor must be brought to light. #Khufiya, streaming from Oct 5, only on Netflix!” Reacting to the trailer, a fan commented: “Tabu & Vishal Bhardwaj are an unmatched combo!!!” Another said, “This looks amazing!” A comment also read, “If Vishal Bhardwaj has made it, it will always be good.”