Vishal Bhardwaj reveals he approached Tabu after male actors rejected Khufiya: 'She's my hero'

Tabu and Vishal Bhardwaj have once again come together for the spy thriller, Khufiya. The actress is known for her powerful performances over the decades in films such as Chandini Bar, Virasat, The Namesake, Cheeni Kum, and Astitva.

Talking to film critic Baradwaj Rangan, the director opened up about casting Tabu in his next. During his recent interview, Vishal Bhardwaj revealed that the diva was not the first choice for the role. The filmmaker stated that when he wrote the script for the edge-of-the-seat thriller, he had a male actor in mind.

Vishal Bhardwaj on casting Tabu in Khufiya

Vishal Bhardwaj said that he went to various heroes for the role, but they all turned down the offer. Later on, he ended up rewriting the character for a leading lady. After getting done with the script, he approached Tabu for the movie. He said, “One day I thought asi ki tesi sab male actors ki, my hero is Tabu. The obligation is now on me to prove that she made the right choice.”

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For those who do not know, Tabu and Vishal Bhardwaj have previously worked together for the 2004 drama Maqbool and 2014 film in Haider.

All about Khufiya

While Tabu, Ali Fazal, and Wamiqa Gabbi as part of the primary cast, Khufiya will also see Ashish Vidyarthi, Atul Kulkarni, Navnindra Behl, Shataf Figar, Azmeri Haque Badhon, Lalit Parimoo, Rahul Vohra and Disney James in ancillary roles.

Going by all the previews, Khufiya revolves around a RAW agent, Krishna Mehra (Tabu), who is asked to track down the mole selling India's defense secrets. This is the first time Tabu will be seen playing such as character in her career.

Now, talking about the technical crew of the drama, Vishal Bhardwaj has rendered the tunes for the flick, whereas Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi has cranked the camera for the movie. A. Sreekar Prasad is responsible for the editing for the film.

Produced by VB Films Production banner, Khufiya is scheduled to premiere on streaming giant Netflix tomorrow, 5 October. Keeping in mind the impeccable track record of Tabu and Vishal Bhardwaj, the expectation from Khufiya is sky high.