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Dharma Announces Film on R&AW Founder Rameshwar Nath Kao
Rameshwar Nath Kao helped create India’s foreign intelligence agency, called R&AW.
A new movie will tell the story of how he built it.
Dharma Productions and Leo Media Collective are making the film.
It is expected to arrive in cinemas on August 11, 2028.
The movie will be based on a book by journalist Nitin Gokhale.
Its story will cover the years from 1955 to 1971.
It will explain why India created R&AW in 1968.
It will also show the agency’s first major test during the 1971 war with Pakistan.
The director and actors have not yet been announced.
Dharma Productions and Leo Media Collective are developing a film on Rameshwar Nath Kao, founder of R&AW.
The untitled film is scheduled for theatrical release on August 11, 2028.
Based on Nitin Gokhale’s book Gentleman Spymaster, the story spans 1955 to 1971.
The narrative covers R&AW’s creation in 1968 and its first major test during the 1971 war with Pakistan.
No director or cast has been announced, while production is slated to begin by mid-2026.
- Who
- Dharma Productions, Leo Media Collective, Karan Johar, and the story’s subject, Rameshwar Nath Kao.
- What
- A yet-to-be-titled theatrical film about Kao and the creation of India’s external intelligence agency, R&AW.
- Where
- India; the articles do not specify a filming location.
- When
- The film is scheduled for August 11, 2028, with production planned by mid-2026; the announcement was made on September 21.
- Why
- The makers aim to dramatize true events, pay tribute to R&AW, and mark the agency’s milestone anniversary.
Key facts
- Subject
- Rameshwar Nath Kao, founder and first leader of R&AW
- Production companies
- Dharma Productions and Leo Media Collective
- Release date
- August 11, 2028
- Source material
- Gentleman Spymaster by Nitin Gokhale
- Story period
- 1955 to 1971
- R&AW established
- 1968
- Director and cast
- Not disclosed
- Planned production start
- By mid-2026
Quotes
Karan Johar
Producer and head of Dharma Productions
“Leo media has painstakingly been researching and dramatising this narrative with passion for the past two years, we want this film to be a gripping story based on true facts to pay homage to R&AW and honour their milestone year with a solid motion picture … all of us at Dharma are so excited to get going.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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