''Adrishya'' () is a non-fiction Indian

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-language television

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that aired on

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. The show is based on real-life stories of Indian spies. The show

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d on 21 November 2014 and aired thirteen episodes.

Show summary

''Adrishya'' is a show based on some of the greatest spies in Indian

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. These are stories of the unsung

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es that fought for a

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. Every episode depicts the life of a spy and the dangers that accompanied the job. The show presents all the tales from post and pre-

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. Some of the spies covered in the show are

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's chief intelligence officer Bahirji Naik, Kacha – Spy of the Gods,

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– descendant of

Tipu Sultan Tipu Sultan (, , ''Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu''; 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799) commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore or "Tiger of Mysore", was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery ...

and a spy for the

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during

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Durgawati Devi Durgavati Devi (7 October 1907 – 15 October 1999), popularly known as ''Durga Bhabhi'', was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter. She was one of the few women revolutionaries who actively participated in armed revolution against the rul ...

– the gutsy lady who helped

Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh (27 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was an Indian anti-colonial revolutionary who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer in December 1928 in what was intended to be retaliation for the deat ...

escape, Jeevsiddhi –

Chanakya Chanakya (ISO 15919, ISO: ', चाणक्य, ), according to legendary narratives preserved in various traditions dating from the 4th to 11th century CE, was a Brahmin who assisted the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya, Chandragup ...

's spy, Spies of R&AW Ravindra Kaushik – the spy who infiltrated Pakistan's army,

Ajit Doval Ajit Kumar Doval, Kirti Chakra, KC (born 20 January 1945) is an Indian bureaucrat and spymaster, who is currently serving as the National Security Advisor of India since 2014. A retired Indian Police Service officer of the Kerala cadre, he had p ...

who sabotaged Khalistani terrorists during Operation Black Thunder, Amar Bhushan and many more. The series was consistently rated among the top ten shows of this station.

Production

The show is produced by Nidhi Tuli, Ashraf Abbas and Akash Thakkar of Rangrez Films and written by Amit Babbar, Anurag Goswami, Purva Naresh, Nidhi Tuli, Raaghav Dar and Sneha Nair. It was shot by Alphonse Roy and edited by Navnita Sen and Zubin Sheikh.

Episodes

* Episode 1 - Bahirji Naik - The Chhatrapati Shivaji's Chief Intelligence Officer * Episode 2 -

- The Unlikely Spy * Episode 3 - Kacha - Spy of The

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* Episode 4 - KSN & Kao * Episode 5 - Aziz Un Nisa * Episode 6 - Ravindra Kaushik * Episode 7 - Durga Bhabhi * Episode 8 -

* Episode 9 - Sharan Kaur * Episode 10 - Jeevsiddhi * Episode 11 -

Chand Bardai Chand Bardai (died c. 1200) was an Indian poet who composed '' Prithviraj Raso'', an epic poem in Brajbhasa about the life of the Chahamana king Prithviraj Chauhan. The poem presents him as a court poet of Prithviraj. According to it, after P ...

* Episode 12 - Saraswathi Rajamani * Episode 13 - Amar Bhushan

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References

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