| Genre | Crime Action Thriller |
|---|---|
| Creator | Neeraj Pandey |
| Writer | UmaShankar singh |
| Director | Bhav Dhulia |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Advait Nemlekar |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Producer | Shital Bhatia |
| Cinematography | Hari Nair |
| Editor | Praveen Kathikuloth |
| Camera | Multi-camera |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Company | Friday Storytellers |
| Channel | Netflix |
| First aired | November 25, 2022 |
| Last aired | present |
| Related | Khakee: The Bengal Chapter |
Khakee: The Bihar Chapter is an Indian action thriller television series created by Neeraj Pandey and written by Umashankar Singh.[1] It was produced by Shital Bhatia, under Friday Storytellers.[2] It stars Karan Tacker, Avinash Tiwary, Abhimanyu Singh, Brijeshwar Singh Jatin Sarna, Ravi Kishan, Ashutosh Rana, Nikita Dutta, Aishwarya Sushmita, Anup Soni, Shraddha Das, Neeraj Kashyap, Sanjay Pandey and Bharat Jha.[3]
The series premiered on Netflix on 25 November 2022.[4] The series was renewed for a standalone sequel series, Khakee: The Bengal Chapter, in August 2023.
Plot
This series is based in Sheikhpura district, Nalanda district and Patna district. Chandan Mahato, who was actually Pintu Mahato in real life,[5][6] is a member of Ashok Mahto gang, which has been active in Nalanda and Sheikhpura for many years. The story is about how Sheikhpura SP Amit Lodha brings the Ashok Mahto gang to justice, while navigating his personal issues.[7][8][9]
Cast
- Karan Tacker as SP Amit Lodha IPS
- Avinash Tiwary as Chandan Mahto
- Aamirr Khan as Vinayak Mahto
- Abhimanyu Singh as SHO Ranjan Kumar
- Brijeshwar Singh as New SHO Rajeev Soni
- Aditi Singh as Ruby Kumari, Sahu's wife
- Jatin Sarna as Dilip “Chawanprash” Sahu
- Ravi Kishan as Abhyuday Singh
- Ashutosh Rana as IG Mukteshwar Chaubey IPS
- Sushil Kumar as ASI Satyaprakash, the mutton guy
- Ashit Kumar as Informer
- Nikita Dutta as Tanu Lodha, Amit's wife
- Aishwarya Sushmita as Meeta Devi, Sahu's wife
- Neeraj Kashyap as Constable Shiv Ram
- Anup Soni as DIG Sudhir Paswan
- Shraddha Das as Saumya Mukherjee
- Amit Anand Raut
- Kali Prasad Mukherjee as Ravinder Mukhiya
- Vinay Pathak as Sri Ujjiyaar Prasad, former CM of Bihar
- Naval Shukla as Sri Sarvesh Kumar, CM of Bihar
- Sanjay Pandey as SHO Kanhaiya Bharadwaj
- Susheel Singh as Bharat “Bharta” Yadav
- Bharat Jha as SI Ajit Kumar
- Vijay Kumar Dogra as Jaiswal
- Meenakshi Chugh as DGP’wife
- Krishiv Jindal as Avi Lodha, Amit Lodha’s son
Production
Development
The series was announced in October 2022,[10] and teaser of the series was released on 28 October 2022.[11] The official trailer was released on 5 November 2022.[12] The series was renewed for a second season in August 2023.[13]
Casting
Karan Tacker was cast in the titular role,[14] and was joined by Avinash Tiwary as the other lead.[15]
See also
References
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- ^ "Khakee The Bihar Chapter teaser out. It's Karan Tacker vs Avinash Tiwary in Netflix crime series". India Today. 28 October 2022. Archived 14 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Acclaimed Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey Makes Netflix Debut with Gripping Cop Drama 'Khakee: The Bihar Chapter'". About Netflix. Archived 24 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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- ^ "Who was 'Chandan Mahto', the supervillain featured in Netflix's Khakee: The Bihar Chapter?". DNA India. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ Mehrotra, Puja (2022-11-25). "Netflix's Khakee star IPS officer Amit Lodha is Bihari Singham, nightmare for ganglords". ThePrint. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ "Bihar IPS officer Amit Lodha- An 'Unlucky 'IIT Graduate who cracked UPSC and became 'Super cop'". TimesNow. 2022-11-26. Archived 26 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ मेहरोत्रा, पूजा (2022-11-25). "नेटफ्लिक्स के खाकी स्टार IPS अफसर अमित लोढ़ा ने कैसे बिहार में सिंघम बनकर गैगस्टर्स का किया सफाया". ThePrint Hindi. Archived 26 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ Jha, Lata (November 1, 2022). "Netflix announces new India original 'Khakee: The Bihar Chapter'". mint
- ^ "'Khakee: The Bihar Chapter' crime drama series teaser released by Netflix". The Economic Times. 28 October 2022.
- ^ "'Khakee: The Bihar Chapter': Netflix releases riveting trailer of series on IPS Amit Lodha". The Hindu. November 4, 2022.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (August 22, 2023). "Netflix India Renews 'Khakee' For Season 2 & Forges Partnership With Producer Friday Storytellers". Deadline Hollywood. Archived 22 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ^ "Neeraj Pandey, Netflix team up for crime series 'Khakee: The Bihar Chapter'". The Hindu. October 26, 2022. Archived 11 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 November 2022. – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (October 28, 2022). "Khakee: The Bihar Chapter Teaser: Karan Tacker and Avinash Tiwary are at loggerheads in Neeraj Pandey's Netflix series : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived 3 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 November 2022.