Spy Bahu (transl. A Spy daughter-in-law) is an Indian Hindi-language television spy drama series that premiered on 14 March 2022 on Colors TV. It is digitally available on Voot.[1] Produced by Ashvini Yardi under the banner of Viniyard Films, it stars Sana Sayyad and Sehban Azim. The series went off-air on 30 September 2022.[2]
Spy Bahu | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Ashvini Yardi |
Screenplay by | Gautam Hegde Nitish Bakshi |
Story by | Srinita Bhowmick Prakriti Mukherjee |
Directed by | Niraj Pandey |
Starring | Sehban Azim Sana Sayyad |
Narrated by | Kareena Kapoor |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 143 |
Production | |
Producer | Ashvini Yardi |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 20-25 minutes |
Production company | Viniyard Films |
Distributor | Viacom 18 |
Release | |
Original network | Colors TV |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Audio format | Dolby Digital |
Original release | 14 March (2022-03-14) – 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) |
Mahira Mirza is a young girl from Kashmir, whose parents Sharif and Aayat are killed in a terrorist attack and she gets separated from her brother. She is adopted by Saras and Minal Kotadia, who change her name to Sejal Kotadia. While, her brother Fareed is adopted by Shera and becomes Abhishek Singh.
Yohan Nanda, is the son of rich businessman Arun Nanda, his mother Aarti died when he was young and he hates his step-mother and aunt Veera Nanda. He live with his brothers Shail and Krish, sister Drishti and sister-in-law Shalini. Veera in reality is a terrorist and runs a group named "Mission Azaadi".
Sejal eventually join RAW with the help of S.K. and Tanha. She enters the Nanda mansion in order to spy on Yohan, who is suspected. She eventually learns that Yohan is innocent and Veera is the real culprit. She also learns that her brother, Abhishek is married to Yohan's sister Drishti. Abhishek loose his life in a mission to avenge his family's death, leaving Drishti in deep shock. She later give birth to Fareed's son Aditya.
Veera makes her assistant Ahana enter the Nanda house as fake Mahira. They together prove Sejal as a terrorist and she is arrested. The police van is forced to fall off the cliff by Ahana and Sejal is presumed dead.
Sejal disguises as Paro and is pregnant. She re-enters the Nanda house faking memory loss. With her constant efforts, Yohan finds out that his mother was killed by Veera. They also found that Veera and Ahana were giving wrong medicines to Drishti. They together decides to expose Veera.
Veera tries to kill Shalini when she finds out her truth. Shalini is however, saved by Yohan and Sejal. Veera plans to kill the Nandas in a blast during Ganpati. But, Sejal saves everyone on time. Veera is exposed and is arrested by SK. Yohan is arrested on false charges of rape, through a plan made by Ahana and Veera.
During the court hearing, Yohan proves himself innocent, but Ahana turns the table around. Veera escapes police custody with Arbaaz's help and SK sir is killed by a bomb planted in the court. Sejal promises to catch Veera. Sejal is finally able to capture Veera who is killed while escaping. Ahana and Arbaaz are arrested.
Sejal is awarded for her bravery. She later gives birth to a baby girl, Hichki. Yohan is asked by Tanha to join as a spy. He and Sejal are assigned their new mission in Lucknow. The show ends on a happy note with Sejal, Yohan and Hichki enjoying their family time.
Spy Bahu's promos were narrated by actress Kareena Kapoor Khan.[3]
Sana Sayyad on her role and shows comparison to Raazi said,
"While the story is about an undercover agent, it has nothing to do with Raazi or even Ek Tha Tiger. With our show, we want to pay tribute to the many unnamed detectives, who are no less than soldiers for us. Sejal’s flaws make her different. Honestly, I have always wanted to play a RAW agent or a spy and I feel I manifested this project."[4]
Sana Sayyad was cast to portray Mahira Mirza/Sejal Kotadia opposite Azim.[5] Sana had to gain weight for her role of a spy.[6]
Sehban Azim was chosen to portray Yohan Nanda opposite Sayyad.[7] He had to loose 8 kgs for his role of a businessman.[8]
Parineeta Borthakur was cast as the main antagonist Veera Nanda.[9] In July 2022, Sara Khan entered the show as Ahana.[10]
Wasim Mushtaq was roped in to portray Sejal's brother Fareed/Abhishek. But his track ended within 4 months.[11]
The series is set in New Delhi and in Kashmir. It is mainly shot at the Film City, Mumbai. Some initial sequences were shot in Kashmir. The team also shot in Srinagar, including Lal Chowk.[12]
Spy Bahu premeired on 14 March 2022 on Colors TV and digitally on Voot.[13]
The series went off-air on 30 September 2022 in 6 months due to low viewership.
Sehban Azim said,
"Everyone was obviously sad on the last day of the shoot, as we were expecting the show to run longer. The story was nice and so were the cast and the production house. In fact, even the ratings were decent as compared to other shows on the channel. I think there are more shows in the offing. They might come come up with a 2.0 and I would love to take it up if it’s the same team."[2]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Gold Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Sana Sayyad | Pending | [14] |
Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sehban Azim | ||||
Best Director | Niraj Pandey | ||||
Indian Television Academy Awards | Popular Actress (Drama) | Sana Sayyad | [15] | ||
Popular Actor (Drama) | Sehban Azim | ||||
Popular Serial (Drama) | Spy Bahu |
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