London Confidential

London Confidential
Promotional poster
Directed byKanwal Sethi
Written byS. Hussain Zaidi
Akshay Singh
Prateek Payodhi
Produced byMohit Chhabra
Ajay Rai
Starring
CinematographyEwan Mulligan
Edited byParikshhit Jha
Music bySanket Naik
Production
company
Distributed byZEE5
Release date
  • 18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

London Confidential is an Indian Hindi-language spy thriller film which was premiered on ZEE5 on 18 September 2020. The film is directed by Kanwal Sethi and produced by Mohit Chhabra and Ajay Rai. It is created by S. Hussain Zaidi and stars Mouni Roy and Purab Kohli. The film is about R&AW agents in London investigating China's role in the pandemic with a ruthless mole in their midst.[1][2] A Sequel titled Lahore Confidential was released on ZEE5 in 2021.

Plot

R&AW officials stationed in London have gathered strong evidence through their sources which indicate the involvement of Chinese Communist party in the spread of the virus and are very close to getting the final evidence. However, Chinese authorities get wind of this through a mole in the Indian embassy. In order to have a low-key presence the R&AW uses a grocery store as their outpost to execute and coordinate operations.[3][4]

Cast

  • Mouni Roy as Uma Kulkarni
  • Purab Kohli as Arjun Manish Kumar
  • Kulraj Randhawa as Nirupama Das
  • Sagar Arya as Sharad
  • Parvesh Rana as Azaad
  • Jas Binag as Jeevan
  • Diljohn Singh as Biren Ghosh
  • Kiren jogi as Mrs Anju Mehta
  • Roxane Cabassut as Angelie
  • Laura fontamara as Dancer girl
  • Dandan Liu as Yuki
  • Mohan Kapoor as RK Goyal, Jt. Secretary
  • Sharad Kelkar as Tanmay Kulkarni (Cameo)

Release

London Confidential was premiered on ZEE5 on 18 September 2020.[5]

Reception

Samrudhi Ghosh from Hindustan Times stated, “London Confidential is a crisp espionage thriller, at one hour and 14 minutes, but the trite and predictable climax does not live up to the interesting premise.[6] India Today stated, “The screenplay is gripping and Kanwal Sethi’s direction does justice to it. The cinematography captures the London cityscape in an interesting hue. The editing is crisp and has ensured there are no dull moments in the film. All-in-all, ‘London Confidential’ is worth the full 1 hour and 17 minutes of your time”.[citation needed] Scroll.in mentioned, “The film is based on a concept by tireless conspiracy thriller churner S Hussain Zaidi. Written by Akshay Singh and Prateek Payodhi and directed by Kanwal Sethi, London Confidential doesn’t indulge in much Chinese-bashing. The focus is on sending Uma and Arjun on a wild-goose chase before they stumble upon the truth that is staring them in the face.[7]

References

  1. ^ Farzeen, Sana (25 August 2020). "Purab Kohli and Mouni Roy starrer London Confidential to stream on ZEE5". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. ^ "'London Confidential' trailer: Mouni Roy, Purab Kohli in spy thriller with a Chinese connection". Scroll.in. 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ "London Confidential Teaser: चीन की साजिश का पर्दाफाश करने आए मौनी रॉय और पूरब खोली, देखें टीज़र". jagran.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Mouni Roy, Purab Kohli in spy thriller 'London Confidential'". telanganatoday. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. ^ "ZEE5's mystery drama thriller Mafia featuring Namit Das to premiere on July 10". indiatvnews.com.
  6. ^ "London Confidential review: Mouni Roy and Purab Kohli race against time to prevent Chinese virus outbreak". Hindustan Times. 19 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. ^ "'London Confidential' review: China is the big bad enemy in this Zee5 espionage thriller". Scroll.in. 18 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.