MUMBAI: Zee5's upcoming series Naxalbari's shoot has begun. The first look of actors Rajeev Khandelwal, Sreejita De and Shakti Anand-starrer is out on social media. Naxalbari, which will be released later this year, also stars Tinaa Dattaa, Aamir Ali and Satyadeep Mishra, among others.

Tarun Katial, CEO of Zee5, shared the first pictures from the shoot on Twitter. He captioned it as, "Early pictures from our shoot of #Naxalbari - thank you @RK1610IsMe @De_SreejitaOFC @ShaktiAnandFC for shooting under tough circumstances. @ZEE5Premium (sic)."

Early pictures from our shoot of #Naxalbari - thank you @RK1610IsMe @De_SreejitaOFC @ShaktiAnandFC for shooting under tough circumstances. @ZEE5Premium @Gseamsak pic.twitter.com/M3zS9OsWah

— Tarun Katial (@tarunkatial) July 19, 2020

In the pictures, a bruised Rajeev Khandelwal is seen tied to a tree and Sreejita De seems to be a part of the Naxal outfit. Shakti Anand looks unrecognisable in the picture. Rajeev commented on the post, "And there goes my ‘well guarded look (sic)."

And there goes my ‘well guarded look’ :)

— Rajeev Khandelwal (@RK1610IsMe) July 19, 2020

Zee5 shared additional images from the shoot, which includes a picture of Satyadeep Mishra.

A story that needs to be told knows no hurdles. Shooting begins for #Naxalbari under tough circumstances. Thank you @Gseamsak @arjunbaran @arjunbaran @RK1610IsMe @TinaaDattaa @ofc_sreejita @narayanishastri @ali_aamir @satyadeepmisra
You guys are the real heroes! #ThokKeBadla pic.twitter.com/ynCTTKEm66

— ZEE5Premium (@ZEE5Premium) July 19, 2020

Rajeev Khandelwal plays Raghav, a member of the Special Task Force (STF) in Naxalbari. The eight-episode series is a fictional account of Raghav's fight against a red uprising. For Raghav, it's a race against time under unfavourable conditions. The series will be full of action and will switch between the dense jungles and metropolitan cities.

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"The cast and crew have undergone a major rejig because of the whole Covid thing. But eventually, we have all very capable people on board. I am looking forward to working with Aamir, Satyadeep, Tina and others as my co-actors. I have never had the opportunity of working with any of them, so it makes it even more exciting. We have had table readings for the show, and I have used this time away from set, to work on my character," said Rajeev in a statement.

Rajeev feels his fans will love to see him in a never-before-seen role. "I am hoping it is a treat for my fans because they have never seen me in a role like this. My character of the STF agent should surprise the audience because it has many shades to it, starting from humour and action to essaying a lot of emotions throughout the series," added Rajeev Khandelwal.

SOURCE – INDIA TODAY

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