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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}{{Short description|Indian crime thriller series}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Khakee- The Bihar Chapter.jpg
| genre                = [[Crime]]<br>[[Action film|Action]]<br>[[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]
| creator              = [[Neeraj Pandey]]
| writer               = Neeraj Pandey
| director             = Bhav Dhulia
| starring             = {{ubl|[[Karan Tacker]]|[[Avinash Tiwary]]|[[Abhimanyu Singh]]|[[Jatin Sarna]]|[[Ravi Kishan]]|[[Ashutosh Rana]]|[[Nikita Dutta]]|[[Shraddha Das]]|[[Anup Soni]]}}
| narrated             = 
| theme_music_composer = 
| composer             = Advait Nemlekar
| country              = India
| language             = Hindi
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| executive_producer   = 
| producer             = [[Shital Bhatia]]
| cinematography       = Hari Nair
| editor               = Praveen Kathikuloth
| camera               = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime              = 45 minutes
| company              = Friday Storytellers
| channel              = [[Netflix]]
| picture_format       = [[HDTV]]
| audio_format         = [[Dolby Digital]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2022|11|25}}
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'''''Khakee: The Bihar Chapter''''' is an Indian [[crime thriller]] [[streaming television]] series created and written by [[Neeraj Pandey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/khakee-the-bihar-chapter-teaser-netflix-neeraj-pandey-karan-tacker-8234628/|title=Khakee The Bihar Chapter teaser: Netflix unveils Neeraj Pandey and Karan Tacker's blood-soaked crime series|date=October 28, 2022}}</ref> Produced by [[Shital Bhatia]], under ''Friday Storytellers''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 26, 2022 |title='Khakee: The Bihar Chapter': Neeraj Pandey Set To Bring Another Thriller |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/-khakee-the-bihar-chapter-neeraj-pandey-set-to-bring-another-thriller-news-232683 |website=www.outlookindia.com}}</ref> It stars [[Karan Tacker]], [[Avinash Tiwary]], [[Abhimanyu Singh]], [[Jatin Sarna]], [[Ravi Kishan]], [[Ashutosh Rana]], [[Nikita Dutta]], Aishwarya Sushmita, [[Anup Soni]], [[Shraddha Das]], Neeraj Kashyap and Bharat Jha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/showbuzz/story/khakee-the-bihar-chapter-teaser-out-its-karan-tacker-vs-avinash-tiwary-in-netflix-crime-series-2290497-2022-10-28|title=Khakee The Bihar Chapter teaser out. It's Karan Tacker vs Avinash Tiwary in Netflix crime series|website=India Today}}</ref>

The series premiered on [[Netflix]] on 25 November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/neeraj-pandey-netflix-debut-khakee-the-bihar-chapter|title=Acclaimed Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey Makes Netflix Debut with Gripping Cop Drama 'Khakee: The Bihar Chapter'|website=About Netflix}}</ref>

== Plot ==
This series is based in [[Sheikhpura district]], [[Nalanda district]] and [[Patna district]]. Chandan Mahato, who was actually Pintu Mahato in real life,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/politics-behind-amit-lodha-controversy-netflix-khakee-the-bihar-chapter-2308148-2022-12-12|title= politics-behind-amit-lodha-controversy-netflix-khakee-the-bihar-chapter|website=india today|accessdate=1 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Who was 'Chandan Mahto', the supervillain featured in Netflix's Khakee: The Bihar Chapter? |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/viral/report-who-was-chandan-mahto-the-supervillain-featured-in-netflix-khakee-the-bihar-chapter-pinto-mahto-ips-amit-lodha-3005898 |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> is a member of [[Ashok Mahto gang]], which has been active in Nalanda and Sheikhpura for many years. The story is about how Sheikhpura IPS [[Amit Lodha]] brings the Ashok Mahto gang to justice, while navigating his own personal issues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mehrotra |first=Puja |date=2022-11-25 |title=Netflix's Khakee star IPS officer Amit Lodha is Bihari Singham, nightmare for ganglords |url=https://theprint.in/features/netflixs-khakee-star-ips-officer-amit-lodha-is-bihari-singham-nightmare-for-ganglords/1234687/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-26 |title=Bihar IPS officer Amit Lodha- An 'Unlucky 'IIT Graduate who cracked UPSC and became 'Super cop' |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/education/bihar-ips-officer-amit-lodha-an-unlucky-iit-graduate-who-cracked-upsc-and-became-super-cop-article-95782150 |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=मेहरोत्रा |first=पूजा |date=2022-11-25 |title=नेटफ्लिक्स के खाकी स्टार IPS अफसर अमित लोढ़ा ने कैसे बिहार में सिंघम बनकर गैगस्टर्स का किया सफाया |url=https://hindi.theprint.in/feature/ips-amit-lodha-bihar-police-bihar-diaries-webseries-netflix-khakee-bihar-chapter-nitish-kumar/428654/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=ThePrint Hindi |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Karan Tacker]] as SP [[Amit Lodha]] IPS
* [[Avinash Tiwary]] as Chandan Mahto
* [[Abhimanyu Singh]] as SHO Ranjan Kumar
* Aditi Singh as Ruby Kumari, Sahu's Girlfriend
* [[Jatin Sarna]] as Dilip “Chawanprash” Sahu
* [[Ravi Kishan]] as Abhyuday Singh
* [[Ashutosh Rana]] as IG Mukteshwar Chaubey IPS
* [[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 [[Chief Minister|CM]] of [[Bihar]]
* Naval Shukla as Sri Sarvesh Kumar, [[Chief Minister|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

== Episodes ==
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 |EpisodeNumber   = 2
 |Title           = Chandanwa Ka Janm!
 |DirectedBy      = Bhav Dhulia
 |WrittenBy       = Neeraj Pandey
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 |Title           = Amit Kaun ???
 |DirectedBy      = Bhav Dhulia
 |WrittenBy       = Neeraj Pandey
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 4
 |Title           = Mooh Dikhai !!!
 |DirectedBy      = Bhav Dhulia
 |WrittenBy       = Neeraj Pandey
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|11|25}}
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 |EpisodeNumber   = 5
 |Title           = Meeta Ji Ki Love Story !!!
 |DirectedBy      = Bhav Dhulia
 |WrittenBy       = Neeraj Pandey
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|11|25}}
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 |EpisodeNumber   = 6
 |Title           = Meeta Ji Ki Love Story Part 2
 |DirectedBy      = Bhav Dhulia
 |WrittenBy       = Neeraj Pandey
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|11|25}}
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 7
 |Title           = Phace to Phace
 |DirectedBy      = Bhav Dhulia
 |WrittenBy       = Neeraj Pandey
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== Production ==
=== Development ===
The series was announced in October 2022,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/netflix-announces-new-india-original-khakee-the-bihar-chapter-11667278756322.html|title=Netflix announces new India original 'Khakee: The Bihar Chapter'|first=Lata|last=Jha|date=November 1, 2022|website=mint}}</ref> and teaser of the series was released on 28 October 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/khakee-the-bihar-chapter-crime-drama-series-teaser-released-by-netflix/articleshow/95142804.cms|title='Khakee: The Bihar Chapter' crime drama series teaser released by Netflix|via=The Economic Times}}</ref> The official trailer was released on 05 November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/khakee-the-bihar-chapter-netflix-releases-riveting-trailer-of-series-on-ips-amit-lodha/article66096046.ece|title='Khakee: The Bihar Chapter': Netflix releases riveting trailer of series on IPS Amit Lodha|first=The Hindu|last=Bureau|date=November 4, 2022|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

=== Casting ===
[[Karan Tacker]] was cast in the titular role,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/neeraj-pandey-netflix-team-up-for-crime-series-khakee-the-bihar-chapter/article66056705.ece|title=Neeraj Pandey, Netflix team up for crime series 'Khakee: The Bihar Chapter'|date=October 26, 2022|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> and was joined by [[Avinash Tiwary]] as the other lead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/khakee-bihar-chapter-teaser-karan-tacker-avinash-tiwary-loggerheads-neeraj-pandeys-netflix-series/|title=Khakee: The Bihar Chapter Teaser: Karan Tacker and Avinash Tiwary are at loggerheads in Neeraj Pandey's Netflix series : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=October 28, 2022}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Netflix India originals]]
* [[List of Netflix original programming]]
* [[Maharani (web series)]]

== References ==
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