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{{short description|Indian action thriller series by Netflix}}
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{{Infobox television
| name = Bard of Blood
| image = Bard of Blood Poster.jpg
| image_upright = 1
| caption = Official Poster
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| genre = {{Plainlist|
* [[Action fiction|Action]]
* [[Espionage]]
* [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]
}}
| creator =
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[The Bard of Blood]]''|Bilal Siddiqi}}
| writer = Mayank Tewari & Bilal Siddiqi
| director = Ribhu Dasgupta and Jay Dev Banerjee
| creative_director =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Emraan Hashmi]]
* [[Vineet Kumar Singh]]
* [[Sobhita Dhulipala]]
* [[Kirti Kulhari]]
* Abhishekh Khan
* [[Jaideep Ahlawat]]
* Shamaun Ahmed
* Danish Hussain
* [[Sohum Shah]]
* [[Akshat chopra]]
}}
| theme_music_composer = Gilad Benamram
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| composer = Gilad Benamram
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 7
| list_episodes = #Episodes
| executive_producer =
| producer = {{Plainlist|
*[[Shah Rukh Khan]]
*[[Gauri Khan]]
*Gaurav Verma
}}
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| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime = 40–49 Minutes
| company = [[Red Chillies Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Netflix]]
| network = Netflix
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| audio_format = [[Dolby Digital]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|9|27}}
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'''''Bard of Blood''''' is an Indian [[spy thriller]] [[streaming television]] series based on the 2015 [[The Bard of Blood|espionage novel of the same name]] by Bilal Siddiqi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/892054/here-is-a-primer-on-netflixs-bard-of-the-blood-based-on-bilal-siddiqis-novel|title=Here is a primer on Netflix's 'Bard of Blood', based on Bilal Siddiqi's novel|last=Rao|first=Soumya|date=15 October 2018|website=Scroll|access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/shah-rukh-khan-to-appear-on-david-letterman-s-netflix-talk-show-1525402-2019-05-15|title=Shah Rukh Khan to appear on David Letterman's Netflix talk show|date=15 May 2019 }}</ref> Directed by [[Ribhu Dasgupta]] and produced by [[Red Chillies Entertainment]], the series stars [[Emraan Hashmi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bard-of-blood-emraan-hashmi-on-making-his-digital-show-debut-and-how-he-waited-long-to-play-a-spy-like-kabir-anand-7404441.html|title=Emraan Hashmi says Bard of Blood was the right show for his digital debut: 'I'm a huge consumer of Netflix'- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=2019-09-26|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref> along with [[Kirti Kulhari]], [[Vineet Kumar Singh]], [[Jaideep Ahlawat]] and [[Sobhita Dhulipala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/emraan-hashmi-kicks-off-netflix-bard-of-blood-produced-by-shah-rukh-khan/1484275|title=Emraan Hashmi kicks off Netflix 'Bard of Blood' produced by Shah Rukh Khan|date=18 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/kirti-kulhari-plays-a-baluchi-girl-in-netflix-s-bard-of-blood-1478670-2019-03-15|title=Kirti Kulhari plays a Baluchi girl in Netflix's Bard of Blood|date=15 March 2019|access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/news/bard-of-blood-release-date-august-september-netflix-india-sobhita-dhulipala-2035618|title= Netflix's Bard of Blood to Release in August–September, Says Sobhita Dhulipala|date=10 May 2019}}</ref>
It is a seven-episode series that revolves around the story of an ex-IIW agent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/emraan-hashmi-netflix-debut-the-bard-of-blood-5280935/|title=Emraan Hashmi on The Bard of Blood: It will challenge me as an actor|date=28 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/emraan-hashmi-roped-in-for-netflixs-upcoming-series-produced-by-shah-rukh-khan/19647197|title=Emraan Hashmi roped in for Netflix's upcoming series produced by Shah Rukh Khan|date=28 July 2018}}</ref> The series premiered on 27 September 2019 on [[Netflix]].

==Overview==
Kabir Anand is a former Indian Intelligence Wing (IIW) agent who has fallen out after an operation that resulted in his partner's death. He is now a literature teacher who looks after his deceased friend's wife and son. When four Indian intelligence officers are captured by Taliban in Quetta, the secret service director Sadiq Sheikh summons a reluctant Kabir to rescue them. He refuses at first, but when he finally decides to undertake the mission, he arrives at Sadiq's house to find the latter dead. He is suspected of the murder and is interrogated by the intelligence head Arun Joshi, who later allows him to walk free. Upon noticing a man clicking pictures during the cremation of Sadiq, Kabir chases him and instead ends up meeting with analyst Isha Khanna. Decoding a message left by Sadiq before his death, Kabir comes to the conclusion that this mission in Balochistan would be unsanctioned, and would involve him, Isha and another agent named Veere Singh who has been working undercover for a long time and wants to go home. Teaming up to complete the mission once they meet, Kabir and team face a lot of challenges on their way to Quetta while Arun learns of the unsanctioned mission and starts tracking them.

==Cast==

* [[Emraan Hashmi]] as Kabir Anand/Adonis
* [[Vineet Kumar Singh]] as Veere Singh
* [[Sobhita Dhulipala]] as Isha Khanna
* [[Danish Husain]] as Mullah Khalid
* [[Kirti Kulhari]] as Jannat Marri
* Abhishekh Khan as Nusrat Bashir Marri
* [[Ajay Mahendru]] as Rehmat Khatib
* Asheish Nijhawan as Aftab Khalid
* Shamaun Ahmed as Qasim Baluchi
* [[Jaideep Ahlawat]] as Tanveer Shehzad
* [[Rajit Kapur]] as Sadiq Sheikh
* [[Shishir Sharma]] as Arun Joshi
* [[Amit Bimrot]] as Nihar Gupta
* [[Sohum Shah (actor)|Sohum Shah]] as Vikramjeet
* [[Shruti Marathe]] as Neeta
* Sahiba Bali as Abida, love-interest of Tanveer Shehzad
* Kallirroi Tziafeta as Jessica Parker
* Nikita Sharma
*Tanveer
*Harshvardhan Singh
* Ankit Hans as captured agent
*Akshat Chopra as agent Samar Sharma

==Episodes==
The episode titles are quotations from [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] plays. {{Episode table |background=#000000 |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |airdateR=<ref name="TFC">{{cite web |title=Bard of Blood – Listings |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/bard-of-blood/listings/ |website=[[The Futon Critic]] |access-date=September 20, 2019}}</ref>|released=y |country=US |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = What's Past is Prologue
| colspan="8" | DirectedBy = Ribhu Dasgupta
|WrittenBy = Mayank Tewari
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|27}}
|ShortSummary = When four Indian operatives are taken hostage by the Taliban, a secret service director asks former agent Kabir Anand to take on the rescue mission.
|LineColor = 000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = When Sorrows Come, They Come Not Single Spies, but in Battalions
|DirectedBy = Ribhu Dasgupta
|WrittenBy = Mayank Tewari
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|27}}
|ShortSummary = Secret codes left at a murder scene prompt Kabir to reconsider Sadiq's proposed mission in Balochistan and bring on board two unlikely agents.
|LineColor = 000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = So Quick Bright Things Come to Confusion
|DirectedBy = Ribhu Dasgupta
|WrittenBy = Mayank Tewari & Bilal Siddiqi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|27}}
|ShortSummary = A key detail emerges about Khalid's location. Kabir taps into a personal link to the Balochi resistance. Joshi learns of the unsanctioned mission.
|LineColor = 000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Love All, Trust a Few, Do Wrong to None
|DirectedBy = Ribhu Dasgupta
|WrittenBy = Mayank Tewari & Bilal Siddiqi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|27}}
|ShortSummary = A mystery woman from Kabir's past returns. As the agents devise a risky new plan, Kabir recounts the truth about his last mission in Balochistan.
|LineColor = 000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Fight Fire With Fire
|DirectedBy = Ribhu Dasgupta
|WrittenBy = Mayank Tewari
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|27}}
|ShortSummary = Despite hitting a snag, the agents' oil pipeline job galvanizes the BAF. Khalid begins to doubt Shehzad, who has suspicions of his own.
|LineColor = 000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Heat Not a Furnace for Your Foe So Hot That It Do Singe Yourself
|DirectedBy = Ribhu Dasgupta
|WrittenBy = Mayank Tewari & Bilal Siddiqi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|27}}
|ShortSummary = Kabir strikes a deal in exchange for an escape route. Veer is met with a surprise at Shehzad's hideout, while the pursuit of Khalid goes awry.
|LineColor = 000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = My Stronger Guilt Defeats My Strong Intent
|DirectedBy = Ribhu Dasgupta
|WrittenBy = Mayank Tewari & Bilal Siddiqi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|27}}
|ShortSummary = With the clock ticking, a showdown occurs at the Taliban stronghold and Kabir races to catch up to Shehzad -- but a curveball is yet to come.
|LineColor = 000
}}
}}

==Release==
The show features characters interacting in Hindi, Urdu, Pashto and English.<ref>{{cite web |title=Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment Announce A New Original Series Based on 'Bard of Blood'. |url=https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-and-red-chillies-entertainment-announce-a-new-original-series-based-on-bard-of-blood |website=Netflix Media Center |access-date=23 August 2019 |language=en |date=17 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/17/netflix-original-series-with-indian-megastar-shah-rukh-khan/|title= Netflix to produce TV series with Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan|date=17 November 2017}}</ref> It premiered on 27 September 2019 on [[Netflix]].

== References ==
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==External links==
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*{{IMDb title|tt8069036}}

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[[Category:Indian action television series]]
[[Category:Indian thriller television series]]
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[[Category:Red Chillies Entertainment]]
[[Category:Research and Analysis Wing in fiction]]
[[Category:Television shows based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Pakistan]]
[[Category:India–Pakistan relations in popular culture]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Quetta]]

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>Ajaymahendru0716 at 17:12, 5 July 2021