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{{Short description|Indian television series by Raj & DK}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Citadel- Honey Bunny.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Promotional poster
| genre = {{Plainlist|
* [[Action fiction|Action]]
* [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]
* [[Spy fiction|Spy thriller]]
* [[Techno-thriller]]
}}
| developer = [[Sita Menon|Sita R. Menon]]
| director = {{plainlist|
* Raj & DK
}}
| writer = Sita R. Menon [[Raj & DK]] '''Dialogues:''' [[Sumit Arora]] Denzil Frank
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Varun Dhawan]]
* [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu]]
* [[Kay Kay Menon]]
* [[Simran (actress)|Simran Bagga]]
* [[Sikandar Kher]]
* [[Saqib Saleem]]
}}
| music = [[Sachin-Jigar]] Fiddlecraft [[When Chai Met Toast]] Outfly
| composer = Aman Pant Alex Belcher
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_episodes = 6
| num_seasons = 1
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{plainlist|
* [[Russo brothers|Anthony Russo]]
* [[Russo brothers|Joe Russo]]
* Mike Larocca
* Angela Russo-Otstot
* Scott Nemes
* [[David Weil (showrunner)|David Weil]]
* Raj & DK
}}
| producer = {{plainlist|
* Syed Zaid Ali
* Alek Conic
}}
| cinematography = {{plainlist|
* Johan Heurlin Aidt
}}
| editor = Sumeet Kotian
| runtime = 42–54 minutes
| company = {{plainlist|
* [[Amazon MGM Studios]]
* [[AGBO|Gozie AGBO]]
* Midnight Radio
* PKM
* Picrow
* d2r Films
}}
| network = [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|11|6|df=y}}
| last_aired =
| related = ''[[Citadel (TV series)|Citadel]]'' ''[[Citadel: Diana]]'' (Italy)
}}

'''''Citadel: Honey Bunny''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Spy fiction|spy]] [[Action fiction|action]] [[television series]] directed by [[Raj & DK]], who co-wrote with [[Sita Menon|Sita R. Menon]]. It is the [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] to the American television series ''[[Citadel (TV series)|Citadel]]'' on [[Amazon Prime Video]] and revolves around the story of Honey and Bunny, who are related to the character Nadia Sinh (played by [[Priyanka Chopra]] in the original series). The series stars [[Varun Dhawan]] and [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu]] as the title characters with [[Kay Kay Menon]], [[Simran (actress)|Simran]], [[Sikandar Kher]], [[Saqib Saleem]], Soham Majumdar, Shivankit Singh Parihar and [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite news |title=OTT releases to watch this week: Citadel Honey Bunny, Vijay 69, The Buckingham Murders, Devara Part 1, and more |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/ott-releases-to-watch-this-week-citadel-honey-bunny-vijay-69-the-buckingham-murders-devara-part-1-vettaiyan-101730991602323.html |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

''Citadel: Honey Bunny'' was released on 6 November 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 January 2024 |title=Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK drop photos with Citadel team, Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu; spark speculations about a teaser |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/raj-nidimoru-krishna-dk-drop-photos-citadel-team-varun-dhawan-samantha-ruth-prabhu-spark-speculations-teaser/ |access-date=2 March 2024 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> In April 2025, the series was canceled after one season with the intention to integrate some of its storylines in Citadel's second season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=16 April 2025 |title='Citadel' Spinoffs 'Honey Bunny' & 'Diana' Canceled; Mothership's Season 2 Gets 2026 Release Window On Prime Video |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/citadel-honey-bunny-diana-canceled-season-2-premiere-window-1236369694/ |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
===1992===
Rahi "Bunny" Gambhir works as a [[stunt performer|stunt double]] in [[Bollywood]], but leads a secret life as a [[spy]] for Guru alias "Baba". Bunny’s team consists of Chacko and Ludo, who are like family to him. One day, Bunny meets Hanimandakini ''Honey'' Raj, a struggling actress (flashback reveals she's the illegitimate daughter of a royal family in [[Andhra Pradesh]]). They start to get close and he eventually asks her to join him for a side gig. Honey agrees, but things go wrong when they are intercepted by Zooni's led by Shaan, and she gets shot. Honey recovers at Bunny's place and he reveals his background and secret life as a spy to her. They fall in love and Honey decides to become an agent, where Bunny trains her and eventually lets her join the team.

Their next mission takes them to [[Belgrade]] to track down Dr. Raghu Rao, who is supposed to be there to retrieve a device called ''Armada'', from Dr. Pavel. Armada is a high-tech gadget that can track important individuals and is valuable in arms dealing, something Zooni has her eyes on. Honey finds out she is pregnant and discovers that Dr. Raghu is an innocent civilian. Bunny promises her that Raghu will not be harmed, but Baba orders him to kill Dr. Raghu anyway. Zooni is revealed to be leading Citadel. Devastated by Dr.'s death and realising she's on the wrong side, Honey leaks Baba’s location to Citadel and has him arrested. Honey reveals her pregnancy to Bunny and escapes with the Armada. However, Kedar ''KD'', a new recruit, attacks Honey’s car, seemingly killing her. Bunny is fired by Baba believing him to be responsible for getting Honey into their lives.

===2000===
Honey has survived and is now living in hiding with her daughter [[Citadel (TV series)|Nadia]], in [[Nainital]]. Baba's new agents eventually track them down to retrieve the Armada. Bunny, who now works as a singer in [[Bucharest]], finds out that Honey and his daughter are still alive through a secured online chat with Ludo. Bunny reunites with Chacko and they start looking for Honey. KD is sent to hunt Honey down, but Bunny intercepts him at ''Base 33'' and kills his team, alerting Baba. Honey takes Nadia to the ancestral palace in Andhra Pradesh where she was born and grew up and tells her about her past.

Bunny, Chacko, and Ludo locate a Citadel base in [[Mumbai]] and track Honey’s whereabouts. They discover that Zooni Shatsang, the Director of Citadel India, has been working with Baba and even helped him escape from Citadel's custody in 1999. Baba was an ex-Citadel agent and managed to turn Zooni by spinning emotional stories about her husband, Rinzy who was also Baba's best friend. Honey passes this information to Shaan, Zooni's colleague, who arrests her. Meanwhile, Bunny goes to Baba and destroys the Armada in front of him, telling him to now leave his family alone.

Honey and Bunny regroup at her ancestral palace, but KD and his team track down and attack them, ignoring Baba’s orders not to attack them; KD continues the assault. The palace is left in ruins, but Honey, Bunny, and Nadia narrowly escape. They are ambushed again by KD and Bunny lets Honey and Nadia escape, while he stays behind to face him. In a final showdown, they shoot each other, but survive; Bunny convinces KD to see how Baba has been manipulating young recruits like them all along. More agents arrive to capture Bunny and Honey, but Bunny stands ready to fight back, while Honey and Nadia wait for him, ending the show at a cliffhanger.

== Cast and characters ==
=== Main ===
* [[Varun Dhawan]] as Raahi "Bunny" Gambhir, Honey's lover and Nadia's father
* [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]] as Hanimandakini "Honey" Raj, Bunny's lover and Nadia's mother / "Noorie" / "Maadhavi Kumar"
* Kashvi Majmundar as Nadia, daughter of Bunny and Honey
* [[Kay Kay Menon]] as Guru aliases "Baba" and "Vishwa"
* [[Sikandar Kher]] as Shaan
* [[Saqib Saleem]] as Kedar "KD"
* [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] as Zooni Shatsang alias "Eagle", Director of Citadel India and Guru's past friend
* Soham Majumdar as Ludo
* [[Shivankit Singh Parihar]] as Chacko

=== Supporting ===
* [[Bhuvan Arora]] as Honey's actor friend
* [[Shashank Vyas]] as Vivek, the owner of a Bakery and Honey's friend
* Mohit R. Thakur as Jagan; Rahi, Chacko, and Ludo's friend
* Armaan Khera as Nakul
* Vikrant Koul as Agent Vinod
* Raimundo Querido as Jaby
* Michael Teh as Mr. Jiming
* Supurna Malakar as Leena, Chacko's wife
* Shilpi Arora as Guru's wife (Ep 1)
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Dr. Raghu Rao (Ep 2-3)

====Honey's family====
* Ajith Koshy as Seshadri Raj, Narasimharaja's brother and Honey's uncle
* Yash Puri as Pratapa Rudra Raj, Honey's half-brother
* [[Mukhtar Khan]] as Raja Narasimharaja Pratap, Honey and Pratapa's father
* Shruthi Narayanan as Nanjamani, Honey's mother (Ep 2)
* Hardika Sharma as young Honey (Ep 2)
* Arush as young Pratapa, Honey's half-brother (Ep 2)
* Kamtam Kiran Kumar as Honey's husband

==== Bunny's family ====
* Jihan Jeetendra Hodar as young Bunny (Ep 2)
* Juhi Arora as Bunny's mother (Ep 2)

=== Guest ===
* Aejaz Gulab as Stunt Master (Ep 1)
* Raksha Kumawat as Apartment Girl 1 (Ep 1)
* [[Shiva Rindani]] as the Film Director (Ep 1)
* Praveen Nithariya as Casting Director Amar (Ep 1)
* Izudin Bajrovic as Dr. Pavel, Dr. Raghu's friend and colleague
* Statsa Nikolic as Sofia, a girl Bunny met in the bar
* [[Parmeet Sethi]] as David D'Souza, Disc Keeper (Epi 1)
* Ajith Koshy as Guard Seshadri (Ep 2)

== Episodes ==
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Dancing and Fighting
|DirectedBy = [[Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.]]
|WrittenBy = Sita R. Menon Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. Dialogues: [[Sumit Arora]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2024|11|06}}
|Aux4 = 52 minutes
|ShortSummary = In 2000, Honey is raising her school-aged daughter [[Nainital]]. In 1992, Honey is auditioning to be an actress in [[Mumbai|Bombay]]. Guru, to whom Bunny reports, has the code-name "Vishwa".
|LineColor = #FFCB3D
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Talwar
|DirectedBy = Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.
|WrittenBy = Sita R. Menon Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. Dialogues: Sumit Arora
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2024|11|06}}
|Aux4 = 55 minutes
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #FFCB3D
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Spy Game
|DirectedBy = Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.
|WrittenBy = Sita R. Menon Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. Dialogues: Sumit Arora
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2024|11|06}}
|Aux4 = 47 minutes
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #FFCB3D
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Home
|DirectedBy = Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.
|WrittenBy = Sita R. Menon Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. Dialogues: Sumit Arora
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2024|11|06}}
|Aux4 = 52 minutes
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #FFCB3D
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Traitor
|DirectedBy = Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.
|WrittenBy = Sita R. Menon Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. Dialogues: Sumit Arora
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2024|11|06}}
|Aux4 = 43 minutes
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #FFCB3D
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Play
|DirectedBy = Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.
|WrittenBy = Sita R. Menon Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. Dialogues: Sumit Arora
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2024|11|06}}
|Aux4 = 54 minutes
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #FFCB3D
}}
}}

== Production ==
=== Development ===
In December 2022, [[Russo brothers|Anthony and Joe Russo]] announced the Indian spin-off of ''[[Citadel (TV series)|Citadel]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=White |first=Peter |date=20 December 2022 |title='Citadel': Varun Dhawan To Star In Indian Series Set In Amazon Franchise |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/citadel-varun-dhawan-to-star-in-indian-series-set-in-amazon-franchise-1235202848/ |access-date=30 July 2023 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]}}</ref>

=== Casting ===
[[Varun Dhawan]] and [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu]] play the lead cast in the series as Bunny and Honey.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |date=19 March 2024 |title=Varun Dhawan, Samatha Ruth Prabhu's Indian Version of Russo Brothers Prime Video 'Citadel' Series Sets Title, Reveals Cast (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/varun-dhawan-samatha-ruth-prabhu-indian-version-citadel-series-1235945422/ |access-date=21 March 2024 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
Filming of the series began in January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 2022 |title=Russo Brothers announce Varun Dhawan as the lead of Citadel in India; shooting begins in January 2023 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/russo-brothers-announce-varun-dhawan-lead-citadel-india-shooting-begins-january-2023/ |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |language=en}}</ref> The series was shot in [[Serbia]] and India.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rajput |first=Priyanca |date=27 June 2023 |title=Varun Dhawan's debut series Citadel to shoot in Serbia for Prime Video |url=https://www.kftv.com/news/2023/05/30/varun-dhawans-debut-series-citadel-to-shoot-in-serbia-for-prime-video |access-date=30 July 2023 |work=[[Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook|KFTV]]}}</ref> Filming wrapped on 13 July 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Madhumanti Pait |date=13 July 2023 |title=Samantha Ruth Prabhu Wraps Citadel : "The Family I Didn't Know I Needed" |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/samantha-ruth-prabhu-wraps-citadel-the-family-i-didnt-know-i-needed-4204348 |access-date=30 July 2023 |work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Citadel: Honey Bunny
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Sachin-Jigar]], Fiddlecraft, [[When Chai Met Toast]], Outfly, Aman Pant and Alex Belcher
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 5 November 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Citadel: Honey Bunny (Amazon Original Series Soundtrack) |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2mEB90FcpwBnF4NVya4wvh?si=DWnxsviXSl-VC2tcNoRoHw |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=Spotify}}</ref>
| recorded = 2023–2024
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=29|s=51}}
| language = Hindi
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer =
| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio
| {{YouTube|mwFMbytcKxc&pp|Citadel: Honey Bunny (Audio Jukebox)}}
}}
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 29:51
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Honey Bunny
| lyrics1 = [[Priya Saraiya]]
| music1 = [[Sachin-Jigar]]
| extra1 = Sachin–Jigar, [[Ash King]], Shubham Kabra, Shruti Dhasmana
| length1 = 3:03
| title2 = Yeh Safar
| lyrics2 = Priya Saraiya
| music2 = Sachin-Jigar
| extra2 = Sachin-Jigar, [[Shilpa Rao]], Osho Jain
| length2 = 2:55
| title3 = Tufaan
| lyrics3 = Fiddlecraft
| music3 = Fiddlecraft
| extra3 = Fiddlecraft
| length3 = 2:46
| title4 = Blue Skies
| lyrics4 = [[When Chai Met Toast]], Siddhant Kaushal
| music4 = When Chai Met Toast
| extra4 = When Chai Met Toast
| length4 = 2:11
| title5 = Rihaa
| lyrics5 = Akshay Poojary
| music5 = Outfly
| extra5 = Gravity
| length5 = 2:44
| title6 = Ghum Hain Kahin
| lyrics6 = Ramil Ganjoo, Akhil Tiwari
| music6 = Aman Pant
| extra6 = [[Papon (singer)|Papon]]
| length6 = 3:58
| title7 = Zaroori To Nahi
| lyrics7 = Akhil Tiwari
| music7 = Aman Pant
| extra7 = Kinjal Chatterjee
| length7 = 4:05
| title8 = Beast Mode
| lyrics8 = Abin Thomas, Rob C, Pratika
| music8 = Aman Pant
| extra8 = Rohan Pathak, Rob C, Pratika
| length8 = 2:36
| title9 = Title Theme
| note9 = Instrumental
| lyrics9 = –
| music9 = Aman Pant, Alex Belcher
| extra9 = –
| length9 = 0:59
| title10 = Zaroori To Nahi
| note10 = Live Version
| lyrics10 = Akhil Tiwari
| music10 = Aman Pant
| extra10 = Manoj Mishra
| length10 = 4:34
}}

==Reception==
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|80|6.1|15}} Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] gave it 2 stars out of 5 with comments, "The series does not exactly go down in flames but neither does it have us holding our breath as its action set pieces explode on screen."

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt27111295}}

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{{Amazon Prime Video original series}}

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Citadel: Honey Bunny - Revision history

SilviaVanwinkle at 17:41, 1 April 2026