These Early Stills From The Sets of ‘Naxalbari’ Reveal A Showdown Between Rajeev Khandelwal And Satyadeep Mishra

Naxalbari an eight-episode series is one of the first to go on floors post-lockdown. The shoot is begin done under complete safety restrictions. This action-packed series alternates between the dense jungles of Maharashtra and metropolitan cities which increasingly become hotbeds for the Naxal ideology. It is one of the most in-depth explorations of the Naxalite situation in the country.

Watch Rajeev Khandelwal talk about his role in Naxal here.

The first looks from the shoot in Goa, shows the action from the jungles with many of the lead actors.

Rajeev Khandelwal (Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala) will be playing the role of a Special Task Force Agent, Raghav, who tries to control a red uprising. In this still, he seems to be taken hostage by some of the Naxals.

Satyadeep Mishra (Tigers, Phobia) plays the role of Pahan in the web series and is one of the leaders of the Naxalites and is set to be quite an intense role.

Here’s a glimpse of the action scenes depicting the clashes between the police and the Naxalites and it looks completely realistic.

Sreejita De (Monsoon Shootout) will also be seen playing the role of a Naxalite, Prakriti, in this series. Seen in this still looking fearless when she is being held at gunpoint.

Shakti Anand (The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty, D.A.T.E) will also be seen as a part of the Naxalites. He is set to break away from his clean and classic image for this role.

Here’s a still of Satyadeep Mishra’s intense performance in the series and it is starting to look like his role is going to be one of the highlights of this series.

Here are some of the actors playing the roles of Naxalites in the series, seen resting in between the shots. By the look of this, the series is going to be as close to reality as anything we’ve seen. Watch Chakravyuh, a film about Naxalites in India.