Kaafir (Indian TV series)

Not to be confused with Kaafir (Pakistani TV series).

Kaafir^[1] (transl. Infidel) is a 2019 Indian web television series directed by Sonam Nair.^[2][3] Written by Bhavani Iyer, the series follows Kainaaz Akhtar, a woman from Pakistan-administered Kashmir who on accident crosses the Line-of-Control (LOC), and ends up in Indian-administered Kashmir where is held prisoner under the suspicion of being a militant.^[4] After giving birth to a child while spending seven years imprisoned, Kainaaz and her daughter are helped by an Indian journalist, who seeks to bring them justice.^[5] It is inspired by the true story of Shehnaz Parveen.^[6][7] Starring Dia Mirza and Mohit Raina, all 8 episodes premiered on 15 June 2019 on the streaming platform ZEE5.^[8]

Kaafir
Web series poster
Genre	Drama Thriller
Written by	Bhavani Iyer
Directed by	Sonam N.air
Starring	Dia Mirza Mohit Raina Dara Sandhu
Theme music composer	Ravi Singhal
Composers	Background Score: Raju Singh
Country of origin	India
Original languages	Hindi Urdu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer	Siddharth P. Malhotra
Production location	India
Cinematography	Pratik Shah
Editor	Yashashwini Y.P.
Running time	40 mins approx.
Production companies	Alchemy Films Miracle Pictures
Original release
Network	ZEE5
Release	15 June 2019 (2019-06-15)

Cast

• Dia Mirza as Kainaaz Akhtar
• Mohit Raina as Vedant Rathod
• Umar Sharif as Mohd. Siddiqi
• Dara Sandhu as Rafique
• Abhiroy Singh as Dhruv Rathod
• Suhail Sidhwani as Veer Rathod
• Dishita Jain as Seher
• Meenal Kapoor as public prosecutor
• Faezeh Jalali as Mastani

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"The First Meeting"	Sonam Nair	Bhavani Iyer	15 June 2019 (2019-06-15)
2	2	"A Tale of Retrospection"	Sonam Nair	Bhavani Iyer	15 June 2019 (2019-06-15)
3	3	"Truth and Lies"	Sonam Nair	Bhavani Iyer	15 June 2019 (2019-06-15)
4	4	"Judgement Day"	Sonam Nair	Bhavani Iyer	15 June 2019 (2019-06-15)
5	5	"Redemption and Retribution"	Sonam Nair	Bhavani Iyer	15 June 2019 (2019-06-15)
6	6	"Where Do We Belong?"	Sonam Nair	Bhavani Iyer	15 June 2019 (2019-06-15)
7	7	"A Final Try"	Sonam Nair	Bhavani Iyer	15 June 2019 (2019-06-15)
8	8	"The Last Goodbye"	Sonam Nair	Bhavani Iyer	15 June 2019 (2019-06-15)

Production

Kaafir is set in Jammu and Kashmir, and was shot almost entirely in Himachal Pradesh.^[9]

Reception

The series received mixed to positive reviews.^[6][10][11]