Prime Video to Premiere the Much-Awaited Crime Thriller, Raj & DK’s Farzi, Starring Shahid Kapoor and Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi, on 10 February
Created by Raj and DK, the crime thriller mark s the digital debut of Shahid Kapoor and Makkal Selvan Vijay Set hu pathi.
The series also stars Kay Kay Menon, Raashii Khanna, Amol Palekar, Regina Cassandra, and Bhuvan Arora in piv otal roles, and will stream in India and across 240 countries and territories starting February 10
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MUMBAI, India—5 January, 2023— Kickstarting the new year on a big note, Prime Video today announced that its highly anticipated Original, Farzi, will premiere on February 10 in India and in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. 
Farzi is the next series from the acclaimed creators of the block buster, The Family Man. Produced under Raj & DK’s banner D2R Films, the star-studded show marks the digital debut of Bollyw ood heartthrob Shahid Kapoor and Kollywood’s most loved star Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi.
The series also stars Raashii Khanna, the highly accomplished Kay Kay Menon, the return of veteran actor, Amol Palekar, along with Regina Cassandra, and new-comer Bhuvan Arora in pivotal roles. Spanning eight episodes, Fa rzi is a fast-paced, edgy, one-of-a-kind crime thriller, with the director duo’s trademark humo ur, stiched arou nd a clever underdog street artist’s pursuit to co n the system that favours the rich. What ensues is a thrilling cat-a nd-mouse race between him and the law enforcement where losing is not an option. Along with Raj & DK, Farzi is written by Sita R Menon and Suman Kumar.
Aparna Purohit, head of Originals, Prime Video India said, “There couldn’t have been a better start to 2023. Farzi is a rip-roaring show which is rooted in the middle class milieu – its dreams, aspirations and anxieties. Headlined by Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Sethupathi, who will be making their digital debut with us, the show will redefine the contours of storytelling in the crime thriller genre. Masterfully crafted by Raj & DK, the series further cements o ur successful, long-standing collaboration with the maverick duo and features an eclectic choice of talent with p an-India appeal.”
Creator duo Raj & DK said, “After a massively successful association with Prime Video for The Family Man, we a re thrilled to return with our next new series! It’s one of our favourite scripts, which we have created with a lot of passion and shot through the ups and downs of the pandemic. Basically a lot of sweat and tears have gone into making this series. After The Family Man, we challenged ourselves to come up with yet another exciting, unique world. We can’t wait for everyone to watch this series that’ll be out on Prime on Februaly 10th.”
Farzi will join the thousands of TV shows and movies from Hollywood and Bollywood in the Prime Video catalo gue. These include Indian-produced Amazon Original series and movies such as Maja Ma, Hush Hush, Crash Cou rse, Panchayat, Modern Love Hyderabad, Suzhal – The Vortex, Modern Love Mumbai, Guilty Minds, Mumbai Dia ries, The Family Man, Comicstaan, Breathe: Into The Shadows, Bandish Bandits, Paatal Lok, Mirzapur, The Forgo tten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye, Sons of the Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers, Four More Shots Please, Made In Heaven, and Inside Edge, Indian films such as Shershaah, Sardar Udham, Gehraiyaan, Jalsa, Sherni, Toofaan, Coolie No. 1, Gula bo Sitabo, Durgamati, Chhalaang, Shakuntala Devi, Jai Bhim, Malik, Joji, Ponmagal Vandhal, Sarpatta Paramb ar ai, Home, French Biriyani, Sufiyum Sujatayum, Nishabdham, Maara, V, CU Soon, Soorarai Pottru, Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja, Drishyam 2, Halal Love Story, Middle Class Melodies, Putham Pudhu Kaalai, Unpaused among ot hers and the award-winning and critically acclaimed global Amazon Originals like The Lord of the Rings: The Rin gs of Power, The Terminal List, Reacher, Cinderella, The Wheel of Time, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, The Tomor row War, Without Remorse, Upload, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Boys, Hunters, Fleabag, and The Marvelous M rs. Maisel. All this is available at no extra cost for Amazon Prime members. The service includes titles in Hindi, Ma rathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, and Bengali.
