Aftab Shivdasani roped in for Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story

Aftab Shivdasani has been roped in to star in Neeraj Pandey's upcoming espionage thriller series Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story.

The previous instalment in the franchise, Special Ops, arrived in 2020 on Disney+ Hotstar to a good response from viewers.

Now makers are expanding on the Special Ops universe by exploring the backstory of RAW agent Himmat Singh played Kay Kay Menon.

Sharing his excitement about joining the series, Shivdasani said in his statement to the ANI news agency. "Getting an opportunity to work with a filmmaker like Neeraj Pandey under his banner, Friday Storytellers, is huge for me. Thrilled to be a part of the Special Ops Universe, a show I thoroughly enjoyed as a viewer and now I’ll be living the experience as a member of its cast (sic)," he said.

Expressing his excitement on signing in Shivdasani for the forthcoming part of his thriller series, Pandey added, "We at Friday Storytellers are glad to have Aftab Shivdasani on board. He is an exciting addition to the Special Ops 1.5 ensemble and we are looking forward to working with him."

Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story goes back in time to 2001 and explores the formative years of Himmat Singh as a RAW agent.

Apart from Menon, Special Ops also starred Saiyami Kher, Sharad Kelkar, Karan Tacker, Muzammil Ibrahim, Sana Khan, Meher Vij, Divya Dutta, Vinay Pathak and Vipul Gupta among others. The first season was helmed by Pandey and Shivam Nair.