Ravindra Kaushik is known to be the best Indian spy for his terrific success in penetrating the highest ranks of the Pakistani Army. He was just 20 years old when he went for his first undercover for RAW. He received the epithet ‘The Black Tiger’ from the late Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi.
Now, director Anurag Basu known for his amazing directorial films like Barfi, Life In A Metro, Ludo and many more is all set to direct a biopic on India’s greatest spy ‘Ravindra Kaushik’ titled ‘The Black Tiger’. He thinks that the stories of the unsung heroes must be shared with people. The director commented "Ravindra Kaushik's story is that of courage and valour. At the young age of 20 years, he played a pivotal role in many national and international security matters of the 70s and 80s that went on to define India's as well as South Asia's geo-political character. So much of our history is either hidden or forgotten. We ought to recognise and learn about this unsung hero."
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The film critic and analyst Taran Adarsh also took to his Twitter account and shared a post saying, “ANURAG BASU TO DIRECT RAVINDRA KAUSHIK BIOPIC ‘THE BLACK TIGER’… #AnuragBasu will direct the biopic on #RavindraKaushik - considered as one of #India's greatest spies - titled #TheBlackTiger… Produced by Anurag Basu, R Vivek, Asvin Srivatsangam and Divay Dhamija.”
The family of Ravindra Kaushik has also given permission to the makers and are supporting them in every way possible. They are helping them by providing information related to his life that can be used in the story.
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