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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| image        =
| genre        = Non-Fiction
| producer     = {{Unbulleted_list|Nidhi Tuli|Ashraf Abbas}}
| director     = {{Unbulleted_list|Raaghav Dar|Nidhi Tuli}}
| num_seasons  = 1
| num_episodes = 13
| country      = India
| language     = Hindi
| runtime      = 60 minutes
| network      = [[Epic TV]]
| first_aired  = {{Start date|df=yes|2014|11|21}}
}}
'''''Adrishya''''' ({{lit|''Invisible''}}) is a non-fiction Indian [[Hindi]]-language television [[serial (radio and television)|series]] that aired on [[Epic TV]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/trade-news/hindi/Adrishya-featuring-Mr-Ajit-Doval-only-on-EPIC-channel/articleshow/45805482.cms|title= Adrishya featuring Mr. Ajit Doval only on EPIC channel|newspaper= Times of India|date= 8 January 2015|accessdate=3 July 2015}}</ref> The show is based on real-life stories of Indian [[spying|spies]]. The show [[premiere]]d on 21 November 2014 and aired thirteen episodes.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://starblockbuster.com/epic-channel-republic-day-special-adrishya-marathon|title= EPIC Channel: Republic Day Special with Adrishya Marathon|newspaper=starblockbuster.com|date= 20 January 2015|accessdate=3 July 2015}}</ref>
==Show summary==
''Adrishya'' is a show based on some of the greatest [[spying|spies]] in Indian [[history]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/republic-day-tube-check-here-s-your-tv-plan/story-68ZgANIxqVPFm0baeKFpPI.html|title= Republic Day tube check: Here's your TV plan|newspaper= Hindustan Times|date= 24 January 2015|accessdate=3 July 2015}}</ref> These are stories of the unsung [[hero]]es that fought for a [[cause]]. Every episode depicts the life of a [[spy]] and the dangers that accompanied the job. The show presents all the tales from post and pre- [[Independence]] [[era]] of [[India]].
Some of the spies covered in the show are [[Shivaji|Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]]'s chief intelligence officer [[Bahirji Naik]], [[Kacha (sage)|Kacha]] – Spy of the Gods, [[Noor Inayat Khan]] – descendant of [[Tipu Sultan]] and a spy for the [[Government of the United Kingdom|British]] in [[Paris]]{{Who|date=January 2023}} during [[World War II]], [[Durgawati Devi]] – the gutsy lady who helped [[Bhagat Singh]] escape, Jeevsiddhi – [[Chanakya]]'s spy, Spies of [[Research and Analysis Wing|R&AW]] [[Ravindra Kaushik]] – the spy who [[infiltration tactics|infiltrated]] [[Pakistan Army|Pakistan's army]], [[Ajit Doval]] who sabotaged [[Khalistan movement|Khalistani terrorists]] during [[Operation Black Thunder]], Amar Bhushan and many more. The series was consistently rated among the top ten shows of this station.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/mythology-inspired-channel-epic-to-launch-on-nov-19-114110601097_1.html|title= Mythology inspired channel Epic to launch on Nov 19|newspaper= Business Standard|date= 6 November 2015|accessdate=3 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ep 13 Amar Bhushan |url=https://www.epicon.in/tv-shows/adrishya/season-1/e13-amar-bhushan&ved=2ahUKEwiYz9ufs-D8AhUBwzgGHTHJCs4QFnoECC8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1elZrQwoCjEk38XPyPQcLX |website=Epicon}}</ref>
==Production==
The show is produced by Nidhi Tuli, Ashraf Abbas and Akash Thakkar of Rangrez Films and written by Amit Babbar, Anurag Goswami, Purva Naresh, Nidhi Tuli, Raaghav Dar and Sneha Nair. It was shot by Alphonse Roy and edited by Navnita Sen and Zubin Sheikh.
==Episodes==
* Episode 1 - [[Bahirji Naik]] - The [[Shivaji|Chhatrapati Shivaji]]'s Chief Intelligence Officer
* Episode 2 - [[Noor Inayat Khan]] - The Unlikely Spy
* Episode 3 - [[Kacha (sage)|Kacha]] - Spy of The [[Gods]]
* Episode 4 - [[K. Sankaran Nair|KSN]] & [[R. N. Kao|Kao]]
* Episode 5 - Aziz Un Nisa
* Episode 6 - [[Ravindra Kaushik]]
* Episode 7 - [[Durga Bhabhi]]
* Episode 8 - [[Ajit Doval]]
* Episode 9 - Sharan Kaur<ref>{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/FgJEAR5preo| archive-date = 2021-12-09| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgJEAR5preo| title = Adrishya Episode 9 Promo {{!}} Sharan Kaur | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* Episode 10 - Jeevsiddhi
* Episode 11 - [[Chand Bardai]]
* Episode 12 - [[Saraswathi Rajamani]]
* Episode 13 - Amar Bhushan
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt6918112}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Hindi-language television shows]]
[[Category:2014 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian documentary television series]]
[[Category:Epic TV original programming]]
[[Category:Indian historical television series]]
[[Category:Fiction about Sikhism]]
[[Category:Indian anthology television series]]
[[Category:Television series about intelligence agencies]]
[[Category:Non-fiction works about espionage]]
[[Category:Research and Analysis Wing]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of spies]]
[[Category:Indian espionage television series]]