ZEE5 AIMS TO CONTINUE LEADERSHIP POSITION IN ORIGINAL CONTENT IN 2020. ANNOUNCES A SPY THRILLER WITH RENOWNED AUTHOR AND FORMER INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST HUSSAIN ZAIDI

Produced by Sunir Kheterpal for AZURE Entertainment which has produced films like Badla and Kesari in 2019

Written by renowned writers Bilal Siddiqui, Vibha Singh, Rahul Patel & Amit Agarwal, and Vivaan Shah

ZEE5, the largest producer of Originals in India, announces Sexpionage, an anthology of films produced by Azure Entertainment (Sunir Kheterpal) and co-produced by Hussain Zaidi & Jaspinder Kang for GOLD MOHUR.

Sexpionage is written by renowned writers Bilal Siddiqui, Vibha Singh, Rahul Patel & Amit Agarwal, and Vivaan Shah. The stories revolve around spy agents stuck in a high-stakes spy game between two nations. Sexpionage is embellished with shocking exposures, betrayal, international espionage, and sexual favours to save each other.

Hussain Zaidi said, `My partner, Jaspinder Singh Kang and I, are proud to be associated with AZURE Entertainment to bring this four-film spy thriller series, on the common theme of HONEY TRAPS. I am extremely excited about collaborating with a top OTT platform like ZEE5 for these films.`

Sunir Kheterpal, Producer for AZURE Entertainment said, "This is our maiden venture with Gold Mohur and we are looking forward to creating these exciting movies based on years of research by Mr. Hussain Zaidi. AZURE Entertainment has time & again sought creative collaborations on high-concept and content driven stories and this new venture in the digital space reinforces the same ethos."

"Co-producing with Sunir for this beautiful and special project makes us so grateful. ZEE5 coming up with such real content makes the audience witness some of the great unheard stories which need to reach out to people. I'm very excited about this association", said Hussain Zaidi.

Aparna Acharekar, Programming Head, ZEE5 India `Sexpionage is an amalgamation of interesting stories conceptualized by renowned writer Hussain Zaidi. It will consist of four spy thriller films and we have a fantastic team working on it. We are certain it will perform well on our platform. It is for our audiences, especially for those who love thrillers.`

AZURE is a Content Development & Production Company primarily focusing on Feature Films. It has produced Films like ROCKY HANDSOME, BADLA, and KESARI. SEXPIONAGE is its first foray into Content Development & Production for the OTT Platforms for which it has joined hands with GOLD MOHUR, which is a newly formed content curation company owned by Hussain Zaidi, the celebrity crime journalist & writer and his partner, Jaspinder Singh Kang.

The film is on a scripting stage and will go on floors in early 2020.