Dharma and Leo Media to make R&AW founder Kao film

Karan Johar's Dharma Productions will team with Leo Media Collective for a theatre feature about Rameshwar Nath Kao, founder of India's external intelligence organisation R&AW, Variety reported Sept. 21, 2026. The untitled project is in development, the script stage before a green light, Variety reported. The pairing follows Bad Newz and Kesari: Chapter 2, Variety reported.