‘I Love Beating Up Guys’

‘That’s
what
women
feel
like
on
the
inside
when
guys
tease
them
on
the
road.’

After
two
seasons
of
safeguarding
the
nation,
Himmat
Singh
and
his
elite
team
of
agents
are
assigned
a
new
mission
in

Special
Ops
2.

Led
by
Kay
Kay
Menon,
this
latest
season
of
the
spy
thriller
will
have
R&AW
(Research
and
Analysis
Wing,
India’s
external
intelligence
agency)
spies
fighting
a
‘faceless
enemy’
who
controls
cyber
terrorism.

The
trailer
launch
event
in
Mumbai
on
Monday,
June
16,
2025,
saw
a
glimpse
of
what
this
new
nemesis
is
capable
of.

As
soon
as
the
trailer
was
about
to
go
live,
the
digital
screen
suddenly
started
‘glitching’
that
left
everyone
perplexed.

An
ominous
voice
filled
up
the
auditorium,
revealing
itself
as
the
mastermind
behind
the
sabotage.

Showrunner
Neeraj
Pandey,
who
tunes
into
the
high-stakes
world
of
espionage
after

Baby,
Aiyaary,
The
Freelancer,
Special
Ops
and
its
spin-off

Special
Ops
1.5,
says
the
new
season
of

Special
Ops
is
about
modern
warfare
that
thrives
in
the
digital
world.

“There
are
such
untold,
unheard,
interesting
stories
in
this
domain
that
it
naturally
becomes
a
magnet
for
storytellers,’
the
director
says.

“These
operations
are
covert
and
classified,
that’s
why
not
too
many
people
are
aware
of
these
adventures.
It’s
a
compelling
enough
reason
for
us
to
bring
it
for
audiences.”

Kay
Kay
Menon,
who
reprises
the
role
of
senior
R&AW
officer
Himmat
Singh,
says
the
latest
season
of

Special
Ops
is
“huge”
in
scale
and
packs
an
entertaining
mixture
of
“technology,
drama,
and
emotion”.

While
his
character
takes
cyber-terrorism
head-on,
Kay
Kay
admits
that
he
is
far
from
a
tech
geek
in
real
life.

“I
am
not
even
in
the
KG
class
of
anything
to
do
with
cyber.
I
don’t
know
anything
about
it.
To
play
Himmat
Singh,
who
knows
all
about
it,
is
quite
a
task.
I’m
so
bad
at
tech
that
if
I
want
to
post
on
social
media,
I
have
to
ask
my
team
how
to
do
that,”
Kay
Kay
says
with
a
smile.

WATCH:
Kay
Kay
Menon
on

Special
Ops
2

Besides
Kay
Kay,
Saiyami
Kher,
Karan
Tacker
and
Muzammil
Ibrahim
will
reprise
their
roles
as
spies.

Saiyami,
who
plays
field
agent
Juhi
Kashyap
in

Special
Ops,
says
she
relished
the
opportunity
to
play
a
character
that
allowed
her
to
“beat
up”
men.

“I
love
doing
action.
I
love
beating
up
guys.
That’s
what
women
feel
like
on
the
inside
when
guys
tease
them
on
the
road.
You
give
me
a
stick
or
gun
and
I
will
show
how
it’s
done,”
Saiyami
warns
us.

WATCH:
Saiyami
Kher’s
‘only
complaint’
to
Neeraj
Pandey

Tahir
Raj
Bhasin
enters
the
franchise
as
the
main
antagonist.

The
actor
describes
his
character
as
a
“business
tycoon
who
runs
a
tech
mafia”.

“I
was
blown
away
by
how
unpredictable,
layered
and
contemporary
he
is.
He
doesn’t
need
muscle.
He
just
has
control
over
data.
It
opens
up
several
questions
about
what
is
intelligence
and
national
security
today,”
says
Tahir.

WATCH:
Karan
Tacker
reveals
Neeraj
Pandey’s
‘typical
way
of
writing’

Vinay
Pathak,
who
has
become
a
fan
favourite
for
his
character
of
Delhi
Police
officer
Abbas
Sheikh,
shared
his
excitement
about
stepping
into
the
role
once
again.

The
actor
said
his
character
was
originally
planned
to
be
killed
off
in
the
first
season,
but
he
was
given
“jivandaan”
by
Neeraj
Pandey.

WATCH:
Why
Vinay
Pathak
thinks
he
is
lucky
to
made
it
to

Special
Ops
2

Special
Ops:
Season
2
will
begin
streaming
on
JioHotstar
from
July
11.