streaming platform ott on wednesday announced its next original film mrs undercover featuring radhika apte billed as a spy comedy the movie will present the actor in a neverseenbefore avatar as a housewife and an undercover agent fighting off many bad men and patriarchal notions written and directed by debutante anushree mehta mrs undercover is a story of a simple indian housewife named durga who is a special undercover agent called back on the job after 10 yearsread alsoaishwarya rai bachchan and hrithik roshan pen special note as jodhaa akbar turns 15hrithik roshan and aishwarya rai bachchan starrer historical drama film jodhaa akbar turned 15 on wednesdayhowever in these years she has forgotten all about being an undercover agent as she dedicated all her time to being just a housewife taking care of her motherinlaw fatherinlaw son and a demanding patriarchal husband manish kalra chief business officer ott india is hopeful mrs undercover will strike a chord with women at ott we take pride in telling stories that connect and resonate with the spirit of india and mrs undercover is one such beautifully crafted story that will strike a chord with women across india a sliceoflife film with an important message mrs undercover attempts an underexplored genre of spy comedy with a female lead hence what better occasion than womens day to present a glimpse of this pathbreaking film kalra said in a statement mehta said her endeavour is to empower and entertain audiences with mrs undercover which she said is also a tribute to women we make spy films and we make comedy films mrs undercover marks the beginning of making spy comedies with the film i want to celebrate the amazing quality of multitasking that is imbibed in the system of every woman and this film is a story of such a multitasker housewife who also happens to be a fun entertaining and actionpacked undercover spy the director said in addition to apte mrs undercover also stars sumeet vyas as the antagonist and rajesh sharma as the head of the special force who recruits durga produced by b4u motion pictures in association with jaadugar films and knight sky movies the directtodigital film will premiere on the streamer later this year sunil shah of b4u motion pictures said they are thrilled to present to the world a story about women empowerment their struggles and triumphs i am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished i thank radhika apte and anushree mehta for their professionalism and dedication towards the craft this is a film that will stay with you long after the credits roll and i cant wait for you to experience the magic of this film shah said abir sengupta of kiara advanistarrer indoo ki jawani fame is turning producer with mrs undercover producer varun bajaj of knight sky movies said he is happy to be part of the movie