The Diplomat Actors, Actresses, Cast and Crew, Release Date

Name – The Diplomat
Starring – John Abraham; Sadia Khateeb; Kumud Mishra; Sharib Hashmi; Revathy; and others
Country of origin – India
Category – Hindi-language Action Drama Film
Language – Hindi
Directed by – Shivam Nair
Produced by – Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, John Abraham, Vipul D. Shah, Ashwin Varde, Rajesh Bahl, Samir Dixit, Jatish Varma & Rakesh Dang
Story Written by – Ritesh Shah
Edited by – Kunal Walve
Cinematography – Dimo Popov
Production Company(s) – T-Series Films, Wakaoo Films, JA Entertainment, Fortune Pictures & Seeta Films
Release Date – March 14th, 2025
Television Network (Satellite Rights) – Sony MAX
Streaming Platform Rights – Netflix
Running Time – 137 minutes (Approximately)
Based on – Inspired by the true story of terrorism and country traitor Uzma Ahmed

Introduction

“The Diplomat” is an Indian Hindi-language Action Drama film which stars John Abraham; Sadia Khateeb; Kumud Mishra; Sharib Hashmi; & Revathy in their respective lead main roles. The film is set against a backdrop of real-life political events, which explores themes of diplomacy, international relations, and the personal conflicts faced by the diplomats.

John Abraham as Indian Diplomat J.P. Singh2

The story is inspired by the real-life Indian diplomat J.P. Singh who get into trouble when a woman seeking refuge named ‘Uzma Ahmed’ arrives at the Indian Embassy. She claims to be an Indian National who was forcefully abducted to marry a man living in Pakistan. As tension rises, J.P.Singh navigates the complexities of international diplomacy along with legal systems, and the pressure from both the Indian and Pakistani governments to resolve the matter.

The story of this film is written by Ritesh Shah and the movie is directed by Shivam Nair. The movie has John Abraham who plays the character of ‘Indian diplomat J.P. Singh’. He is casted in this film along side super-gorgeous Indian Actress Sadia Khateeb who is also seen in an important lead main role as ‘Uzma Ahmed’.

The music of this film is composed by Manan Bhardwaj & Anurag Saikia and the lyrics are written by Manoj Shukla (better known by his stage name Manoj Muntashir Shukla). The film released in the theatres across India on March 14th, 2025 on the occasion of the auspicious Holi Festival in the country. The Television Network (Satellite Rights) have been acquired by Sony MAX and the OTT Streaming Platform Rights is acquired by Netflix.

On March 12th, 2025, it was reported by The Times of India – India Times correspondent that…. “‘The Diplomat’ a fascinating story to tell: director Shivam Nair in ‘The Diplomat’: Director Shivam Nair

It was reported as….

Filmmaker Shivam Nair, best known for helming projects such as “Naam Shabana” and “Special Ops”, says his upcoming film “The Diplomat” is a fascinating story with John Abraham playing an interesting role. The film, inspired by real events, features Abraham as diplomat JP Singh, who steps in to rescue an Indian woman named Uzma, played by Sadia Khateeb of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ fame, from Pakistan.

“This is a fascinating story to tell and that is why I told it. It is for the first time that this story is being told… Ritesh (writer Ritesh Shah) worked with him (Abraham) in ‘Batla House’, and he wrote the script. John liked it. He is more into geopolitical things, so it is easy to work with him. We did a workshop. He is the right choice for this,” the director told PTI.

As part of his research, Nair met both Uzma and JP Singh multiple times to gain insight into their experiences.

Kumud Mishra as a Senior Diplomat Advocate1

“To make a film based on true stories is a little tricky. One has to ensure that it is a well-documented story. We had to first understand the human side of both the woman and the diplomat and then incorporate it into the storytelling,” Nair said.

“The Diplomat” is produced by Abraham’s JA Entertainment along with T-Series, Vipul D Shah, Ashwin Varde, Rajesh Bahl of Wakaoo Films, Sameer Dixit and Jatish Varma of Fortune Pictures and Rakesh Dang of Seeta Films.

This news was reported by The Times of India – India Times correspondent on March 12th, 2025 at 17:27 IST for The Times of India – India Times. Some part of that article is mentioned above.

Directed by – Shivam Nair
Produced by – Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, John Abraham, Vipul D. Shah, Ashwin Varde, Rajesh Bahl, Samir Dixit, Jatish Varma & Rakesh Dang

Cast

Cast listed as per Film credits:-

Main Cast

John Abraham as Indian Diplomat J.P. Singh

Sadia Khateeb as Uzma Ahmed

Kumud Mishra as a Senior Diplomat Advocate

Sharib Hashmi as a journalist Investigating the case

Asha Kelunni Nair (Revathi) as a Senior Advisor in the Indian Government

Sehar Shehnaz as Tabassum

Jeet Raidutt as Amir

Suman Rana as Shaheen

Samreet Bajwa as Aniha

Prapti Shukla in The Diplomat

Recurring Cast

Amitoj Mann as Gill
Bhawani Muzamil as Basheer
Nabjot Kaur Tiwana as Receptionist
Harry Chauhan as Mustaq Ahmed
Jagjeet Sandhu
Vidhatri Bandi
Ainth Singh Sarminder
Ashwath Bhatt
Ram Gopal Bajaj
Benjamin Gilani
Bajrangbali Singh
Abhishek Mishra

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