Khufiya is a neo-noir spy thriller based on true events and is based on Amar Bhushan's espionage novel ‘Escape to Nowhere’. The story is that of Krishna Mehra (Tabu) who is an operative at an Indian spy agency known as R&AW and has been assigned to track down the mole within the organization who is selling India's defense secrets, while all grappling with her dual identity as a spy and a lover.