MUMBAI: Film and television personality Mohit Raina, who is winning hearts by his acting chops, has bagged a new project.  

The actor will be seen portraying the role of a police officer in Applause Entertainment’s upcoming police drama, Bhaukaal, which is inspired by the real-life achievements of Navniet Sekera, an IPS officer. 

Harman Baweja is the creator of the series, while Jatin Wagle is its director. Akash Mohimen, Jay Bansal and Rohit Chauhan have been roped in to write the series, and actors like Abhimanyu Singh, Siddhanth Kapoor, Bidita Bag, Sunny Hinduja, Rashmi Rajput, Pradeep Nagar and Gulki Joshi are also a part of the project.

Speaking about the upcoming series, Mohit said to media, "Bhaukaal brings me a chance to play a brave police officer, one who brought change and broke through the age old criminal and local political nexus.” 

He added, “I am happy and excited to play this character.” 

Mohit was last seen in Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal, and Yami Gautam starrer hit film Uri: The Surgical Strike.