R.A.W. Hitman: The Real Story of Agent Lima

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R.A.W. Hitman: The Real Story of Agent Lima
AuthorHussain Zaidi[1][2]
CountryIndia, United States
LanguageEnglish
GenreNarrative, true crime[3]
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
2023
Media typePrint (paperback, hardback)
Pages304
ISBN9789392099649

R.A.W. Hitman: The Real Story of Agent Lima is a 2023 Indian non-fiction crime novel written by journalist & author Hussain Zaidi.[4][5][6] becomes the best seller book in just 3 weeks,[7][8][9] It retraces the real life story of former Research and Analysis Wing agent Lucky Bisht[10][11][12][13][14][15] also known by his Pseudonym Agent Lima.[16] It is published by Simon & Schuster on July 4, 2023.[17] R.A.W. Hitman is the second book published by Simon & Schuster in India.[18][19][20] The book has a foreword by former Commissioner of Delhi Police, Neeraj Kumar.[21]

Although some Indian media, such as India.com (owned by the Zee Media Corporation) have described the book as a biography,[22] the book's author Hussain Zaidi told The Telegraph that "I wouldn't call it a biography because the book focuses on one aspect of his life and we have not touched his personal life or his early life."[23]

The book was described as a "fiery tale" by the Hindustan Times.[24]

Many prominent Indian filmmakers and actors including Vishal Bhardwaj, Anees Bazmee, Jacqueline Fernandez Sri, etc. admired and promoted this book.[25]

This book was described as the best crime book by Mint (newspaper).[26]

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  1. ^ "एस हुसैन जैदी की किताब पर बनेगी बायोपिक, दिखाई जाएगी एक्स रॉ एजेंट लकी बिष्ट की कहानी". NDTVIndia.
  2. ^ "Biopic: अब आ रही एनएसजी कमांडो की बायोपिक, एक्स रॉ एजेंट लकी बिष्ट की बायोग्राफी लिखी एस.हुसैन जैदी ने". Zee News.
  3. ^ R.A.W. Hitman. 2023-07-04. ISBN 978-93-92099-63-2.
  4. ^ "एस हुसैन जैदी की किताब पर बनेगी बायोपिक, दिखाई जाएगी एक्स रॉ एजेंट लकी बिष्ट की कहानी". Hindustan.
  5. ^ "Biopic of Lucky Bisht, former Personal Security Officer of PM Modi to be out soon". June 15, 2023 – via The Economic Times – The Times of India.
  6. ^ Ramanath, Nandini. "S Hussain Zaidi interview: 'There still is a big interest in crime, biopics are in fashion'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  7. ^ Jaffer, Askari. "Former NSG Commando Lucky Bisht biopic becomes best seller in 3 weeks". The Hans India. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  8. ^ Dutta, Shonakshi. "Former NSG Commando Lucky Bisht biopic becomes best seller in 3 weeks". Goa Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  9. ^ Rathore, Diwan. "Biopic of PM's former bodyguard Lucky Bisht written by Hussain Zaidi becomes the best seller book in just 3 weeks". Cineblitz. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  10. ^ Jain, Tanvi. "Lucky Bisht's story needs to be told: Hussain Zaidi on book on ex-NSG commando". theweak.
  11. ^ "लकी बिष्ट की कहानी बताने की जरूरत है: हुसैन जैदी ने पूर्व एनएसजी कमांडो पर लिखी पुस्तक". Ibc24 (in Hindi). 30 July 2023.
  12. ^ Singh, vimal. "Lucky Bisht's story needs to be told: Hussain Zaidi on book on ex-NSG commando". Theprint. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  13. ^ Mathur, Kishan. "Lucky Bisht's story needs to be told: Hussain Zaidi on book on ex-NSG commando". PTI. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  14. ^ Mathur, Kishan. "Lucky Bisht's story needs to be told: Hussain Zaidi on book on ex-NSG commando". Telegraphindia. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  15. ^ Singh, Selhar. "Former NSG commando Lucky Bisht's story needs to be told, says author Hussain Zaidi". businessinsider. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  16. ^ "The curious case of former NSG commando & RAW agent Lucky Bisht". Moneycontrol. July 8, 2023.
  17. ^ "Lucky Bisht's story in the book 'R.A.W Hitman: The real story of Agent Lima'". July 4, 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
  18. ^ "सचिन तेंदुलकर के बाद RAW agent Lucky Bisht के जीवन पर छपेगी किताब | Lucky Bisht Raw Hitman: The real story of Agent Lima". Patrika News. June 8, 2023.
  19. ^ https://www.lokmattimes.com/national/after-sachin-tendulkar-simon-schuster-to-publish-biopic-of-ex-nsg-commando-and-spy-lucky-bisht/amp/
  20. ^ "'रॉ हिटमैन' किताब का पोस्टर रिलीज, RAW agent Lucky Bisht की जिंदगी करेगी बयां – mobile". punjabkesari. June 9, 2023.
  21. ^ Chaubey, Anurag. "Commandos, candour, criticism–what marked Hussain Zaidi's 'RAW Hitman' book launch in Delhi". The Print. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  22. ^ "एक्स रॉ एजेंट लकी बिष्ट की ज़िन्दगी से रूबरू होगी दुनिया, एस. हुसैन जैदी ने लिखी 'रॉ हिटमैन' बायोग्राफी". www.india.com.
  23. ^ "R.A.W Hitman: The real story of Agent Lima brings the interesting story of Lucky Bisht". The Telegraph.
  24. ^ "10 great books to sink into as the monsoon begins. Preview them here". Hindustan Times. June 9, 2023.
  25. ^ "बॉलीवुड के कई टाइकून हुसैन ज़ैदी की किताब 'रॉ हिटमैन' का समर्थन करते आए नजर". नवोदव Times (in Hindi).
  26. ^ Rajput, Ankit (11 June 2023). "New on shelves: 5 new titles to add to your TBR list". India West.
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