‘Fauda’ Star Lior Raz Meets PM Modi in Israel; Calls it a ‘Huge Honor’

Israeli screenwriter and actor Lior Raz, known for his portrayal of Doron Kabilio in the globally renowned thriller series “Fauda,” has expressed happiness over his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra  Modi during the latter’s two-day trip to Israel. 

“It was amazing, and it was a huge honor to meet the Prime Minister of India. Such a huge country and we know that we have a lot of audience in India for our shows," said Lior, according to ANI.

Acknowledging PM’s admiration for acting, production, and art in India, he added, “To get this honor from your Prime Minister, for us, it is great to see how he supports acting, producing and art in your country. I think this is something that we should learn how to do in our country as well. We would love to collaborate again. My show ‘Fauda’s’ Netflix premiere was in Goa Film Festival; we would love to come back and do it again." 

PM Modi shared the group selfie clicked by Raz on X (formerly Twitter) with a witty caption, which read, “Thankfully, this interaction required only a selfie, no undercover work!"

The star cast of the show gifted PM Modi a poster of “FAUDA 5” with their signatures.

Talking about “Fauda,” the thriller TV series is developed by Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff and features Lior Raz, Hisham Sulliman, Shadi Mar'i, Laetitia Eido, Tzachi Halevy, Yuval Segal, Neta Gerti, Tomer Kapon, Itzik Cohen and Rona-Lee Shimon in prominent roles.

Later, the series was adapted in India, titled “Tanaav,” and featuring Manav Vij, Arbaaz Khan, Danish Husain, Ekta Kaul, M. K. Raina, Rajat Kapoor, Satyadeep Mishra, Shashank Arora, Sumit Kaul, Sukhmani Sadana, Waluscha De Sousa and Zarina Wahab.