Prime Video to run ads with latest releases, but here's how to watch The Traitors and Ground Zero ad-free
Prime Video’s Ground Zero, starring Emraan Hashmi, is a true-crime thriller on a BSF officer’s Kashmir mission. Now streaming with ad-supported and ₹699 ad-free viewing options.
Last Updated: 01.46 PM, Jun 20, 2025
Prime Video has launched the high-stakes action-thriller Ground Zero following its theatrical run. Excel Entertainment's Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar produced the film, which Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar directed. The film features Emraan Hashmi in the lead role along with Sai Tamhankar, Zoya Hussain, and Mukesh Tiwari.
Based on a true story of a brave BSF officer
Ground Zero is based on the true story of BSF officer Narendra Nath Dhar Dubey's (Hashmi) two-year counter-terrorism operation in Kashmir. This true crime thriller follows the investigation into the 2001 Parliament attack, one of the worst disasters to happen in modern India, as it follows clues from actual occurrences. The film aims to convey the complexity of counter-insurgency operations and the personal and professional hardships endured by service members.
Ad-supported and ad-free viewing options on Prime Video
The release format mirrors the new subscription model for Prime Video. All Prime Video subscribers can watch Ground Zero for free with advertisements. But there's an extra ₹699 a year price for anybody who wants to view the movie sans ads. Prime Video Originals, including Ground Zero and Karan Johar's new reality competition series The Traitors India, which debuted last week, are eligible for this ad-free upgrade.
Viewers now have the option to select between an ad-supported and an ad-free experience, thanks to the platform's shift towards a dual-tier model. Those who are interested in watching new releases in one sitting could find the ₹699 yearly top-up particularly useful, as it guarantees ongoing access to certain titles.
Now streaming on Prime Video
As the most recent in a series of highly publicised releases across fiction and nonfiction, Ground Zero rounds off Prime Video's original Indian programming schedule. People who enjoy seeing dramatisations of real-life events will probably enjoy this film because of its political context, investigative suspense, and relevance to national security topics.
With a performance-heavy cast and a plot based in recent Indian history, Ground Zero is now streaming—and you can choose between the normal subscription and the ad-free premium.