The makers of her upcoming film Daayra unveiled the film’s trailer on Monday. Kareena Kapoor will soon be back on the big screen. The Meghna Gulzar directorial also stars Prithviraj Sukumaran. The film is inspired by true events and explores the complex relationship between crime, justice and punishment.
It is scheduled to release in theatres on September 18. She was last seen in Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again in 2024. In an earlier interaction, Meghna’s father and lyricist Gulzar had confirmed that the film has no songs.
Daayra is a crime thriller that stars Kareena and Prithviraj as cops, DCP Ajooni Kohli and DCP Raman Kumar. The film is inspired by true events and sees Prithviraj’s character dealing with a gang rape case. The trailer opens with a distressed woman looking for her daughter. Other glimpses show Prithviraj taking the accused juveniles to an isolated location and shooting them, showing it as an encounter later. Prithviraj, however, argues against this, questioning how a juvenile who can commit such a heinous crime can be protected by the Juvenile Protection Law. The trailer leaves the audience with the question of whether justice can always be served within the boundaries of the law. Daayra is co-written and directed by Meghna Gulzar and produced by Junglee Pictures and Pen Studios. It stars Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead roles. The film marks the first on-screen collaboration between the two actors. With Daayra, Kareena will return to the big screen after a gap of two years. This is Kareena’s first collaboration with Meghna Gulzar. Filmmaker Meghna Gulzar has carved a niche for herself by bringing compelling real-life stories and issues to the big screen, often exploring them with nuance and sensitivity. Her filmography includes Talvar, inspired by the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, Chhapaak, which brought acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal’s extraordinary journey to the screen, and Sam Bahadur, a biographical drama on Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.
Towards the end of the trailer, Kareena says that she works within the boundaries of the law.
