The trailer for the upcoming spy comedy Udta Teer was unveiled on Wednesday in Mumbai. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan in the lead roles and is helmed by debutante director Akash A Kaushik. The film’s premise of a Pakistani agent forgetting his mission in India has spawned chatter on social media.
At the trailer launch event, Ayushmann said he had no hesitation in playing a Pakistani agent in the film.
Apart from Ayushmann and Sara, the film boasts of an ensemble cast including Rahul Bose, Ram Kapoor, Suhail Nayyar, Gulshan Grover, Raghubir Yadav, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Smita Tambe, and the late Mukul Dev, among others. It is Mukul Dev’s final posthumous performance.
Sara Ali Khan opens up about the film
Because of how he had to stay straight-faced amid all the chaos and comedy happening around him, ayushmann called the role ‘the most difficult character’. Because things were happening around him, the actor, known for films like Thamma, Andhadhun, and Dum Laga Ke Haisha, said, “It is the most difficult character. Because of its unusual premise, at the trailer launch, the actor said she was drawn to the film.
As an actor, you are ready to do anything. This is a spy comedy, a patriotic comedy, and a genre bender. I do what the script demands; I’m a director’s baby. It is a fantastic script. I had to have that straight face, though there were moments when I felt like laughing, but I couldn’t. I had to be normal while there was chaos happening around me. Udta Teer features Sara Ali Khan opposite Khurrana. “When I heard the story, I so wanted to be part of this world. It is a unique and fresh film. Ayushmann credited director Akash A Kaushik for the unusual story, calling it his ‘brain child’.
Responding to a question at the trailer launch, Ayushmann said, “It was part of the script. The character is not like my real self, and hence it was exciting for me to do it,” she said.
