Prithviraj told Zoom, “Daayra is a script I am very excited about. I think Meghna has got a wonderful film on paper. Given her skill and craft as a filmmaker, I am really counting on that being a cracker of a feature film. Most of all, the excitement is palpable for me because Kareena is doing the other character. And the film is very much about these two characters.”
Inspired by several true events, Daayra follows DCP Ajooni Kohli (Kareena Kapoor Khan) and DCP Raman Kumar (Prithviraj Sukumaran) as a controversial case places the two officers on opposing sides of the same system. The film explores questions of truth, accountability and the moral boundaries of justice.
Directed by Meghna Gulzar, Daayra stars Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead roles and is produced by Junglee Pictures and Dr Jayantilal Gada (Pen Studios). Distributed by Pen Marudhar, the film releases in theatres on September 18, 2026.
