Daayra (Hindi) brings together two actors of contrasting on-screen personas. Kareena Kapoor Khan is known for glamorous and semi-glamorous roles in the kind of movies Bollywood excels at. Prithviraj Sukumaran, the Malayalam superstar who continues to be in news over SS Rajamouli's Varanasi, commits himself to a wide variety of sincere roles. And now, the first look poster of Daayra gives enough hints that their debut union is going to do full justice to the duo's talent and filmography.
"Two officers. Two perspectives. One Truth," the makers wrote, announcing that the trailer will be out on August 31st.
The film's real-world roots are its biggest asset. Both actors seem to be engaged in a crime investigation. The poster suggests both leads may play law-enforcement figures, possibly on opposing sides of the same case, given they are positioned back-to-back rather than side-by-side. Do they represent a moral divide?
Director Meghna Gulzar's track record says it all: Daayra is going to be less a whodunit thriller with twists for their own sake, and more an exploration of justice, institutional truth, and personal cost.
Junglee Pictures and Pen Studios have come together on the project. Dr. Jayantilal Gada is distributing the movie after several superstar vehicles. Inspired by true events, Daayra is slated to be released in Hindi and Malayalam on September 18.
