‘Ever since I’ve develop into a mom, I’ve develop into a greater actor.’
IMAGE: Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran on the Daayra trailer launch. {Photograph}: Afsar Dayatar/Rediff
Key Factors
- Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran share display screen area for the primary time in Daayra.
- Based mostly on true occasions, the Meghna Gulzar directorial revolves round two law enforcement officials engaged on a homicide case.
- Additionally starring Jitendra Joshi, Kshitee Jog, Sandeep Kulkarni and Trupti Khamkar, Daayra is ready to launch on September 18.
The room was buzzing with anticipation as Kareena Kapoor Khan, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Director Meghna Gulzar got here collectively to unveil the trailer of Daayra on Monday, August 31, 2026, afternoon in Mumbai.
However this was no routine Bollywood launch stuffed solely with glamour and applause.
Because the trailer opened with a disturbing crime and shortly plunged into questions of legislation and morality, the temper turned intense.
Daayra is an investigative crime thriller mentioned to be impressed by true occasions, and it brings Kareena and Prithviraj collectively for the primary time.
Kareena performs DCP Ajooni Kohli and Prithviraj portrays DCP Raman Kumar, and the trailer instantly establishes them as two law enforcement officials standing on reverse sides of a murky case.
This pressure appears to kind the guts of Daayra.
On the launch, Meghna Gulzar defined that the movie is intentionally not all for simple divisions between proper and unsuitable.
“Nothing is ever black, white, or grey…it’s all about perspective, and that is what this movie is about,” she mentioned.
WATCH: Prithviraj on working with Kareena
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‘I simply really feel like a component written by Meghana’
“My character in Daayra may be very positive and delicate,” Kareena mentioned, explaining that Ajooni shouldn’t be the traditional “robust cop” who has to continuously show herself by means of bodily aggression.
Meghna then added a line that introduced a smile to the room: “She is a cop who wears lipstick!”
It was a type of lighter moments at an in any other case severe occasion.
IMAGE: Kareena, Meghna Gulzar and Prithviraj on the Daayra trailer launch. {Photograph}: Afsar Dayatar/Rediff
Kareena additionally weighed in on motherhood and the alternatives she is making at this junction of her profession with movies like The Buckingham Murders, Crew, and Jaane Jaan.
“I really feel as a mom, as an actor, I simply really feel like a component written by her (Meghna Gulzar), and I had this chance to play it. It has stayed with me,” she mentioned.
“I believe I really feel ever since I’ve develop into a mom, I’ve additionally develop into a greater actor. I do not know why.”
WATCH: Kareena’s witty reply
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When Kareena Received Emotional Throughout Daayra
For Prithviraj, the topic grew to become significantly private due to his position as a father. He candidly spoke about his 11-year-old daughter and the uncomfortable conversations mother and father should provoke with their kids.
“I’m at that uncomfortable stage as a father or mother the place now I’ve to start out speaking to her and letting her learn about what’s secure and what’s not,” Prithviraj mentioned.
“If we lived in an excellent world, we would not have needed to have that dialog. However we don’t dwell in an excellent world, so what can we do as residents aside from speaking to our youngsters?”
Kareena spoke about one specific scene in Daayra that had affected her deeply.
She revealed that it was amongst her favorite scenes within the movie and concerned one in every of her co-stars. The scene, she defined, challenges the acquainted social perception that “galti hamesha ladki ki hello hoti hai.”
“I didn’t want any glycerine (for the scene). I simply remembered the strains,” Kareena mentioned, explaining that she was naturally disturbed and choked whereas performing the scene.
WATCH: What Prithviraj favored about Daayra
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Prithviraj Virtually Rejected Daayra
Prithviraj mentioned he was positive to say no the provide for Daayra as a result of he had simply signed S S Rajamouli’s Varanasi, which he’s at the moment taking pictures alongside Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Nonetheless, his first assembly with Meghna Gulzar modified his thoughts.
“She narrates the movie very, very properly. I heard her narration and instructed myself, ‘Oh, rattling! I am unable to say no to this’. Then, I requested her, ‘Who’s taking part in Ajooni?’ She replied, ‘I’m hoping that Kareena would play that position’. I instructed myself, ‘Now, I’ve to say sure to this movie’,” he mentioned with a smile.
IMAGE: Kareena, Meghna, Junglee Footage’ Vineet Jain, Pen Media’s Jayantilal Gada and Prithviraj on the Daayra trailer launch. {Photograph}: Afsar Dayatar/Rediff
Daayra releases in cinemas on September 18.
