“Daayra” (2026) (Movie) Release Date, Cast, Director, Story, Budget, OTT and More…

Daayra is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film co-written and directed by Meghna Gulzar. Daayra is produced by Vineet Jain and Dhaval Jain under the banners of Junglee Pictures and Pen Studios.  

is produced by Vineet Jain and Dhaval Jain under the banners of Junglee Pictures and Pen Studios. is produced by Vineet Jain and Dhaval Jain under the banners of Junglee Pictures and Pen Studios.  

The film stars Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the leading roles. It is reported to be based on 2019 Hyderabad Gang Rape and Murder Case. Daayra is scheduled to release on 18 September 2026.

A gripping investigative narrative that explores how a diabolical act creates polarizing reactions throughout society, fracturing opinions and challenging viewers to seek truth beyond easy answers.  

Inspired by true events, Daayra is a gripping crime thriller that follows DCP Raman Kumar and DCP Ajooni Kohli as a case places them on opposing sides of the same system.” 

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. 

Kareena then enters the frame and questions Prithviraj about three other encounters he carried out in the past in self-defence. This sets Kareena’s investigation into motion as she probes the encounter and Prithviraj’s fight against the criminals accused of committing the heinous crime of gang rape. 

The investigation is done, crime scene is recreated, and Prithviraj is warned. However, he remains unbothered, saying, “Again a family has lost their daughter.” Kareena points out that one of the accused was going to turn 17. 

Towards the end of the trailer, Kareena says that she works within the boundaries of the law. 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.