Overview
- On Thursday, June 18, 2026, Kareena Kapoor Khan posted a behind-the-scenes Instagram clip that confirmed the film will open in cinemas on September 18, 2026.
- Meghna Gulzar is directing Daayra from a screenplay credited to Yash Keswani, Sima Agarwal and Gulzar, continuing her focus on fact-adjacent crime and justice stories.
- The film is the first co-production between Junglee Pictures and Pen Studios and is described by makers as inspired by true events.
- Daayra brings Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran together on screen for the first time, with reports showing Prithviraj in the role of a police inspector.
- With roughly three months until release, the makers have begun a publicity push using raw BTS material and will be under scrutiny given Gulzar’s prior, conversation-driving films such as Talvar and Raazi.