Overview
- The trailer was unveiled at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at an event attended by Ujjwal Nikam and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
- Prahaar is a biopic that centers on Nikam’s role as special public prosecutor in the Ajmal Kasab trial and frames the story as a courtroom battle for justice rather than a direct recreation of the attacks.
- Rajkummar Rao stars as Ujjwal Nikam and early press reactions praised his performance and the trailer’s tight courtroom focus.
- Makers and the director said the film aims to humanize Nikam and examine the personal and professional pressures that followed the headlines, and they have set a theatrical release date of October 16, 2026.
- Fadnavis used his remarks at the launch to allege Pakistan’s role in the attacks, a political framing that has added public scrutiny to the film and could shape how audiences and commentators respond to its treatment of memory and justice.