Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Hunkkaar: The Roar Trailer Promises A Hard-Hitting Justice Story
Hunkkaar: The Roar is a series about a 17-year-old rape survivor named Meenu.
Meenu does not want people to decide how she should act after what happened to her.
She tries to speak for herself and seek justice.
ACP Jasleen Singh Soni investigates the case.
The police, lawyers, courtroom and news media all look at the case differently.
Some powerful people try to influence how the story is understood.
Advocate Bhalerao keeps fighting even though he has less power than his opponents.
The series asks how people can find the truth when power and public opinion get in the way.
It will stream on JioHotstar from September 25.
The JioHotstar trailer introduces Aneet Padda as Meenu, a 17-year-old rape survivor who refuses to stay silent.
Fatima Sana Shaikh plays ACP Jasleen Singh Soni, the police officer investigating the case.
The story moves through police work, courtroom proceedings and media coverage, showing competing versions of the truth.
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub plays advocate Bhalerao, an underdog confronting a powerful structure.
Directed by Karan D Kapadia, Nitya Mehra and Heeraz Marfatia, the series begins streaming on JioHotstar on September 25.
- Who
- Aneet Padda plays Meenu, Fatima Sana Shaikh plays ACP Jasleen Singh Soni, and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub plays advocate Bhalerao.
- What
- The trailer for Hunkkaar: The Roar introduces a story about a rape survivor seeking justice amid conflicting narratives.
- When
- The trailer was unveiled on Thursday, September 10; the series will stream from September 25.
- Where
- The series will stream on JioHotstar.
- Why
- The story explores how power, public opinion, personal beliefs, police work, court proceedings and media coverage shape perceptions of truth.
Truth As Personal Perspective
Truth As Legal Responsibility
How the case is understood
Truth As Personal Perspective
The story presents the case through different viewpoints, including those of the police, courtroom, media and individual characters.
Truth As Legal Responsibility
ACP Jasleen Singh Soni continues investigating and searching for what is true despite power, influence and public pressure.
Meenu’s role
Truth As Personal Perspective
Meenu is shown as complicated, unpredictable and shaped by her own choices rather than defined only by what happened to her.
Truth As Legal Responsibility
Her refusal to remain silent places her testimony and pursuit of justice at the center of the larger legal battle.
Power and resistance
Truth As Personal Perspective
Powerful people attempt to control the narrative, while public opinion and personal beliefs influence how events are perceived.
Truth As Legal Responsibility
Advocate Bhalerao, described as an underdog, keeps fighting because of his belief in what the law should stand for.
- Platform
- JioHotstar
- Streaming date
- September 25
- Trailer release
- Thursday, September 10
- Lead character
- Meenu, a 17-year-old rape survivor played by Aneet Padda
- Investigating officer
- ACP Jasleen Singh Soni, played by Fatima Sana Shaikh
- Directors
- Karan D Kapadia, Nitya Mehra and Heeraz Marfatia
- Executive producer
- Priyanka Chopra Jonas