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Daayra Trailer Pits Two Cops Against Opposing Paths to Justice
Daayra is a crime thriller about two police officers who want justice in different ways.
Kareena Kapoor plays DCP Ajooni Kohli.
Prithviraj Sukumaran plays DCP Raman Kumar.
Their case involves a girl who is kidnapped, raped and murdered.
Raman believes the case is solved after police kill the suspected kidnapper in an encounter.
Ajooni is not convinced because the suspect was reportedly a juvenile and should have been protected by juvenile law.
She begins investigating what happened and whether the police acted legally.
The film asks whether justice can be achieved by breaking the law.
Meghna Gulzar directed the film, which is due in cinemas on September 18.
Kareena Kapoor plays DCP Ajooni Kohli, while Prithviraj Sukumaran plays DCP Raman Kumar.
The trailer follows the officers after a girl is kidnapped, raped and murdered.
Raman supports the alleged suspect’s police encounter, while Ajooni questions its legality.
Ajooni investigates whether police crossed legal boundaries by using extra-judicial justice.
Directed by Meghna Gulzar, Daayra is scheduled for theatrical release on September 18.
- Who
- Kareena Kapoor as DCP Ajooni Kohli, Prithviraj Sukumaran as DCP Raman Kumar, and director Meghna Gulzar.
- What
- The trailer for Daayra, a crime thriller about two police officers divided over an alleged police encounter and the handling of a rape-murder case.
- Where
- In theatres on release; the trailer’s story centers on a police investigation and its aftermath.
- When
- The trailer was released on Monday; the film is scheduled to release on September 18.
- Why
- The film examines competing ideas of justice and whether police crossed legal boundaries by killing a suspect instead of investigating the case.
Rule-of-law investigation
Extra-judicial justice
How to handle the suspect
Rule-of-law investigation
Ajooni questions the police encounter, especially because the alleged accused was a juvenile and protected under juvenile law.
Extra-judicial justice
Raman believes justice has been served after the alleged kidnapper is killed in an encounter following an attack on police.
Police responsibility
Rule-of-law investigation
Ajooni investigates whether officers crossed the legal boundaries separating lawful policing from extra-judicial action.
Extra-judicial justice
Raman’s approach treats the suspect’s killing as a way to end the case rather than continue a conventional investigation.
Meaning of justice
Rule-of-law investigation
The trailer presents justice as something that must be pursued within the law and examined through the facts of the case.
Extra-judicial justice
The trailer presents Raman’s position as favoring swift, forceful action in response to a horrific crime.
Key facts
- Film
- Daayra
- Lead actors
- Kareena Kapoor and Prithviraj Sukumaran
- Characters
- DCP Ajooni Kohli and DCP Raman Kumar
- Director
- Meghna Gulzar
- Runtime of trailer
- Two minutes and 19 seconds
- Production
- Junglee Pictures and Pen Studios
- Release
- Scheduled for theatres on September 18
- Premise
- The film is inspired by true events and follows opposing police responses to a horrific rape case.
Quotes
The makers of Daayra
The filmmakers who released and promoted the Daayra trailer
“It explores the grey and dismantles it. As a filmmaker, that grey space is always challenging, and yet compelling - where characters make choices, live with them, and the audience is left to engage with what unfolds.”
republicworld.com
“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.”
indianexpress.com
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Actor playing DCP Ajooni Kohli
“What I loved about working with Meghna is that she makes you question everything you think you know about a character. There's so much thought behind every detail, but she never takes away your instinct as an actor.”
republicworld.com
“Some truths don’t come with easy answers”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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