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Meghna Gulzar Says Daayra’s Social Questions Remain Relevant
Daayra is a new film directed by Meghna Gulzar.
The story was given to her during the lockdown in 2020.
She decided it was important because its questions would still matter years later.
The movie looks at situations where it is difficult to decide who is right or wrong.
It shows that something one person sees as justice may look like injustice to someone else.
Gulzar said the film combines details from several real cases across the country.
It is not set in one particular city or focused on one police force.
Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran play the main characters.
The film is planned for release in theatres on September 18.
Meghna Gulzar said Daayra was first sent to her during the 2020 lockdown.
She chose the story because of its central question and continuing relevance.
The film explores moral ambiguity, duality, and differing ideas of justice.
Gulzar said Daayra combines several real cases rather than depicting one specific incident or region.
Starring Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran, Daayra is scheduled for release on September 18.
- Who
- Director Meghna Gulzar, with Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead roles.
- What
- Daayra, a film exploring moral ambiguity, duality, justice, and social systems.
- Where
- The film is region-neutral and is scheduled to release in theatres.
- When
- The story reached Gulzar during the 2020 lockdown; the film is scheduled for release on September 18.
- Why
- Gulzar said she was drawn to the story’s central question and its continuing relevance.
Key facts
- Director
- Meghna Gulzar
- Lead cast
- Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran
- Story origin
- Sent to Gulzar by Junglee Pictures during the 2020 lockdown
- Source material
- An amalgamation of several real cases from across the country
- Setting
- Region-neutral, rather than tied to a particular city or state
- Producers
- Junglee Pictures and Pen Studios
- Release
- Scheduled for theatrical release on September 18
Quotes
Meghna Gulzar
Filmmaker and director of Daayra
“If the emotion in that story hooks me, it's an instant and completely instinctive choice to tell that story. It just so happens that it involves people in uniform, or it involves being true life, or period. That was never intended. It's more coincidence than conscious planning.”
telegraphindia.com
rediff.com
“Daayra is not based in a particular city, which is from South India or North India. It's completely region neutral. The characters are region neutral because this is not the success or the failure of a particular police force of a particular state.”
rediff.com
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