Kareena Kapoor and Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Daayra Streams on Netflix Tomorrow — A Crime Thriller That Asks the Toughest Questions

Friday 13 November is shaping up to be Netflix’s busiest day of the week, and leading the charge is Daayra — the hard-hitting crime thriller headlined by Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran, directed by Meghna Gulzar. Kareena plays DCP Ajooni Kohli, while Prithviraj plays DCP Raman Kumar, and the two senior officers find themselves on opposite sides of the same investigation. After Raman Kumar and his team take action against suspects in a disputed encounter, Ajooni is tasked with examining whether that controversial shooting was justified — or staged. What follows is not just a whodunit, but a tense clash of ethics inside the system itself, with public outrage, institutional pressure and personal conviction colliding at every turn. The supporting cast adds serious heft: Kanwaljit Singh, Achint Kaur, Anuja Sathe, Seema Azmi and Biswapati Sarkar. The film released in theatres on 18 September 2026 in Hindi and Malayalam, and Netflix has listed it for its digital premiere on 13 November, primarily as a Hindi thriller. Daayra is inspired by real-life events, though Gulzar has clarified that it is not a direct retelling of any single case — including the 2019 Hyderabad encounter that was initially linked to the project. That distinction matters: this is a drama interested in the questions around encounters, accountability and justice, not a recreation of one headline. For viewers who like their thrillers with something to chew on afterwards, this is the weekend watch. Two powerhouse performers, a director known for grounded, unsentimental storytelling, and a premise that refuses easy answers — Daayra arrives on Netflix tomorrow.

Source: Pinkvilla