Mumbai: Actor Alia Bhatt could not resist praising director Meghna Gulzar after watching the trailer of her upcoming film ‘Daayra’, which stars Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead roles.
Coming back to ‘Daayra’, the film is all set to be released in theatres on September 18.
“This cast + my favourite director…say no more (fire emojis),” she wrote. In an Instagram Story, Alia gave a shout-out not only to Meghna but also to the cast.
Notably, Alia has worked with Meghna Gulzar in ‘Raazi’, which hit the cinema halls in 2018. Daayra unfolds in the “aftermath of a crime that grips the nation, sparking widespread outrage, while setting a series of events and 2 investigations in motion. The film, based on Harinder Sikka’s novel Calling Sehmat, is a cross-border spy drama starring Alia as an Indian spy. The film stars Kareena and Prithviraj Sukumaran as cops who face off while navigating the dark and complex world of juvenile crime. As per the makers, the movie is “inspired by true events. As the search for answers deepens, two senior police officers, played by Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran, find themselves navigating the same system through different approaches to duty and justice, on opposing sides of a case that challenges the very idea of right and wrong,” read a press note.
