
Amazon MGM Studios and Colour Yellow unveiled the trailer of Nayyi Navelli on Wednesday, 30 September, in Mumbai. The fantasy family entertainer stars Yami Gautam Dhar as Mohini, a newly married woman…
Amazon MGM Studios and Colour Yellow unveiled the trailer of Nayyi Navelli on Wednesday, 30 September, in Mumbai. The fantasy family entertainer stars Yami Gautam Dhar as Mohini, a newly married woman whose arrival in the Awasthi family in Meerut sparks suspicion. The brother-in-law Bantu, played by Anurag Thakur, doubts she is a ‘daayan’ (witch). The trailer hints at a connection to the Treta Yug and a saviour needed to eradicate evil.

Directed by Balaji Mohan and written by Himanshu Sharma and Divy Nidhi Sharma, the film also features Addinath M Kothare, Sunita Rajwar, Mita Vasisth and others. Music is by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Nayyi Navelli releases in cinemas on 16 October, ahead of Dussehra. It will clash at the box office with Raj Kummar Rao’s Raftaar.
All four sources report the trailer launch and the same core plot: Mohini’s arrival in the Awasthi family raises questions, with Cinema Express alone stating outright that Bantu suspects she is a witch. NDTV’s headline leads with the ‘daayan’ branding and a sinister ‘Raavan Raj’, while Bollywood Hungama and Times of India emphasise the warmth-mystery balance and the family entertainer tone. The coverage is uniform wire-style reporting with no government or ideological slant. The key divergence is in framing intensity: Cinema Express gives the fullest plot detail, including the Treta Yug link, while others stay more general. The box office clash with Raftaar is named only by Cinema Express.
Coverage: 4 sources, 3 neutral, 1 sensationalist
Sources (4): bollywoodhungama.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), ndtv.com (sensationalist), cinemaexpress.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.