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Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Prahaar’ biopic gets October 16 release date
Rajkummar Rao’s courtroom drama ‘Prahaar, The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam’ will now release on October 16, 2026, moving from its original August 7 date. Directed by Avinash Arun and produced by…
The Story in Brief
Rajkummar Rao’s courtroom drama ‘Prahaar, The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam’ will now release on October 16, 2026, moving from its original August 7 date. Directed by Avinash Arun and produced by Maddock Films, the biopic also stars Wamiqa Gabbi, Jaideep Ahlawat and Sikandar Kher. The film explores Nikam’s role in high-profile cases, including the 26/11 Mumbai attacks prosecution of Ajmal Kasab.
The makers postponed the release to avoid a crowded August window, which included ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ on July 30, and ‘Batwara 1947’ and ‘Awarapan 2’ on August 14. They also dropped a planned September 4 date that would have clashed with ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’. The new October slot during the festive Dussehra period is expected to give the film a better shot at drawing content-seeking audiences.
The Indian Opinion
The buzz around ‘Prahaar’ frames Ujjwal Nikam as a lone crusader for justice, but the film’s release-date shuffle tells a different story: hard-nosed box-office maths. Moving from August to avoid Spider-Man and then sidestepping September’s ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ suggests even a celebrated prosecutor’s tale needs a clear runway. The real test isn’t the hype around Rajkummar Rao’s makeover, it’s whether audiences will pay for a courtroom drama during the Dussehra frenzy or wait for the streaming drop.
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