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Prahaar trailer launched at CSMT, film releases 16 October
The Story in Brief
The trailer of Prahaar: The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam was launched on 29 September at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, a primary site of the 26/11 attacks where 58 people were killed. Rajkummar Rao plays Ujjwal Nikam, the special public prosecutor who secured the conviction of Ajmal Kasab. The film, directed by Avinash Arun and produced by Maddock Films, also stars Wamiqa Gabbi, Jaideep Ahlawat, Lalit Prabhakar as Kasab, and Sikandar Kher.
Rao said playing Nikam was a responsibility he felt deeply. Nikam called the film an emotional moment and said it is 'entirely based on court proceedings' with no dramatisation. The trailer revisits the 175 killed in the attacks, the courtroom hearings and Kasab's lies about his identity. Prahaar releases in cinemas on 16 October 2026.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All seven sources cover the trailer launch as a straight events-based report, leading with the venue, the cast list and the release date without editorialising. The uniform framing is neutral-report: each outlet reproduces largely identical statements from Rajkummar Rao and Ujjwal Nikam, notes the 58 killed at CSMT and the 175 total, and names the 16 October release. Timesnownews and Odishatv add that Nikam described the film as “entirely based on court proceedings” with “no dramatisation,” a detail the others omit. No outlet challenges or critically examines the film’s claim to strict authenticity. The coverage stands as factual event reporting with no discernible slant.
Coverage: 7 sources, 7 neutral
Sources (7): timesnownews.com (neutral report), indiatvnews.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (2) (neutral report), pinkvilla.com (neutral report), ndtv.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), odishatv.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 7 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 30 September 2026: this story now draws on 7 sources.
