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Filmi Score
Good
27 reviews
58
What the critics say
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Critics largely agree Prithviraj's performance anchors this procedural about an encounter-killing debate, but most say it tilts toward justifying Raman's vigilantism rather than staying balanced, leaving Kareena's role and the second-half confrontation underwritten.
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Summary
Daayra (2026, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 58 from 27 critic reviews, and is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A).
Raman, who has had a shady record with staged encounters and police brutality, finds himself cornered as Ajooni challenges him on every step.
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Cast & crew
Kareena Kapoor KhanLead
Prithviraj SukumaranCast
Pragati MishraCast
Prammod SanghiCastSumali KhaniwaleCast
Cast
Directed by Meghna Gulzar · written by Meghna Gulzar & Yash Keswani & Sima Agarwal · music Amit Trivedi & Ketan Sodha
Kareena Kapoor KhanLeadPrithviraj SukumaranCastPragati MishraCastPrammod SanghiCastSumali KhaniwaleCastMeghna GulzarDirector · Writer
Yash KeswaniWriter
Sima AgarwalWriter
Amit TrivediMusic
Ketan SodhaMusic
Saurabh GoswamiCinematography
Charu Shree RoyEditing
Kareena Kapoor KhanLead
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Pragati Mishra
Prammod Sanghi
Sumali Khaniwale
Upendra Chauhan
Jitendra Joshi
Kanwaljit Singh
Kshitee Jog
Trupti Khamkar
Biswapati Sarkar
Sandesh Kulkarni
Full crew
SoundAyush Ahuja
Production designSubrata Chakraborty · Amit Ray
CostumeKarishma Sharma
LyricsGulzar
ActionParvez Shaikh
MakeupShrikant Desai
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Summary
Raman, who has had a shady record with staged encounters and police brutality, finds himself cornered as Ajooni challenges him on every step.
Daayra (2026, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 58 from 27 critic reviews, and is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A).
Where to watch
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What the critics said
27 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 27 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Rajiv Vijayakar · 17 Sep 2026
Daayra Movie Review: Kareena Kapoor Khan & Prithviraj Star In A Film With A Brilliant Rewatch Value – You’ll Never Get Tired Of It! Read it there →
Published · 4.5/5
Filmi’s reading 93
90
Devesh Sharma · 17 Sep 2026
Daayra Movie Review: Gritty and Compelling | Filmfare.com Read it there →
Published · 4.5/5
Filmi’s reading 85
90
Netra Brid · 17 Sep 2026
Daayra Review: Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran’s gripping moral battle questions one’s idea of justice Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 80
60
Verma praises Daayra's evenhanded, non-linear study of two officers' opposing ideas of justice, singling out restrained performances from… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Pranati A S · 19 Sep 2026
Deccan Herald finds Daayra's exploration of encounter-killing justice thoughtful, but the review's real enthusiasm is for the leads: Prithviraj is… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 19 Sep 2026
Jamwal calls Daayra a powerful, well-acted procedural anchored by strong performances and pointed questions about extrajudicial justice, faulting… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Sahir Avik D’souza · 17 Sep 2026
Sahir Avik D'souza finds Daayra's moral conundrum well drawn and its climax genuinely satisfying, but criticises Meghna Gulzar's direction as… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
70
അരുൺ മധുസൂദനൻ · 17 Sep 2026
The Mathrubhumi Malayalam review praises Daayra's non-linear structure, restrained handling of both leads and its refusal to take sides on the… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
70
Renuka Vyavahare · 17 Sep 2026
Daayra Movie Review: A gripping clash of morality and justice Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 68
70
Mayank Shekhar · 18 Sep 2026
3/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 65
60
Shweta Keshri · 17 Sep 2026
Daayra review: Kareena, Prithviraj's justice tale talks sharp, cuts shallow Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 64
60
Anuj Kumar · 18 Sep 2026
The review credits Daayra's clinical, near-journalistic first hour and its willingness to interrogate systemic failure, but says the narrative… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
62
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 19 Sep 2026
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 62
60
Kartik Bhardwaj · 17 Sep 2026
3/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 60
60
रेखा खान · 18 Sep 2026
Rekha Khan praises strong performances from Kareena and Prithviraj and calls the first half tight and effective, but says the ideological conflict… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
60
Rishabh Suri · 17 Sep 2026
Suri finds Daayra's investigation-drama approach authentic but deliberate rather than gripping in a slow first half, redeemed somewhat by a… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
55
Anupama Chopra · YouTube · transcript read · 18 Sep 2026
Chopra credits Daayra's gripping, disturbing first half and a superb performance from the victim's mother, but finds both leads underwritten and… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
52
YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 19 Sep 2026
Aswanth Kok praises the mother's performance and the film's exploration of extrajudicial justice but calls the pacing painfully slow and… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
50
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 19 Sep 2026
2/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 45
40
YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 18 Sep 2026
Poolachokka finds Daayra's first half decent but the second half a boring, repetitive-scored slog that told him nothing new about the real case it… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
42
Rahul Desai · 18 Sep 2026
Rahul Desai argues Daayra poses as balanced but is really a rape-revenge thriller whose craft and score are stacked to justify extrajudicial… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
35
Shubhra Gupta · 18 Sep 2026
Daayra movie review: Prithviraj impresses, film doesn’t know what to do with Kareena Kapoor Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 32
40
Nandini Ramnath · 18 Sep 2026
Ramnath credits Daayra's smooth editing and Kshitee Jog's performance, but says the film loses the thread of its own argument, tilting toward… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
Uday Bhatia · 19 Sep 2026
Mint Lounge sees a competent but derivative procedural that stacks the deck for its encounter-killing cop rather than genuinely weighing due… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 18 Sep 2026
Unni calls Daayra predictable, cliché-ridden filler with a muddled stance on encounter killings; he praises Prithviraj's performance but says the… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Oshin Fernandes · 17 Sep 2026
Oshin Fernandes says Daayra's intentions are clear but its execution falls flat, praising Prithviraj's emotionally grounded performance while… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 27 readings; 11 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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What did critics say about Daayra?
Daayra has a Filmi Score of 58 (Good), the mean of 27 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 30 (Unni Vlogs Cinephile) to 93 (Koimoi). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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