Rajkummar Rao and Jaideep Ahlawat are finally sharing the screen — not as strangers, but as old friends who’ve known each other since their days at the Film and Television Institute of India. Their reunion in Prahaar: The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam, set to release in cinemas on October 16, 2026, carries a weight beyond the script.
Rao spoke openly about their bond, calling Ahlawat his classmate and a ‘phenomenal actor’, and emphasized that they’ve built a ‘comfort zone’ over years spent together. The film, directed by Avinash Arun Dhaware, marks the first time the two have worked together on screen, a moment Dhaware described as deeply personal.
He revealed he too was part of the same FTII batch, and that Rao and Ahlawat were his seniors. ‘Rajkummar is a thorough actor and my friend since institute days,’ Dhaware said. ‘We never got a chance to work with each other. I am very fortunate that we got to work on a project like Prahaar.’ The film brings to life the real-life legal battle surrounding Ujjwal Nikam, one of India’s most significant post-26/11 cases.
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