‘Faraaz’ trailer released

Director Hansal Mehta’s latest thriller ‘Faraaz’ had its first trailer released on YouTube by T-Series channel yesterday. The over two minute long trailer begins with a glimpse of customers enjoying their meals at the Holey Artisan cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 1, 2016.

According to the ‘Hindustan Times’, Actor Zahaan Kapoor, son of Kunal Kapoor and grandson of late actor Shashi Kapoor, also features in the trailer as one of the customers. Faraaz marks the debut of Zahaan. As people enjoy a quiet meal in the evening, several terrorists barge in and shoot people randomly.

Actor Paresh Rawal’s son Aditya Rawal is seen as one of the terrorists in the trailer. While the Bangladesh Police chalk out their plan to bring the hostages out of the terrorists’ grip, Aditya’s character tells Zahaan, “Faraaz Hussain, Bangladesh ka Shehzada (Bangladesh’s prince)?” Faraaz was a 20-year-old who was murdered in the 2016 attack. He was the grandson of Latifur Rahman.

As the police make plans for an attack, Zahaan is seen saving children and fighting with the terrorists inside the cafe. The trailer ends with Zahaan being pushed by Aditya’s character and asking what he wants. He replies, “Tum jaeso se apna Islam wapas chahiye (I want my Islam back from people like you).”

Faraaz is set to release in theatres all across the country on February 3. The film is jointly produced by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series, Anubhav Sinha’s Benaras Mediaworks along with Mahana Films - Sahil Saigal Sakshi Bhatt and Mazahir Mandasaurwala. The film had a grand world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in 2022.