Akelli 2023: Release date, trailer, cast, poster, plot, controversies, behind-the-scenes, director and everything else you need to know

Nushrratt Bharuccha starrer Akelli is the upcoming thriller drama, which marks the directorial debut of Pranay Meshram. The story of the forthcoming film revolves around an Indian girl, who finds herself trapped in a war-torn zone.

Plot

Bharuccha plays the role of an ordinary Indin girl, who goes to Syria to work but witnesses bomb blasts in a war zone near her residence and soon learns that she has been trapped with multiple other women and young girls by the Islamic State terrorists in the war-torn area.

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Trailer:

The official trailer of the movie reveals how money crunch in her family and her will to get a job, land a young woman in Syria. However, soon after that she along with other people and mostly women gets trapped by the terrorists, after which she gets to go through a lot to finally find freedom.

Watch the trailer here:

Poster

Post the release of the official trailer, Bharuccha took to Instagram to share the new release date of the film with a new poster and special caption that reads, "New Release Date Alert AKELLI has a new release date, 25th August!! The tale of her survival echoes louder than the chaos around her. (sic)."

Check out the poster here:

Cast and makers

Along with Bharuccha, the Pranay Meshram directorial also features Nishant Dahiya, Rajesh Jais, Tsahi Halevi and Amir Boutrous in key roles. Written by the director himself along with Gunjan Saxena and Ayush Tiwari, the thriller drama flick is backed by Dashami Studioz.

Release date

Akelli is all set to hit cinemas on August 25.