Anek trailer: Ayushmann Khurrana, Anubhav Sinha reunite for film on the otherisation of the North East

The trailer of Ayushmann Khurrana’s Anek is out and the actor’s character raises a valid question: What is needed to make an Indian feel like an Indian?

The film revolves around the violence and the injustice that the people of North East India have to suffer, which has long received a step-motherly treatment from their fellow countrymen.

The description of the trailer read: “An untold story of an undercover cop set against the geopolitical backdrop of North East India. An action-thriller about a rebellion, an uprising. An Indian, who wants nothing more than peace for the nation.”

The more-than-three-minute-long trailer opens to a suited Ayushmann introducing himself as the one who works for India’s security in the North East region.

As he goes on a mission to help two opposite sides in the region to agree to a peaceful compromise, he comes face to face some stark realities. The actor is seen as a soldier for the first time in the film.

The trailer also has a side story about how an aspiring boxer (played by Deeplina Deka) wants to play for India but has to deal with some unexpected challenges. Danny Danzongpa and Manoj Pahwa are also seen in pivotal roles in the trailer. It ends with Ayushmann’s Joshua asking a question, “Does anybody want peace at all? Otherwise, why would no one solve such a small issue in so many years.”

Talking about Anek, Ayushmann had earlier told Missmalini.com, “Anubhav Sinha is a maverick filmmaker. He is restless and wants to say something.

He has got a great voice of his own and wants to address something to the society in his own way. Anek is a political thriller and I look forward to that film. It’s a genre breaker for me.”

Directed by Anubhav Sinha of Thappad and Article 14 fame, the film is set to release on May 27.