Udta Teer Trailer: Ayushmann Khurrana Plays a Pakistani Spy Who Forgets His Identity, Sara Ali Khan Adds to the Chaos

Udta Teer trailer introduces Ayushmann Khurrana as an unusual spy

Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan are back together with Udta Teer, and the newly released trailer reveals a spy comedy that takes a very different route from the usual serious espionage drama.

Directed and written by Akash A Kaushik, Udta Teer puts Khurrana in the role of a Pakistani spy who is sent to India but finds himself caught in a bizarre identity crisis. The trailer builds its central comedy around a simple but unusual premise: the character remembers his patriotism but appears to have forgotten which country he actually belongs to.

The film is backed by Dharma Productions and Sikhya Entertainment and is scheduled to arrive in cinemas on October 9, 2026. Dharma's official website currently lists the film among its upcoming releases.

A spy mission goes completely off course

The trailer establishes Khurrana's character as a Pakistani agent who enters India with a mission. However, the expected espionage narrative quickly gives way to confusion when his understanding of his own identity begins to change.

Instead of presenting the protagonist as a highly controlled secret agent, the film appears to use his confusion as the engine for its comedy.

The trailer coverage also indicates that the character becomes convinced that he is Indian and is connected with India's counter-terrorism machinery, while people from his original side attempt to remind him of his actual identity.

That setup gives Udta Teer room to mix spy-film conventions with mistaken identity, physical comedy and action.

Sara Ali Khan's character adds another layer

Sara Ali Khan stars opposite Ayushmann Khurrana, marking the pair's second collaboration after Pati Patni Aur Woh Do.

The trailer keeps some aspects of Sara's character relatively guarded, but her presence appears closely connected to the confusion surrounding Khurrana's character.

Rather than simply functioning as a conventional romantic lead, her character appears to be part of the larger situation that makes the protagonist question his identity and loyalties.

That gives the film's central premise another comic layer without revealing the entire story before release.

From serious spy thrillers to spy comedy

The most distinctive aspect of Udta Teer is its decision to treat espionage as the setting for a family-oriented comedy rather than a conventional action thriller.

The film's promotional material has consistently positioned it as a humour-driven entertainer. When the first poster was released earlier this month, the makers used the line “Deshbhakti toh yaad hai...par desh nahi”, establishing the film's deliberately absurd take on patriotism and identity.

The trailer now expands that idea into a broader story involving espionage, mistaken identity, action and comic situations.

The contrast is important because the film is not presenting the India-Pakistan setting in the same manner as a conventional geopolitical thriller. Its central device is the confusion created when a spy loses clarity about his own identity.

Akash A Kaushik makes his directorial debut

Udta Teer also marks Akash A Kaushik's feature directorial debut. He has written the screenplay and directed the film.

The project brings together Dharma Productions and Sikhya Entertainment for their fourth collaboration, following The Lunchbox, Kill and Gyaarah Gyaarah.

The production team includes Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta, Guneet Monga Kapoor and Achin Jain, with Raunaq Bajaj credited as co-producer. Music has been composed by Sachin-Jigar, with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya.

The film has already changed its release date

Udta Teer was initially scheduled for a September 11 release. The makers subsequently moved it to October 9, 2026, a date now reflected on Dharma Productions' official website.

The October release also places the film in a different theatrical window from the one originally planned.

With the trailer now available, audiences have their first substantial look at the film's tone and central conflict before its theatrical release.

The Celebrity Hour Take

Udta Teer is interesting primarily because it takes a familiar Bollywood setup — the Indian-Pakistani spy story and builds its narrative around confusion rather than certainty.

The trailer does not appear interested in presenting its protagonist as an unstoppable intelligence operative. Instead, the joke comes from watching a spy struggle with the most basic question of his mission: who is he actually working for?

That gives Ayushmann Khurrana a character that fits naturally within the comic side of his filmography while allowing the film to use the visual language of espionage without becoming a conventional spy thriller.

For Sara Ali Khan, the project also represents another comedy pairing with Khurrana, although the trailer keeps enough of her character's role under wraps to leave room for the theatrical film to reveal more.

The real test for Udta Teer will be whether its central memory-and-identity gag can sustain a feature-length story rather than simply working as a trailer hook. At this stage, the trailer establishes a clear comic premise, a distinctive tone and a theatrical release date.

Sources & Verification

This report was prepared using Dharma Productions' official film information, the film's previously announced release-date material, the makers' promotional updates and independent coverage of the trailer released on September 23, 2026. Key details including the October 9 theatrical release, director, lead cast, production companies and the film's promotional premise were cross-checked across these sources.

The article's description of the trailer's story is based on the material currently available from the trailer and corroborating contemporary coverage. Interpretive comments in The Celebrity Hour Take are editorial analysis and are not presented as confirmed production statements.