‘Ajmal Kasab claimed he came to Mumbai for Bollywood’: Ujjwal Nikam recalls 26/11 trial

In Prahaar: The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam, Rajkummar Rao portrays special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, who represented the state during the trial of Ajmal Kasab, one of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convicts. During a promotional interview, Nikam recounted a statement made by Kasab in court, where the accused claimed he had come to Mumbai because he was an admirer of Bollywood films.

Nikam also discussed intercepted conversations between the attackers and their handlers, which were crucial evidence in the prosecution's case. Kasab was the only attacker captured alive during the November 2008 terror attacks and was subsequently convicted and sentenced to death, with the Supreme Court confirming his conviction in 2012.