Akshay Kumar’s ‘Sooryavanshi’ and Ranveer Singh’s ‘’83’ get new release dates.
Sooryavanshi opts for a Diwali release while ‘’83’ will release on Christmas.
Two of the most awaited films of the year, which were postponed indefinitely owing to the nation-wide lockdown, caused by the global Coronavirus pandemic, have set their sights on a new release date in 2020 itself. Rohit Shetty’s cop-universe action film, ‘Sooryavanshi’ has finally got a new release date, the Akshay Kumar – Katrina Kaif starrer will release on Diwali in theaters. As per the latest announcement made by various multiplex chains on their social media platforms, Kabir Khan’s sports drama on India’s historic 1983 Cricket World Cup win, featuring Ranveer Singh – Deepika Padukone, ‘’83’ will have a Christmas release.
Leading trade analyst and critic, Komal Nahta confirmed the news on his Twitter account. The tweet read,” Perhaps, the first happy news for cinemas in the last almost four months: Rohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi and Kabir Khan’s 83 to release this year Diwali and Christmas respectively… IN CINEMAS!”
Many other multiplex chains like PVR, Carnival have also tweeted the same. As many as seven films will be releasing on OTT platforms between July and October, Akshay Kumar & Kiara Advani starrer ‘Laxmmi Bomb’, and Ajay Devgn’s ‘Bhuj – The pride of India’ will release on the digital platform.
Aamir Khan’s Lal Singh Chaddha to be postponed?:
There was a huge demand for releasing Sooryavanshi on the digital space, but Rohit Shetty adamantly refused to release it there. The film was slated to release on the 24th of March before a nation-wide lockdown was announced and the film was postponed indefinitely. The hype and craze of the film is terrific and Shetty believes that the film deserves a cinematic experience.
Meanwhile Ranveer Singh’s ‘‘83’ will release on Christmas and is gearing up for a clash with Aamir Khan’s film, ‘Lal Singh Chaddha’ – the official remake of ‘Forrest Gump’. But sources suggest that Aamir’s film will be pushed to a 2021 release.
The above announcements have still not come from the actors, producers, or the directors of these films.
