‘Bunty Aur Babli 2’ release date pushed?

The much-awaited ‘Bunty Aur Babli 2’ is due to release on 23rd April this year but news has it that producer Aditya Chopra is looking to delay it.

“Aditya Chopra is playing the big game of making theatricals make a huge comeback and he is extremely confident that Bunty Aur Babli 2 will entertain the whole of India. The film is a popcorn entertainer that the entire family can watch and enjoy. He wants to hold the film and not release it at a time when the country is experiencing a huge spike of COVID-19 cases. He wants to keep an eye on the vaccination drive and see how India controls the virus spread in the days to come,” said a source, as quoted by Filmfare.

The film is slated to star Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Sharvari Wagh. The source went on to say, “When you have a big film at hand, it is important to put it out at the correct time so that it can reach out to the maximum number of people. Big films will pull people in the theatre post the pandemic and one needs to be careful about their release dates because films like Bunty Aur Babli 2 will greatly contribute towards restarting the industry”.

It’s thought the makers are also looking at the cinemas around the world and many aren’t open as yet and this could affect the success of the film, in terms of access.

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