RRR release added to postpone list
As Covid cases were on low scale, we are up for the entertainment, relax, but since a week due the surge in number of cases across the country, awaiting movies are dropped down the list. Jersey, featuring Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur in the lead was supposed to release on December 31, 2021, but the makers decided to postpone the film.
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Hyderabad As Covid cases were on low scale, we are up for entertainment, relax, but since a week due the surge in number of cases across the country, awaiting movies are dropped down the list. Jersey, featuring Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur in the lead was supposed to release on December 31, 2021, but the makers decided to postpone the film.
The current situation has made the Delhi government to shut the theatres; Maharashtra is functioning on 50 per cent capacity in cinema halls, and many States have announced fresh curbs including night curfew.
The globally popular Director Rajmouli's movie RRR might also be in the list of those releasing later, which is starring Jr NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, and Alia Bhatt, it was scheduled to release on January 7 but now is going to be pushed indefinitely.
Though the trade analyst Taran Adarsh had tweeted that the SS Rajamouli directorial was going to be released as per schedule, the latest buzz is that more restrictions will be imposed in Maharashtra and other States. Considering the situation the makers have decided not to release the film.
Industry's film business expert and producer, Girish Johar who said, "The word in the industry is that the film is going to be pushed. While there is no official word from the makers of the film, there has been a lot of talk among the trade circles that RRR has got postponed indefinitely as several States in the country are going for restrictions."
"This decision will be a huge setback because only two days ago the team ended talks with the distributors regarding rate cuts due to the AP issue and also released a song, #RiseOfRam from the film," Johar adds.
Another trade analyst who did not wish to be named said, "The decision to postpone the film is almost final. The overseas distributors along with the exhibitors for the Hindi version of the film have already been told about the delay. It is going to be a huge loss considering everything related to the release was ready."
