Jayeshbhai Jordaar, Toofan, Sardar Udham Singh, KGF: Chapter 2, Anubhav Sinha's next — new release dates announced

The outbreak of Coronavirus led to shifts in major events in the entertainment industry in India. With a few states declaring theatre hall shutdowns, many films have pushed their release dates, causing consecutive shifts in each production house’s film slates for this year and the next one.

However, aside from that, there were a few film releases for later this year which were announced on 13 March.

Jayeshbhai Jordaar, directed by debutante filmmaker Divyang, marks a reunion of Ranveer Singh and producer Maneesh Sharma, who gave the actor his first big break with the 2010 directorial Band Baaja Baaraat. The film has now taken up the spot assigned to Ritesh Sidhwani’s Toofan. The Yash Raj venture thus will release on 2 October. It will clash with Milap Zaveri’s cop drama Satyamev Jayate 2, starring John Abraham and Divya Khosla Kumar.

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Toofan Toofan, featuring Farhan Akhtar in the lead, narrates the story of a boxer’s life. The film also features Vijay Maurya, Mrunal Thakur, and  Paresh Rawal  in important roles. Initially slated to release on 2 October, the film will now hit theatres on 18 September. Check out the announcement 

Shoojit Sircar’s next directorial, based on Indian freedom fighter Sardar Udham Singh, was supposed to release on 2 October. Instead, it was announced on Friday, an anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, the film will now hit theatres on 15 January, 2021.

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KGF: Chapter 2 A sequel to Yash’s 2018 hit gangster drama, KGF: Chapter 2 features Srinidhi Shetty, Achyuth Kumar, Malavika Avinash, and Sanjay Dutt. The film is scheduled to release on 23 October, in multiple languages, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi. Check out the announcement

Anubhav Sinha’s upcoming directorial venture

After dolling out films like Article 15 and Thappad , Anubhav Sinha will reunite with Ayushmann Khurrana on an action thriller. Leading film trade analyst Taran Adarsh made the announcement on social media. The yet-untitled film is supposed to hit theatres on 16 October.

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