Akshay Kumar's Much-Awaited Prithviraj Postponed

Mumbai, Jan 4, 2022: The much-awaited Akshay Kumar fronted Prithviraj has been postponed due to the rising threats of Omicron in India resulting in the closure of theatres. The news came out today but that was a likely scenario and everyone predicted that the film will be postponed.

The government of Delhi was the first one to shut down cinemas as early as December 28. It led to the postponement of Jersey, starring Shahid Kapoor. The sports drama was scheduled to release on December 31. The year 2022, meanwhile, began with the news of S S Rajamouli’s RRR being pushed ahead indefinitely.



YRF was waiting till the last minute to see if the situation in India and overseas improves but the pace with which Coronavirus cases are accelerating, forced their hand to hold on to the biggest title. Everyone is looking at Prithviraj to take the box office by storm and set some new milestones in the post-pandemic era and YRF is committed to this belief. They will put this project out when it can set the box office on fire, the source added.

Besides Akshay Kumar, Prithviraj also stars Sonu Sood, Sanjay Dutt and it marks the debut of Manushi Chhillar. It is directed by Dr Chandraprakesh Dwivedi. YRF had released the teaser of the film on November 15 and it had received a great response.

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