Chehre to Bunty Aur Babli 2, 5 films postponed due to COVID 19 spike

With the reopening of theatres, Bollywood box office saw a dim silver lining. The filmmakers announced the release dates of their anticipated projects and the filmy calendar was packed for a few weeks with big budget films lined up for a theatrical release. However, with the rising number of Covid cases in the country, multiple films are now being postponed.
Amitabh Bachchan-Emraan Hashmi starrer “Chehre” is the most recent one to be stalled by its makers. The film which was scheduled to release on April 9 has been delayed and no new date has been announced as of yet. The Rani Mukerji-Saif Ali Khan starrer “Bunty Aur Babli 2” is also eyeing a new release date. It was slated to hit the theaters on April 23.
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Hindi version of Haathi Mere Saathi starring Rana Daggubati-starrer has also been pushed. However, its Telugu version “Aranya” and Tamil version “Kaadan” opened on the designated date. Ram Gopal Varma’s “D Company” and the Punjabi biggie “Puaada”, starring Ammy Virk and Sonam Bajwa are among other titles to have been postponed.
Here’re 5 such projects which have been postponed due to a surge in COVID 19 cases:
Chehre
Directed by Rumy Jafry, “Chehre” was scheduled to release on April 9. In a statement, film’s producer Anand Pandit said, “Considering the situation and safety of our audiences and fans which is of utmost importance to us, we have decided to postpone our film Chehre. The team has taken immense efforts to make it a great cinematic experience and we are looking forward to our audiences coming to the theatres safely.” The psychological thriller stars actors Amitabh Bachchan, Emraan Hashmi and Rhea Chakraborty.


