Release of Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Prithviraj' to be postponed due to surge in Covid-19 cases

Akshay Kumar's much anticipated release ‘Prithviraj’ that was scheduled to release on January 21, has been postponed due to the steep rise in Covid cases in India.

Backed by Yash Raj Films and directed by Chandrapraksh Dwivedi, the film stars Sonu Sood, Sanjay Dutt and marks the Bollywood debut of Manushi Chhillar

According to Bollywood Hungama, the production house has decided to halt the release because of the Omicron breakout.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh also took to Twitter and wrote, “PRITHVIRAJ’ NOT ON 21 JAN… YRF NOT DECIDED ON NEW RELEASE DATE YET… #Prithviraj #AkshayKumar #YRF”

The Omicron scare also led to the postponement of Jersey, starring Shahid Kapoor. The sports drama was scheduled to release on 31 December. SS Rajamouli’s RRR starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR has also been postponed.

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