Bunty Aur Babli 2 release postponed following rise in COVID-19 cases

The news comes just a couple of days after the Rana Daggubati-starrer Haathi Mere Saathi was pushed back for the same reason.

Mumbai - 25 Mar 2021 16:31 IST
Updated : 23:50 IST

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The Yash Raj Films production Bunty Aur Babli 2 is the latest movie to be postponed indefinitely because of the rising COVID-19 cases in India, especially in states like Maharashtra.

Starring Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Sharvari Wagh, the film was set to be released in theatres on 23 April.

News of the postponement was shared by veteran trade analyst Taran Adarsh on Twitter on Thursday.

#BreakingNews: #BuntyAurBabli2 - which was scheduled to release in *cinemas* on 23 April 2021 - has been postponed... #YRF will announce the new release date later. #SaifAliKhan, #RaniMukerji, #SiddhantChaturvedi #Sharvari pic.twitter.com/nBsSw5swch
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 25, 2021

The news comes just a couple of days after the Rana Daggubati-starrer Haathi Mere Saathi, the Hindi version of Aranya (Telugu) and Kaadan (Tamil), and the Punjabi movie Puaada were postponed for the same reason.

Last week, Ram Gopal Varma postponed the release of his underworld action film D Company in view of the second wave of the pandemic.

Bunty Aur Babli 2 is the sequel to the 2005 hit Bunty Aur Babli, which starred Abhishek Bachchan and Mukerji.

While the first movie was helmed by Shaad Ali, Bunty Aur Babli 2 is directed by Varun V Sharma.