Release of Akshay Kumar-starrer Prithviraj postponed due to the rising Covid-19 cases
Written by Angie Sharma on January 5, 2022
Since December 2021, the number of Covid-19 cases in the country has grown manifold, possibly due to the Omicron variant. Although the number of severe hospitalization cases and deaths are negligible, the fear is that the sudden spurt in cases can once again burden our healthcare system. 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.
Incidentally, this is the second time that an Akshay Kumar starrer got postponed days before its release due to the pandemic. Sooryavanshi was all set to release on March 25, 2020, but it was pushed indefinitely as the country went under a lockdown. It finally released more than 1 ½ years later, on November 5, 2021.
An industry insider said, “Sooryavanshi’s trailer was already out way back on March 2, 2020. Yet, the film never became stale and viewers went for it in hordes as soon as it hit cinemas. As for Prithviraj, the trailer and the songs are not out yet. Hence, one can confidently say that it’ll open very well whenever it releases.”
Source : Bollywood Hangama
