On Thursday, the Delhi government had announced to open cinema halls with 50 percent capacity. With this announcement, the film industry has taken a stand and the process of changing or announcing the release dates of films has started again. On Friday, Sanjay Leela Bhansali announced the new release date of his film Gangubai Kathiawadi. The film will hit the theaters a week late in February.
Bhansali Productions announced the new release date via social media, according to which Gangubai Kathiawadi will now hit the theaters on February 25. This is the third release date of the film. The film was first announced to hit the theaters on January 7.
But, then RRR was about to come on January 6, so in December, the release date of Gangubai Kathiawadi was shifted to February 18. Alia Bhatt will be seen in the title role in Gangubai Kathiawadi. The film was also directed by Bhansali and it is his film with Alia. Ajay Devgn will also be seen in a special role along with Alia in Gangubai Kathiawadi.
Gangubai Kathiawadi is inspired by a chapter from S Hussain Zaidi’s book ‘Mafia Queens of Mumbai’. Gangubai was one of Kamathipura’s most powerful figures during the 1960s, with influence extending to the political world. This is Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s tenth film and is coming at a time when his career has completed 25 years.
Witness her reign in cinemas near you on 25th February 2022. 👑#GangubaiKathiawadi#SanjayLeelaBhansali @ajaydevgn @aliaa08 @prerna982 @jayantilalgada @PenMovies @saregamaglobal pic.twitter.com/SJ5myx1X3u
— BhansaliProductions (@bhansali_produc) January 28, 2022
‘Gangubai’ will clash with ‘Jayeshbhai’
Ranveer Singh’s film Jayeshbhai Jordar is also going to release on 25 February. If this happens then both the stars of Gully Boy will be face to face at the box office. Jayeshbhai Jordaar is produced by Yash Raj Films and directed by Divyang Thakkar. In this film, Arjun Reddy face actress Shalini Pandey will be seen in the female lead. The film was earlier scheduled to hit the theaters on October 2, 2020, but the release was postponed due to the pandemic. After this, the film was scheduled to release on August 27 in 2021, but due to the second wave, theaters were closed and the release was postponed. February 25 is also the third release date of Jayeshbhai Jordaar.
Talking about the upcoming films in February, apart from these two, Rajkumar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar’s film Badhaai Do is releasing on 11 February. In late December, the Delhi government ordered the closure of cinema halls as a precautionary measure as the cases of Corona and Omicron increased.
