Coronavirus scare to push 'Sooryavanshi', '83' release ahead? Producer answers

coronavirus/COVID-19, that started in China, has created a scare around world. virus has reached almost all continents, claiming over 4,000 lives and affecting over 1 lakh persons. Even India has t been spared with around 50 cases being reported across country.

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entertainment industry too is also contemplating steps to be protected from virus/COVID-19. 

IIFA Awards that were set to be held at end of this month has been postponed. And fans would be curious to kw update on two biggies, Sooryavanshi and ‘83 that are set to hit atres. common factor between both films has been Reliance Entertainment, who’s backing both ventures. 

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 banner was asked if re was a possibility of  ventures being pushed ahead in a recent interview with an entertainment portal. Shibashish Sarkar, group CEO of Reliance Entertainment, told portal that for moment release is as scheduled. He added that discussions have been held over it, but  decision was taken around it yet.  

producer also stated that if at all any decision regarding postponement is made, it will be when release dates approach. Sarkar added that makers were t in ‘denial mode’ and that y were also thinking about it like entire world, with people rescheduling events and or garings. 

Coronavirus affects film industry

Apart from IIFA being postponed, Kerala film associations have decided that atres will remain shut till March 31. Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai shoot in Thailand was also reportedly called off.  

It is also being said that virus outbreak affected collections of Baaghi 3 to an extent.  

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Outside India, Daniel Craig’s Time to Die release date has been postponed, while concerts of pop artists like Madonna have also been cancelled. 

Sooryavashi is gearing up for release on March 24 and ‘83 is slated to release on April 10. former is continuation of Rohit Shetty’s cop franchise starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif. latter is story of India’s first cricket World Cup victory in 1983 starring Ranveer Singh.

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