MUST READ: 'Brahmastra' director Ayan Mukerji avoids clash with Salman Khan's 'Dabangg 3', releases statement with a new release date

Salman Khan and makers of 'Dabangg 3' anunced ir release date on Friday on social media. Sharing a teaser poster featuring his Police costume with batch that read his on-screen name 'Chulbul Panday' on Twitter, Khan wrote, "Chulbul is back..... #Dabangg3 @sonakshisinha @arbaazSkhan @Nikhil_Dwivedi @PDdancing @SKFilmsOfficial"

But this meant that film had to clash with Ranbir Kapoor's 'Brahmastra' that was also anunced to released during same time. So, makers of film including Karan Johar and director Ayan Mukerji took to ir social media handles to anunce a new release date in a statement. Johar wrote: "Dreams are built with love & hard work! #Brahmastra coming in Summer 2020!

@SrBachchan #RanbirKapoor @aliaa08 @iamnagarjuna @roymouni #AyanMukerji @ipritamofficial @apoorvamehta18 #NamitMalhotra @FoxStarHindi @BrahmastraFilm @DharmaMovies"

statement says:

"To whoever it may concern at this point... people from our film industry, and movie lovers who follow movie news...

I have something to share about Brahmastra right w...

Brahmastra is a dream that began for me in 2011, and I've been actively pursuing it since Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani released in 2013. That dream is about creating a movie that offers our country something that's really...new and amazing and next level... in terms of story, characters and emotion, always.. but also in terms of visual and visual effects.

It's been a long, long road trying to achieve this vision. When we broke Logo for Brahmastra at Kumb, we were excited that end of that road was in sight.. Christmas 2019.. date we anunced for release of movie.

BUT... in past week, I have learnt that all teams working on movie, led by my VFX teams, need more time in order to get visual effects right, to get sound and music right, and eventually to get film right. (In order to fulfill creative vision of Brahmastra).

With that in mind, we are moving away from Christmas 2019 as our goal for release of movie. Working towards that goal could affect most important goal - which is to create best possible movie experience that Brahmastra can be!

Our release date is w slated for Summer 2020 but I don't want to be hasty this time, and say it until one is absolutely certain.

I believe that extra time going into making movie is essential to achieve dream of Brahmastra, and I really hope that we make up for delay by giving our movie-loving country something y can really love and feel proud of...

Back to film work n! So much to do..

- Ayan Mukerji

P.S.: From all who read this, support and blessings are always welcome. Good energies are needed for good things to happen." [sic]

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