With two songs pending to shoot, Salman Khan's 'Radhe' likely to be postponed amid COVID

release of "Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai", featuring Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, is most likely to be delayed due to coronavirus pandemic. film, which reunites Salman with his "Bharat" co-star Disha Patani, was scheduled to hit screens on May 22.

This will be for first time in over a decade that ardent Salman fans will t see a release on Eid, a festival date that has been synymous with actor. Salman started shooting for "Radhe..." last vember. However, due to shutdown on all television and film production work due to outbreak, last leg of filming is yet to be complete.

"'Radhe' will be pushed ahead for sure. We have got two songs to shoot, re is some patchwork left of about five days or so, we also have editing that is left. We don't kw when situation will be rmal and when we can shoot and finish our pending work", a source close to production told PTI. 

Most of Salman's Eid releases have turned out to be blockbusters such as Wanted (2009), Dabangg (2010), Bodyguard (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Kick (2014), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Sultan (2016) and Bharat (2019), barring Tubelight (2017) and Race 3 (2018).

insider furr said as people might be skeptical about watching a movie in a atre due to COVID-19 scare, it would be unfair to release a film at such times.

We are in same boat as or big films that were scheduled to release. We are going into May soon, film was to release on Eid, which is May 22. It is t that virus will be eradicated completely within a few days or months. Who will want to go to atres during such times? " fear of t venturing out of homes and going to atres to enjoy a film is a lot more and we all will have to deal with it and overcome it, source added.

Radhe..." is directed by Prabhudheva and film is third collaboration between Salman and director after Wanted and last year's Dabangg 3. action film also features Randeep Hooda and Jackie Shroff in key roles. It is produced by Sohail Khan and Reel Life Production Pvt Limited under banner of Salman Khan Films. Besides "Radhe...", Salman was also set to present a film titled Bulbul Marri Hall featuring Pulkit Samrat in lead.  film was scheduled to go on floors from April 16, but makers have decided to halt production till furr tice. 

(PTI inputs)