'Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari' 1st film to release amid COVID; Diljit Dosanjh & team go on ground

COVID-19 derailed film industry's wheels big time and atres shut country-wide. After Baaghi 3 and Angrezi Medium, which also faced brunt of coronavirus, cinema has returned to big screens again with Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari. Despite risks associated with garing of a crowd and social distancing rms, audiences did visit atres to watch Maj Bajpayee-Diljit Dosanjh-Fatima Sana Shaikh starrer.

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Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari first Bollywood movie after COVID-19 break

Unlike tritional release on a Friday, Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari hit atres on a Sunday amid Diwali celebrations. Audience at some atres were spotted standing in queues, longer than usual due to social distancing rms. 

Diljit Dosanjh, Fatima Sana Shaikh and director Abhishek Sharma even visited a multiplex in Mumbai to gauge response of audience to ir film. In one of videos, y were seen conveying ir gratitude to viewers. Though t ‘housefull’,  crowd was good eugh to give hopes for film industry to bounce back after dull period.

Diljit also quipped over maintaining distance at atre, and joked how he and his co-star Fatima h occupied seats that were t supposed to be occupied as per rules.

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It was on vember 5 that Maharashtra government permitted reopening of atres. Numerous states h opened atres before that, and some films in Bengali and few down South also witnessed decent footfalls, as per accounts from industry trackers.

Previously, Ananya Panday-Ishaan Khatter starrer Khaali Peeli h released in a drive-in atres in areas like Gurugram. Makers of numerous popular films are also planning a re-release to encour audiences to return to atres. This includes films like Kedarnath,Tanhaji: Unsung Warrior, Shubh Mangal Zya Saavdhan, among ors.

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari

Meanwhile, Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari traces story of Maj Bajpayee’s character, a conman who takes up various get-ups to blackmail men wishing to get married. He n gets involved in a face-off with Diljit’s character, who falls prey to former's con, and n falls in love with former’s sister played by Fatima Sana Shaikh. movie also stars Annu Kapoor, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Vijay Raaz, among ors. 

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