Confirming the development, Anshuman Jha says that the team was supposed to be Kent-bound on March 16.
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Coronavirus crisis
Two days after mid-day reported that the makers of Sooryavanshi were contemplating deferring their film's release, the team took to social media yesterday to announce that Akshay Kumar's cop caper will not keep its March 24 date with the audience. "Due to the recent outbreak of coronavirus, we, the makers, have decided to postpone the release of Sooryavanshi, keeping in mind the health and safety of our audience. Sooryavanshi will be back when the time is right," read the statement shared by Kumar, Katrina Kaif, director Rohit Shetty and producer Karan Johar.
FICCI Frames 2020, which was scheduled to take place in the city from March 18 to March 20, has been postponed. Italy, which is currently under lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, was the partner country for this edition of the media convention.
Reports suggest that the shoot of Karan Johar's period drama Takht, which was to roll in Rajasthan, has been stalled due to COVID-19 concerns. Meanwhile, the makers of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, which features Kartik Aaryan, have apparently shifted their shoot from Mandwa, Rajasthan to Lucknow.
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