Emraan Hashmi’s Cheat India Shifts His Release Date To Avoid The Clash With Thackeray And Manikarnika
On Republic Day 2019, it is expected to be a clash between three movies which are Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Thackeray and Emraan Hashmi’s Cheat India. Release of these movies has been scheduled on 25th January. However, it may not be a clash three ways anymore as one of the movies have decided to change the release date.
Through a press conference by the makers of Thackeray and Cheat India, it has been announced jointly that both the movies will not release on the same day. Now, Emraan Hashmi’s Cheat India will come to theatres a week early. Release date of Cheat India will be now 18th January. So, Nawazuddin starrer biopic Thackeray and Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi will be releasing on 25th January now.
Coming to Twitter, Emraan Hashmi has made the announcement of new release date with a poster of Cheat India. He has written, “I cheated !! My film #Cheatindia will release one week earlier.. 18th jan 2019 !! See you in the theatres”
Previously, Thackeray’s producer Sanjay Raut has said, “I can’t stop other filmmakers from releasing their films on the same weekend, but no matter how many films come up against us, the country is waiting for Thackeray. Nawazuddin Siddiqui has played him extremely well and while people are aware that Balasaheb was a politician, cartoonist and an orator, we are showcasing his rise from a common man to a superman which makes for interesting viewing. We were the first to announce the release and I’m not going to shift the date come what may.”
Tanuj Garg who is a co-producer of Cheat India has also quoted earlier “Our title and theme organically lend themselves to the Republic Day weekend.” It seems that the makers have realized clashes at the box office are not fruitful at all.