Movie was slated to release on December 31
On Tuesday, Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur starrer 'Jersey' have postponed the release of the movie due to massive rise in Covid-19 cases in the country.
The film was supposed to release on December 31st in the theatres. AS of now, Makers have not revealed any new date of the release. Many movie critics are speculating for Jersey to get an OTT release now.
Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to his Twitter to announce the new and wrote, “#Xclusiv… #BreakingNews… #Jersey POSTPONED… WON’T RELEASE ON 31 DEC… A new date will be announced shortly… Industry talk that #Jersey will be Direct-to-OTT release is FALSE."
The makers also made an official statement that, “In view of the current circumstances and new Covid guidelines we have decided to postpone the theatre release of our film Jersey. We have received immense love from you all so far and want to thank you all for everything. Till then everyone please stay safe and healthy, and wishing you all the best for the new year ahead!! Team Jersey!!”
Due to increase in Covid cases, theatres in Delhi were shut on Tuesday and in Maharashtra is running only on 50 per cent occupancy.
Earlier, slated for a Friday release Jersey passed with U/A certificate without any cuts in the movie.
As per Bollywood reports, “The film has been passed with a clean U/A certificate which means, the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) has not asked for a single cut in the film.
The film has zero violence and intimacy and it is all within permissible limits. The film is a family entertainer package. As a result, the movie was made keeping that in mind and the CBFC understood that aspect.”
Apart from Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur, Jersey also features Pankaj Kapoor in a pivotal role.
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