EXCLUSIVE: Jersey’s producer Aman Gill speaks about CLASHING the Shahid Kapoor-starrer with KGF 2; says “There’s no competition between the two films” : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama

February 15, 2022

The Shahid Kapoor-starrer Jersey was all set to launch on December 31, 2022. However, after Delhi cinemas have been shut down from December 28 and with the third wave of Covid-19 commencing in full drive, the makers of this movie determined to postpone the launch indefinitely. In the subsequent 10 days, all the January releases, too, have been pushed forward. As the circumstances got here down considerably, most of the movies that received pushed introduced their new launch dates. The makers of Jersey, nevertheless, determined to attend to gauge the scenario. Many have been shocked, as theirs was the first movie to maneuver.

Today, in a sudden improvement, Aamir Khan-starrer Laal Singh Chaddha, which was alleged to launch on April 14, was postponed to August 11 as their submit-manufacturing work will take way more time than anticipated. After this announcement was made, Shahid Kapoor tweeted that Jersey would now arrive on Thursday, April 14, 2022.

While the makers would now take pleasure in a 4-day vacation (Baisakhi and Ambedkar Jayanti fall on April 14 whereas Good Friday falls on Friday, April 15), the sports activities drama will now conflict with the a lot-awaited movie, KGF 2. The first half, which was launched in 2018, was a shock hit and has labored massive time on tv. The second half, therefore, is one in all the most awaited movies of 2022.

When Bollywood Hungama contacted Aman Gill, the producer of Jersey, he defined why they selected to launch their movie alongside with KGF 2, “Previously, Laal Singh Chaddha and KGF 2 were supposed to come in cinemas on this date. Now, with the Aamir Khan-starrer shifting, Jersey has moved into the slot of Laal Singh Chaddha. It’s a four-day holiday – Thursday and Friday are both holidays. So, it’s one of the biggest weekends of the year. Hence, it could easily accommodate two big films, especially of two different genres. Ours is a family film while the other one is an actioner. So, both the films will cater to two different types of audiences.”

Aman Gill continued, “There’s no competition between the two films. It’s not like we are trying to compete with KGF 2. In no way, any one of the producers is trying to brag that they are bigger than the producer of the other film.”

Besides Shahid Kapoor, Jersey additionally stars Mrunal Thakur and Pankaj Kapur. It is directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, who additionally helmed the 2019 authentic movie. Interestingly, the authentic flick, additionally named Jersey, was launched in the similar week (April 19, 2019) as the launch date of the remake.

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