Looking at the rise in cases, it is important to save lives and bring the situation under control,” Gada, who is also a presenter for John Abraham’s January release Attack and Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed Gangubai Kathiawadi, told PTI. “The decision has been taken after much thought and consideration. The decision to push the release of the film, for which promotions had already begun, wasn’t easy, said Jayantilal Gada, Pen India Limited, CMD and presenter of the film. We promise to bring back the Glory of Indian Cinema and at the right time, WE WILL,” the makers of "RRR" said. “As many Indian states are closing theatres, we are left with no choice but to ask you to hold on to your excitement. Period action Telugu film Rise Roar Revolt ( RRR), fronted by south stars Ram Charan and N T Rama Rao Jr, said in a statement that they had no choice but to defer the release. On Wednesday, the makers of multilingual period drama “Radhe Shyam”, starring Prabhas and Pooja Hegde, officially postponed the pan India release which was scheduled for a January 14 arrival. Shows are also running at 50 per cent capacity in states such as Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. The increase in the number of cases has also led to the closure of theatres in Delhi for the third time since Covid in March 2020.
The exhibition sector was banking big on 2022, hoping the success of Akshay Kumar’s Sooryavanshi, which reportedly earned Rs 195 crore and Hollywood superhero offering “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Rs 202 crore) would continue in the new year. As of now, the release date of the month of January has been reshuffled, nothing is known about February and March,” Adarsh told PTI.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh agreed, saying restrictions in many states and the escalating numbers may result in no films releasing in February as well. Nobody knows when things will get better and how things will unfold in the coming days and months,” Gill told PTI. “It is just like what we all were doing before Diwali last year. The sharp spike in Covid cases has put the industry back into reset mode, he said. No one expected the scenario to become so grim so soon, said Aman Gill, the producer of “Jersey” who pushed the release of his film just three days before its December 31 date. But the rise of the highly transmissible Covid variant Omicron has put paid to all the plans, leaving industry insiders in despair. S S Rajamouli's RRR, Akshay Kumar's Prithviraj, Shahid Kapoor starrer Jersey, Prabhas’ Radhe Shyam and Ajith Kumar's action-thriller Valimai are among the titles that were supposed to release this month and help propel the Indian film industry to revival after nearly two years of a pandemic. The list of big-ticket films ready and awaiting release is growing by the day with theatres either closing down or operating at 50 per cent capacity and audiences too scared to venture into a hall anyway, dealing another blow to a battered industry unsteadily rising to its feet.
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