Two of Bollywood’s most anticipated films this year, the Akshay Kumar-starrer “Sooryavanshi” and Ranveer Singh starrer “83” have been confirmed. After being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, “Sooryavanshi” will release on Diwali while “83” has been scheduled for Christmas this year. A popular theatre tweeted, “Exciting times ahead.. Gearing up to release Rohit Shetty’s ‘Sooryavanshi’ on Diwali and Kabir Khan’s ’83’ on Christmas this 2020!,” Trade expert Taran Adarsh also posted: “BIGGG DEVELOPMENT… #Sooryavanshi and #83TheFilm to release in theatres first… Plans to release #Sooryavanshi in #Diwali and #83TheFilm in #Christmas IN CINEMAS.”
“Sooryavanshi”, is directed by Rohit Shetty who earlier directed “Singham” with Ajay Devgn and “Simmba” with Ranveer Singh which was a cop story. Similarly, Akshay will be seen as ATS officer Veer Sooryavanshi on a lookout for terrorists planning a deadly strike on Mumbai. Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh will also reprise their roles of Singham and Simmba in cameos, to help Akshay find out the plan. Katrina Kaif will be seen as Veer Sooryavanshi’s wife while Jackie Shroff plays the antagonist. “Sooryavanshi” also features Gulshan Grover, Abhimanyu Singh, Niharica Raizada, Sikandar Kher and Nikitin Dheer. The film is presented by Reliance Entertainment.
“83” directed by Kabir Khan, narrates the story of India’s first-ever cricket World Cup victory in 1983. In the movie, Ranveer Singh stars as the underdog team’s captain Kapil Dev while Deepika Padukone plays Kapil’s wife Romi Dev. The film also features Pankaj Tripathi, Saqib Saleem, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Harrdy Sandhu, Ammy Virk, Jiiva, Sahil Khattar, Chirag Patil and Adinath Kothare in pivotal roles.
