Actor Vicky Kaushal’s first horror film, Bhoot Part One has now been shifted to 2020, making space for Ayushmann Khurrana’s Bala to release on November 15 this year. Bhoot will now release on February 21, 2020.
Announcing the change in release date, filmmaker Karan Johar tweeted Friday afternoon, “The tides have changed!!! Even FEAR needs precision! And for that we need the time to scare you sufficiently and efficiently! #BHOOT has a new date !! The 21st of FEBRUARY 2020 ! SEA you then and try and help @vickykaushal09 escape this haunted ship! And some further news .”
The tides have changed!!! Even FEAR needs precision! And for that we need the time to scare you sufficiently and efficiently! #BHOOT has a new date !! The 21st of FEBRUARY 2020 ! SEA you then and try and help @vickykaushal09 escape this haunted ship! And some further news …… pic.twitter.com/iXTsiEuJcW
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) September 20, 2019
Karan has produced the film that marks first in a horror trilogy. Titled Bhoot Part 1- The Haunted Ship, the horror flick is helmed by debutant director Bhanu and also stars Bhumi Pednekar.
Karan also announced that Bala has been shifted for an earlier release: “The Further GOOD NEWWZ ( pardon the plug) is that my friends funny, poignant and mazedar film #Bala has a new date which I am proud to announce to all of you! And it’s a week earlier! #DineshVijan @ayushmannk @bhumipednekar ! The new date is 15th November 2019!”
Which now means that Bhoot: Part One – The Haunted Ship, which was a solo release on November 15, 2019, will now clash with not one but two films. Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi starrer thriller Chehre, helmed by Rumi Jaffery, was already announced for February 21, 2020 release.
But, for now, there is going to be a clash at the box office on February 21, 2020, with Bhoot: Part One – The Haunted Ship taking on Chehre.