Kartik Aaryan's 'Shehzada' Postponed By A Week Out Of Respect For Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan'

The producers of 'Shehzada' starring Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon have delayed the release of the film because of the overwhelming reception to ‘Pathaan’.

Kartik Aaryan's 'Shehzada' Postponed

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New Delhi: ‘Pathaan’, Shah Rukh Khan's comeback film, has broken every box office record in just five days of release. The trades anticipate that Pathaan's sixth day will be more successful than the opening day of every Hindi film released in 2022, with the exception of ‘Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva’.

A recent report claims that the producers of the film 'Shehzada' starring Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon have delayed the release of the film because of the overwhelming reception to ‘Pathaan’ and the chaos caused by Shah Rukh Khan's worldwide superstardom.

The premiere date of 'Shehzada,' starring Kartik Aaryan, has been pushed back a week. The film's original February 10 release date has been pushed back to February 17 out of respect for Shah Rukh Khan's movie. 

Senior film trade analyst Taran Adarsh notified about the new release date of the film through his Twitter. He wrote, "#BreakingNews... #Shehzada shifts to a new date... Will now arrive one week late, on 17 Feb 2023... This #KartikAaryan - #KritiSanon starrer is directed by #RohitDhawan".

#BreakingNews… #Shehzada shifts to a new date… Will now arrive one week late, on 17 Feb 2023… This #KartikAaryan - #KritiSanon starrer is directed by #RohitDhawan. pic.twitter.com/Lnwdr4NJUM

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 30, 2023

The reason behind the release date of the film being pushed is being seen as the earth-shattering performance of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's recent release 'Pathaan' at the box-office which while continuing its dream run at the box-office is setting up new records in film trade.

'Pathaan' presents the story of an Indian spy who can get into any system or circle given his stealth and chameleon abilities to merge with the world that he resides in. The film is the first of SRK's three films after a hiatus of over four years for the actor. 

The movie, which was directed by Siddharth Anand, was released in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Salman Khan also makes a cameo appearance in the action movie produced by Yash Raj Films. 

(With inputs from IANS)