Mumbai: Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari has been confirmed for a theatrical release in the Diwali weekend. The comedy starring Manoj Bajpayee, Diljit Dosanjh and Fatima Sana Shaikh will hit the big screens across India November 15.
This is Hindi film industry first theatrical release in India this year since Angrezi Medium opened March 13. Theatres all over the country were closed owing to lockdown shortly after the Irrfan Khan-starrer had released.
Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari was earlier scheduled to open November 13. The final release date has been announced by producers Zee Studios Monday.
The film, set in Mumbai of the nineties, is directed by Abhishek Sharma, who has earlier handled the genre in films such as Tere Bin Laden, Tere Bin Laden: Dead And Alive, The Shaukeens, and The Zoya Factor.