Image Source : INSTAGRAM/JANHVIKAPOOR Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor starrer ‘Roohi’ to hit theatres in March
Horror comedy ‘Roohi,’ starring Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor, is ready to have a theatrical launch on March 11, the makers introduced on Monday. The movie is without doubt one of the first Bollywood initiatives to reach in theatres after the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting allowed cinema halls throughout the nation to function at full capability from February 1 with adherence to COVID-19 security protocols. Presented by Jio Studios & Maddock Films, “Roohi” additionally stars Varun Sharma. Hardik Mehta has directed the movie from a script penned by “Fukrey” helmer Mrigdeep Singh Lamba, who additionally serves as a co-producer on the film.
Producer Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films stated “Roohi” takes the style of horror comedy a notch above the banner’s 2018 hit “Stree”, which additionally featured Rao. “While ‘Stree’ was a style bending story that gave audiences one thing by no means seen earlier than, ‘Roohi’ takes this imaginative and prescient a step additional by providing the identical model of backbone chilling scares and quirky comedy.
“With a partner like Jio Studios that shares our passion for the eponymous ‘bada parda’, we hope ‘Roohi’ rekindles the audience’s long standing romance with the silver screen. It is a film tailor made to be viewed at your nearest theatre,” Vijan stated in a press release.
The movie revolves round a singing ghost who places grooms to sleep so it may possess their brides. Jyoti Deshpande, President – Media & Entertainment, Reliance Industries Limited, stated the staff held again the movie’s launch in order that the viewers might expertise “Roohi” on the large display screen.
It was scheduled to be launched final yr however was postponed as a result of coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown.
“We owed it to our companions throughout the worth chain, be it Maddock or the cinema exhibitors, to carry on to our fabulous movie for at the present time and provides it the grand launch that it deserves and promise a whole leisure expertise to our audiences who’ve waited over a yr for this.
“With ‘Roohi’, the magic of cinema is back… come celebrate with us. We promise to make you smile under your masks,” Deshpande stated.
According to the makers, “Roohi” will launch in over 1,500 screens throughout the nation.