DNA (January 5, 2018)

Filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala wasted no time yesterday in sending out a press release saying that his Tiger Shroff-Disha Patani action-thriller Baaghi 2, directed by Ahmed Khan, would hit the screens on March 30.

The date previously belonged to Rajkumar Hirani, who was to release the highly-awaited Sanjay Dutt biopic on that date. A trade source said, “Both movies are backed by the same studio. It seemed that the Dutt biopic (tentatively being referred to as Sanju) needed more time. So, the studio requested Sajid to release his Baaghi 2 on that date.”

According to sources, as of now, Sanju may hit the marquee on April 27 or August 11. If the latter happens, then it will clash with Akshay Kumar’s hockey drama Gold, which also releases on the Independence Day weekend.

The Dutt biopic is one of the most-anticipated movies of this year. Though Ranbir was seen a special appearance in PK, this is his first full-fledged movie with Hirani. The movie also features Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor and Dia Mirza. Manisha Koirala will portray the role of Nargis Dutt, while Paresh Rawal will be seen as Sunil Dutt.