Mrunal Thakur, Adivi Sesh, Anurag Kashyap and Zayn Marie Khan attended the trailer launch of the Hindi version of their film Dacoit: Ek Prem Katha in Mumbai. The film was all set to arrive in cinemas on March 19, 2026 and thus clash with Dhurandhar The Revenge. In February, Bollywood Hungama was the first one to break the news that the action entertainer has been pushed to April 10. At the trailer launch, Adivi Sesh was asked about it.
Dacoit: Ek Prem Katha was then set to clash with Akshay Kumar’s Bhooth Bangla. A few days ago, the makers of the Akshay Kumar film announced that the horror comedy has been postponed to April 17. A journalist asked Adivi Sesh if they’ll have an advantage since Bhooth Bangla won’t be clashing with Dacoit: Ek Prem Katha.
Adivi replied, “Yes. Originally, we were scheduled to arrive in cinemas on March 19 to coincide with Ugadi, the Telugu New Year. Hence, it was a very good date for the South version. However, we didn’t get the desired showcasing because of my friend Aditya Dhar’s phenomenal film, Dhurandhar.”
He continued, “We thought we should find a date on which we would get the right showcasing. This is when our distributors informed us that we would get great showcasing, appropriate show timings and correct theatres on April 10. Only then did we announce the new date.”
With Dhurandhar The Revenge still making waves, does he fear that it’ll pose a competition? Adivi Sesh confessed, “No. I think Dhurandhar agle 3-4 mahine tak chalti rahegi (laughs). Aur chalni bhi chahiye. And it’s a phenomenon like the IPL. It influences the whole culture and zeitgeist.”
He ended the answer by saying, “There’s room for different kinds of cinema. Main chahta hoon ki jinko bhi Dhurandhar ki ticket na mile, woh dakiti karne aa jaaye (smiles).”
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