REVEALED: The real reason why the Katrina Kaif starrer Merry Christmas was not able to release in the Christmas week : Bollywood News

Christmas is around the corner and this is a time when Hollywood releases several films revolving around the festival every year. Bollywood doesn’t follow this tradition though this year was going to be an exception as Sriram Raghavan’s Merry Christmas was supposed to release on December 23, 2022. A couple of months back, there were reports that Merry Christmas will be postponed though producer Ramesh Taurani had assured that there was no change in the release date. Ultimately, the thriller did get pushed to 2023.

REVEALED: The real reason why the Katrina Kaif starrer Merry Christmas was not able to release in the Christmas week

A source told Bollywood Hungama, “It was mentioned in the media that Merry Christmas vacated the Christmas date as the makers didn’t want to clash with Rohit Shetty’s Cirkus, starring Ranveer Singh, and Tiger Shroff-starrer Ganapath. These reasons would have been valid had the film been completed in no time. Sadly, the plans went haywire after Katrina Kaif tested positive for Covid-19 in June. A very important schedule, spanning nearly 30 days, was lined up featuring not just Katrina Kaif and co-star Vijay Sethupathi but other actors as well. After Katrina tested positive, it took a while for the makers to schedule and get the dates of everyone.”

The source continued, “The shoot for this schedule finally began in August last week and was completed around the last week of September. Sriram Raghavan then commenced the post-production and he requires at least four months for this process. He won’t compromise on this aspect and he won’t speed up things just because there’s a deadline to be met. The producers also respected that as they are confident about the film and don’t want to compromise on the quality. As a result, they decided to let go of the Christmas date despite their film revolving around the festival.”

The source then said, “The post-production is expected to get over by January or February 2023 after which the makers will release the film. If all goes well, Merry Christmas will be out in the first half of next year.”

Apart from Merry Christmas, Tiger Shroff’s Ganapath, too, got pushed. Cirkus is now the sole release on December 23.

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