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Kriti Sanon and Diljit Dosanjh’s Arjun Patiala moves to 2019

Kriti Sanon and Diljit Dosanjh’s much-awaited film Arjun Patiala has moved to 2019. Earlier scheduled to release in September 2018, the comic-caper will now hit the box-office on 3rd May, next year.

Kriti, who plays a bubbly scoop-hungry journalist in the movie, took to her Twitter handle to announce the release date of her next offering. "Ready. Steady. LOL. Arjun Patiala to hit the screens on May 3, 2019," read her tweet.


Arjun Patiala started shooting in February this year and wrapped up in July. The movie was ready to enter theatres in September, but since the makers could not lock a solo release date for the flick, it kept getting delayed again and again.

The first look of the movie was rolled out earlier this year, which featured Diljit and Varun Sharma as police officers. The first-look poster was received well by the audience and the makers are expecting the same response for the movie as well.

Helmed by Rohit Jugraj, Arjun Patiala is co-produced by T-Series’ Bhushan Kumar and Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films.

Apart from Arjun Patiala, Kriti Sanon will also be seen in Sajid Nadiadwala’s comic-caper Housefull 4 and Ashutosh Gowariker’s period drama Panipat. Dosanjh, on the other hand, has just started shooting for Karan Johar’s Good News, co-starring Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kiara Advani.

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