Starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan in lead roles, Coolie No. 1 is one of the highly awaited movies of 2020. Had there been no Coronavirus pandemic, the makers would have dropped the theatrical trailer of the forthcoming film a couple of weeks ago as it was set to enter cinemas worldwide on 1st May, 2020.
However, the nationwide lockdown imposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 threw cold water on all plans. With the number of Coronavirus patients seeing a spike with each passing day, it is certain that Coolie No. 1 will not be arriving in theatres on 1st May. According to reports, the producers of the film have decided to book a new release date only after the lockdown is lifted.
Talking to a publication, co-producer Jackky Bhagnani says, “At this point, we are waiting for the lockdown to open and I hope that things get back to normal as soon as possible. Till the time the lockdown does not open, we cannot really comment on that. Yes, we would love to bring a smile on people’s faces through the film but we all jointly believe that security and health of everyone is more important than anything else. We are waiting for the lockdown to end to take a call.”
Coolie No. 1 is directed by David Dhawan. It is an official remake of the Govinda and Karisma Kapoor starrer 1995 film of the same name. The original film was also helmed by David Dhawan. It will be interesting to see how different the new film is from the original.
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