Akshay Kumar’s Sooryavanshi postponed yet again, Rohit Shetty takes ‘difficult decision’.

The makers of Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif-led Sooryavanshi on Monday announced they have postponed the film’s release date indefinitely owing to the surge in the coronavirus cases in Maharashtra. The decision came a day after Maharashtra government announced night curfew and a weekend lockdown to curb the rising COVID-19 cases in the state, under which theatres will remain shut till April 30, which is Sooryavanshi’s release date.

The film’s team, in its official statement, termed the decision taken by director Rohit Shetty “brave and difficult”. Shetty informed Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray his decision in a virtual meeting held on Sunday, according to the statement.