The President Is Coming later due to terror attacks
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oi-Staff
By Staff
While
the
aftermath
of
Mumbai
terror
attack
is
yet
to
be
ascertained,
Bollywood
has
seen
its
first
casualty
in
the
form
of
The
President
Is
Coming.
A
Rohan
Sippy
production
which
has
been
directed
by
first
timer
Kunaal
Roy
Kapur
and
stars
Konkona
Sen
Sharma
in
the
lead,
this
English
language
comedy
was
supposed
to
be
released
on
28th
November
but
in
the
wake
of
the
terror
attack,
it's
arrival
at
theatres
has
been
postponed.
At
the
time
of
this
report
being
filed,
there
wasn't
clarity
around
the
arrival
of
Oye
Lucky!
Lucky
Oye!
and
Sorry
Bhai,
the
two
films
which
were
also
confirmed
for
this
Friday's
release,
but
The
President
Is
Coming
delay
has
been
confirmed
by
it's
producer.
"In
light
of
the
horrific
tragedy
in
Mumbai,
we
have
decided
to
postpone
our
film's
release
all
over
India.
At
this
point,
all
we
are
concerned
with
is
acknowledging
the
great
loss
that
has
been
suffered
by
so
many.
Also,
we
are
hoping
for
the
well
being
of
others
who
have
been
at
risk",
states
Rohan
Sippy
who
is
also
bringing
his
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
on
16th
January
2009.
While
Rohan
Sippy
has
gone
ahead
and
taken
a
stance,
it
is
still
unclear
if
Sorry
Bhai
and
Oye
Lucky!
Lucky
Oye!
would
stick
on
to
their
release
plan.
In
a
way,
it
would
be
impractical
to
actually
go
ahead
with
the
release
and
reasons
are
manifold.
a)
Theatres
were
in
any
case
closed
on
Thursday
and
it
is
highly
unlikely
that
they
would
be
opened
on
Friday
again,
b)
Public
sentiments
make
it
highly
improbable
for
the
film
to
perform
well
over
the
opening
weekend
at
least,
especially
in
Mumbai
which
has
been
shook
up
by
the
incident
and
c)
Print
dispatch
to
various
parts
of
the
country
may
be
hampered
too
due
to
the
disturbance
in
the
country.
While
an
official
word
is
still
awaited
on
the
release
of
the
two
mentioned
films,
it
may
be
worth
a
wait
to
bring
them
on
a
week
later.
Of
course,
it
would
mean
a
clash
with
6
other
films
(Dil
Kabaddi,
Khallballi
-
Fun
Unlimited,
Maharathi,
Meerabai
Not
Out,
Oh,
My
God,
Wafaa)which
are
all
set
to
arrive
on
5th
December
but
that's
a
situation
which
would
have
to
be
dealt
by
the
producers,
exhibitors
and
distributors
of
the
respective
films.
In
the
time
of
such
grim
situation,
it
would
be
worth
an
idea
for
all
filmmakers
to
unite
and
aim
at
coming
up
with
a
win-win
solution.