Shahid Kapoor's Jersey Postponed Again Due To Rise In COVID-19 Cases
The producers of Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor-starrer Jersey on Tuesday said the film has been pushed yet again amid a surge in the coronavirus cases in the country and concerns over the Omicron variant
The
producers
of
Bollywood
star
Shahid
Kapoor-starrer
Jersey
on
Tuesday
said
the
film
has
been
pushed
yet
again
amid
a
surge
in
the
coronavirus
cases
in
the
country
and
concerns
over
the
Omicron
variant.
The
news
of
the
film
being
delayed
for
the
fourth
time
comes
just
three
days
before
its
countrywide
release
in
theatres
on
December
31.
"In
view
of
the
current
circumstances
and
new
covid
guidelines
we
have
decided
to
postpone
the
theatrical
release
of
our
film
Jersey.
"We
have
received
immense
love
from
you
all
so
far
and
want
to
thank
you
all
for
everything.
Until
then
everyone
please
stay
safe
and
healthy,
and
wishing
you
all
the
best
for
the
new
year
ahead!!
Team
Jersey!!" the
producers
said
in
a
statement.
Also
starring
Mrunal
Thakur,
the
film
is
a
Hindi
remake
of
the
2019
Telugu
blockbuster
of
the
same
name.
The
movie
was
originally
scheduled
for
a
release
in
August
2020,
but
was
postponed
due
to
the
pandemic.
The
makers
then
announced
another
release
date
during
Diwali
but
it
was
postponed
for
a
third
time
to
December
31.
Jersey
is
produced
by
South
film
producers
Allu
Aravind,
Dil
Raju
and
Kapoor's
producer
friend
Aman
Gill.
Directed
by
Gowtham
Tinnanuri,
who
also
helmed
the
original,
Jersey
chronicles
the
story
of
a
talented
but
failed
cricketer
(Kapoor),
who
decides
to
return
to
the
field
in
his
late
30s
driven
by
the
desire
to
represent
the
Indian
cricket
team
and
fulfill
his
son's
wish
for
a
jersey
as
a
gift.
Earlier
on
Tuesday,
the
Delhi
Disaster
Management
Authority
ordered
closure
of
cinemas
halls
and
gyms
with
immediate
effect
and
put
various
restrictions
on
the
functioning
of
shops
and
public
transport
as
a
yellow
alert
was
sounded
under
the
Graded
Response
Action
Plan
(GRAP).
Whereas
in
Maharashtra,
the
state
government
last
week
issued
new
guidelines,
ordering
cinema
halls
to
operate
at
50
per
cent
capacity.
India's
total
tally
of
COVID-19
cases
rose
to
3,47,99,691
with
6,358
people
testing
positive
for
coronavirus
infections
in
a
day.
The
country
logged
653
cases
of
the
Omicron
variant
of
coronavirus
across
21
states
and
UTs
so
far
out
of
which
186
have
recovered
or
migrated,
according
to
the
Union
Health
Ministry
data
updated
on
Tuesday.