It's
going
to
be
huge!
The
makers
of
Akshay
Kumar's
Raksha
Bandhan
today
(September
27)
announced
the
release
of
their
film
and
the
date
announcement
has
indeed
left
fans
in
awe.
As
per
the
latest
tweet
of
Colours
Yellow
Productions,
the
film
will
release
in
theatres
on
August
11,
2022.
Interestingly,
the
comedy-drama
directed
by
Aanand
L
Rai
will
be
clashing
with
yet
another
highly
anticipated
film
Adipurush
starring
Rebel
Star
Prabhas.
Sharing
the
big
news,
the
makers
wrote
on
Twitter,
"Aanand
L
Rai's
#RakshaBandhan
starring
Akshay
Kumar
and
Bhumi
Pednekar
to
release
in
theatres
on
11th
August
2022
-
Independence
Day
weekend."
For
the
unversed,
the
film
was
originally
scheduled
for
a
worldwide
theatrical
release
on
November
5,
2021,
on
the
festive
occasion
of
Diwali,
however,
the
team
had
to
drop
the
plan
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
that
delayed
the
pre-production
work.
Notably,
Raksha
Bandhan
and
Adipurush's
release
falls
on
a
Thursday
(festive
occasion
of
Raksha
Bandhan),
followed
by
Friday,
Weekend
(Saturday
and
Sunday)
and
a
national
holiday
(Independence
Day),
which
means
the
two
films
will
have
a
5-day
extended
opening
weekend
at
the
box
office.
Well,
as
fans
await
the
two
biggies'
release,
many
are
also
eagerly
waiting
to
see
who
overpowers
the
other
at
the
box
office.
Also
starring
Bhumi
Pednekar,
Raksha
Bandhan
marks
Rai's
second
collaboration
with
Akshay
after
Atrangi
Re,
which
is
yet
to
be
released.
On
the
other
hand,
Om
Raut's
multi-lingual
magnum
opus
will
have
Saif
Ali
Khan
essaying
the
role
of
Lankesh.
The
film
also
features
Sunny
Singh
and
Kriti
Sanon
in
the
lead
role.
Bankrolled
by
Bhushan
Kumar,
Krishan
Kumar
of
T-Series
and
Om
Raut,
Prasad
Sutar
and
Rajesh
Nair
of
Retrophiles,
Adipurush's
release
date
was
announced
in
November
last
year.