Rajkummar Rao, who was final seen in Raaj Shaandilyaa’s 2024 directorial enterprise, Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video, has been gearing up for Bhool Chuk Maaf. The upcoming comedy drama, which was earlier scheduled to reach in theaters on Might 9 this 12 months, is now immediately releasing on OTT. Because the makers have skipped its theatrical launch, Rajkummar Rao is pinning hope on his subsequent, Maalik.
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video was a below-average grosser with a lifetime internet enterprise of Rs 38.75 crore in India. The arrival of Bhool Chuk Maaf would mark Rajkummar Rao’s return to cinemas after a 12 months. Maddock Movies’ manufacturing, which bought 2,000 tickets in pre-sales, was anticipated to begin on a sluggish be aware. It could depend on post-release phrase of mouth, contemplating its time loop plot, which is never experimented with nowadays.
With its theatrical launch being referred to as off, Rao is now betting on his subsequent enterprise, Maalik, which can transport him into motion area. Followers are anticipating a stable comeback of the actor, who will play a ruthless gangster in Pulkit’s directorial.
Rajkummar Rao introduced his huge challenge, Maalik in 2024, which coincided with his birthday. The group kickstarted its shoot on the identical day final 12 months. The primary poster of Maalik, which featured Rao holding a gun in his hand, acquired sturdy responses on social media.
Rao picked a wide range of genres final 12 months, together with romance, biopic, and comedy. Now, his choice to enter into motion style and experiment with his never-seen-before avatar has the potential to carry full-fledged success to his filmography.
The theatrical success of the gangster motion thriller is vital for the actor who witnessed a sequence of box-office failures in latest instances. Rao hasn’t had a clear hit in 7 years, aside from the all-time blockbuster launch, Stree 2. Even Srikanth was a semi-hit.
For the uninitiated, Bhool Chuk Maaf can be premiered on Amazon Prime Video on Might 16, 2025. The makers of the household entertainer have determined to go for a direct OTT launch ‘in mild of latest occasions and the heightened safety drills throughout the nation’.
Coming again to Maalik, the teaser and the trailer ought to be stable for it to be capable of generate good buzz forward of its launch.
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