Exclusive: Cheat India moves its release date after Shiv Sena requests for a clean release for Thackeray

According to our EXCLUSIVE sources, Emraan Hashmi’s Cheat India will now NOT clash with Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Thackeray. Read details.

By Pinkvilla Desk

Updated on Jan 04, 2019 | 12:20 PM IST | 344.9K

Emraan Hashmi’s Cheat India is an edge-of-the-seat drama that will take a startling look at the crimes in the Indian education system which has created a parallel ecosystem infested with a mafia of sorts. The film was clashing with Nawazzudin Siddiqui’s Thackeray biopic. We are giving you some exclusive details here about the clash. The producers of Clean India have moved the release date of their film after Shiv Sena requested them for a clean release of the biopic.

They are releasing a week earlier now. Tomorrow, there are keeping a press conference to announce the same. Director Abhijit Panse, whose film Thackeray was to clash at the box office with Kangana Ranaut's Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi and Emraan Hashmi's Cheat India, had recently said in a statement that they won’t push the date as they announced it earlier. “We were thinking of releasing it on January 23, which is Balasaheb Thackeray Sir's birth anniversary date but later we thought of releasing it on 25th," said Panse.

Take a look at press conference invite here:

After playing writer Manto with brilliance in 2018, Nawazuddin Siddiqui is all set to amaze us with his portrayal of late Shiv Sena leader Balasaheb Thackeray. Nawazuddin’s uncanny resemblance to Thackeray has already grabbed headlines. Fans are looking forward to see the actor ace this role.