Karan Johar announces new release date of Ayushmann Khurrana’s Bala

Key Highlights Ayushmann Khurrana’s next Bala has been preponed by a week, Karan Johar of Dharma Productions announced on Friday The film will now hit the screens on November 15 Dharma Productions’ Bhoot: Part One - The Haunted Ship was earlier slated for a November 15 release

The release of Ayushmann Khurrana’s next, Bala, has been preponed by a week, it emerged on Friday. The satirical black comedy, which was earlier slated to hit the screens on November 22, will now release on November 15. Dharma Productions’ Karan Johar made the annoucement on behalf of Maddock Films’ Dinesh Vijan, the producer of Bala.

Taking to his Twitter account, Karan wrote, “The Further GOOD NEWWZ ( pardon the plug) is that my friends funny, poignant and mazedar film #Bala has a new date which I am proud to announce to all of you! And it’s a week earlier! #DineshVijan @ayushmannk @bhumipednekar! The new date is 15th November 2019!”

The Further GOOD NEWWZ ( pardon the plug) is that my friends funny, poignant and mazedar film #Bala has a new date which I am proud to announce to all of you! And it’s a week earlier! #DineshVijan @ayushmannk @bhumipednekar ! The new date is 15th November 2019! pic.twitter.com/ghXdL1jrC4 — Karan Johar (@karanjohar) September 20, 2019

It is to be noted that Dharma Productions’ Bhoot: Part One – The Haunted Ship, starring Vicky Kaushal and Bhumi Pednekar as the lead pair, was earlier scheduled to arrive in cinemas on November 15. The film has now been moved to February 21 next year, Karan announced in his previous tweet.

He wrote on the micro-blogging platform, “The tides have changed!!! Even FEAR needs precision! And for that we need the time to scare you sufficiently and efficiently! #BHOOT has a new date !! The 21st of FEBRUARY 2020 ! SEA you then and try and help @vickykaushal09 escape this haunted ship! And some further news ......”

The tides have changed!!! Even FEAR needs precision! And for that we need the time to scare you sufficiently and efficiently! #BHOOT has a new date !! The 21st of FEBRUARY 2020 ! SEA you then and try and help @vickykaushal09 escape this haunted ship! And some further news ...... pic.twitter.com/iXTsiEuJcW — Karan Johar (@karanjohar) September 20, 2019

While there is nothing unusual about the rescheduling of film releases, the mention of ‘Good Newwz’ in Karan’s second tweet has led to speculations that the Akshay Kumar-starrer will now release in cinemas on November 22. The Dharma Productions venture, co-starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani, is slotted for a December 27 release.

Meanwhile, Bala sees Ayushmann playing a man who is balding prematurely. The film, directed by Amar Kaushik of Stree fame, also features Bhumi Pednekar and Yami Gautam.