Maharashtra Theaters Open, Over 14 Bollywood Films Announce Release Dates

On September 25, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray announced that theaters in Maharashtra would finally open after 22nd October. This was followed by a photo-op with director Rohit Shetty, producer Jayantilal Gada, Sanjay Chatar, and various representatives of national multiplex chains. This is momentous for Bollywood films that refused to go directly to streaming, seeing as Maharashtra is the largest territory for Bollywood films. 

In a record move, overnight, over 14 release dates were announced by producers to earmark special weekends like Diwali and Christmas. Following are the films whose dates were announced. This list will be updated with newer announcements as and when they come. 

Sooryavanshi

Release Date: Diwali 2021
Director: Rohit Shetty
Producer: Hiroo Yash Johar, Aruna Bhatia, Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Rohit Shetty
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgn, Ranveer Singh 

Bunty Aur Babli 2

Release Date: 19 November, 2021
Director: Varun V Sharma
Producer: Yash Raj Films, Aditya Chopra
Cast: Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Sharvari

Satyamev Jayate 2

Release Date: 26 November, 2021
Director: Milap Zaveri
Producer: Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Nikkhil Advani
Cast: John Abraham, Divya Khosla Kumar

Tadap 

Release Date: 3 December, 2021
Director: Milan Luthria
Based on: RX100 (2018)
Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala, Milan Luthria, Fox Star Studios
Cast: Ahan Shetty (debut), Tara Sutaria

Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui

Release Date: 10 December, 2021
Director: Abhishek Kapoor
Producer: Bhushan Kumar, Pragya Kapoor
Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Vaani Kapoor 

83

Release Date: Christmas 2021
Director: Kabir Khan
Producer: Kabir Khan, Vishnuvardhan Induri, Deepika Padukone, Sajid Nadiadwala
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Ammy Virk, Harrdy Sandhu, Amrita Puri

Jersey

Release Date: 31 December, 2021
Director: Gowtam Tinnanuri
Producer: Allu Aravind, Aman Gill, Dil Raju
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Mrunal Thakur

Prithviraj

Release Date: 21 January, 2022
Director: Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi
Producer: Yash Raj Films, Aditya Chopra
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Manushi Chhillar, Sanjay Dutt and Sonu Sood

Laal Singh Chaddha

Release Date: Valentine's Day 2022
Based on: Forrest Gump (1994)
Director: Advait Chandan
Producer: Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Ajit Andhare
Cast: Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Naga Chaitanya

Jayeshbai Jordaar

Release Date: 25 February, 2022
Director: Divyang Thakkar
Producer: Yash Raj Films, Maneesh Sharma
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Shalini Pandey, Boman Irani and Ratna Pathak Shah

Bachchan Pandey 

Release Date: 4 March, 2022
Based on: Jigarthanda (2014)
Director: Farhad Samji
Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Jacqueline Fernandez

Shamshera

Release Date: 18 March, 2022
Director: Karan Malhotra
Producer: Yash Raj Films, Aditya Chopra
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Vaani Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Release Date: 25 March, 2022
Director: Anees Bazmee
Producer: Bhushan Kumar, Murad Khetani, Krishan Kumar
Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Tabu, Kiara Advani

Mayday

Release Date: 29 April, 2022
Director: Ajay Devgn
Producer: Ajay Devgn
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Rakul Preet Singh, Angira Dhar, 

Heropanti 2

Release Date: 6 May, 2022
Director: Ahmed Khan
Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala
Cast: Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria

Raksha Bandhan

Release Date: 11 August, 2022
Director: Anand L Rai
Producer: Zee Studios, Aanand L. Rai, Alka Hiranandani
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar

Adipurush

Release Date: 11 August, 2022
Director: Om Raut
Producee: Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Om Raut, Prasad Sutar, Rajesh Nair
Cast: Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh

Ram Setu

Release Date: Diwali 2022
Director: Abhishek Sharma
Producer: Arun Bhatia, Vikram Malhotra
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Nushrratt Bharuccha

Ganapath Part 1

Release Date: 23 December, 2022 (Previously Announced)
Director: Vikas Bahl.
Producer: Vashu Bhagnani, Vikas Bahl, Deepshikha Deshmukh, and Jackky Bhagnani
Cast: Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon

Fighter

Release Date: 26 January, 2023
Director: Siddharth Anand
Producer: Viacom18 Studios, Mamta Anand, Ramon Chibb, Anku Pande
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone