Priyadarshan’s Bhooth Bangla has been pushed to a later date in a bid to avoid clashing with the second part of Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar, releasing on March 19.
Dhurandhar wave continues as the film grosses Rs 800 crore in India, inching towards Rs 1300 crore worldwide, more than a month after its release. However, the film’s prolonged success wave has translated to subdued interest in December and January movie releases.
From Ikkis, Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri to Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2, big movie releases have vanished without trace, courtesy Ranveer Singh and Akshaye-Khanna starrer’s tremendous success.
Learning from the fate of these big banner movies, many filmmakers are now carefully planning theatrical release of their movies, to avoid clash with Dhurandhar 2. There have been reports that Ajay Devgn is planning to delay Dhamaal 4 release by a month and the film will now release in May instead of its original Eid 2026 theatrical release. However, there has been no formal announcement yet.
Check out Bhooth Bangla’s new release date
Meanwhile, Balaji Telefilms, makers of Akshay Kumar’s horror comedy Bhooth Bangla, have announced that the film will now hit the theatres on May 15, 2026 instead of releasing in April.
The makers confirmed the news on social media, sharing posters from the film.
“Bangle se ek khabar aayi hai! The doors open on 15th May 2026. See you in cinemas #BhoothBangla,” the post’s caption read.
All about the Bhooth Bangla team
Directed by Priyadarshan, Bhooth Bangla marks filmmaker’s comeback with Akshay Kumar after a gap of 15 years. The film’s shooting wrap-up announcement was made in a behind-the-scenes video from the set in May last year.
Bhooth Bangla is produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ektaa R Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms and Akshay Kumar’s production house, Cape of Good Films. The film is co-produced by Faara Sheikh and Vedant Baali. The story is written by Akash A Kaushik, and the screenplay is by Rohan Shankar, Abilash Nair and Priyadarshan.
Bhooth Bangla also stars an ensemble cast of Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Jisshu Sengupta, Asrani, and Wamiqa Gabbi. The film has been extensively shot in Rajasthan including Jaipur and Hyderabad.