{"id":370308,"date":"2026-03-28T20:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/370308\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T20:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:00:14","slug":"akshay-kumars-bhooth-bangla-release-delayed-to-avoid-competition-from-ranveer-singh-starrer-dhurandhar-2-report-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/370308\/","title":{"rendered":"Akshay Kumar&#8217;s &#8216;Bhooth Bangla&#8217; release delayed to avoid competition from Ranveer Singh starrer &#8216;Dhurandhar 2&#8217;: Report | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/akshay-ranveer.jpg\" alt=\"Akshay Kumar's 'Bhooth Bangla' release delayed to avoid competition from Ranveer Singh starrer 'Dhurandhar 2': Report\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> Priyadarshan&#8217;s much-awaited horror-comedy &#8216;Bhooth Bangla&#8217;, starring Akshay Kumar, will no longer hit theatres on April 10 as initially planned. Amid ongoing speculation, a latest report has confirmed that the film will be officially pushed to April 17, 2026. The decision comes as &#8216;Dhurandhar 2&#8217;, headlined by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ranveer-singh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ranveer Singh<\/a>, continues its dominant box office run, occupying a majority of screens. Even Hollywood star Ryan Gosling\u2019s &#8216;Project Hail Mary&#8217;, designed for IMAX viewing, struggled to secure adequate showcasing due to the film\u2019s overwhelming presence.  <\/p>\n<p> Watch<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWho Are You Most Scared Of?\u201d Akshay Kumar &amp; Priyadarshan Spill Secrets | Bhoot Bangla An industry insider was quoted by Variety India, \u201cThe producers of \u2018Bhooth Bangla\u2019 realized the challenges in taking on the Ranveer Singh-starrer. And it\u2019s a good business decision. It\u2019s a win for the producers as well as the industry. Even \u2018Toxic\u2019 had avoided a clash with the Aditya Dhar directorial. There should be no ego involved in such decisions. Ektaa&#8217;s mom <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shobha-kapoor\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shobha Kapoor<\/a> fully supports this decision.&#8221;The new release date according to the news portal, is April 17, was previously earmarked for Salman Khan\u2019s &#8216;Maatrubhumi&#8217;, before that project was postponed, leaving the slot vacant.A trade source further explained, \u201cThe postponement of \u2018Bhooth Bangla\u2019 was driven purely by the need for breathing space at the box office. The trailer launch of the film, initially scheduled for March 30, now stands cancelled for the time being, with new plans of unveiling it in the first week of April.\u201d&#8217;Bhooth Bangla&#8217; also marks the much-awaited reunion between Akshay Kumar and filmmaker Priyadarshan after 14 years. The duo has previously delivered several beloved comedies, including &#8216;Hera Pheri&#8217;, &#8216;Garam Masala&#8217;, &#8216;Bhagam Bhag&#8217;, &#8216;Bhool Bhulaiyaa&#8217;, &#8216;De Dana Dan&#8217;, and &#8216;Khatta Meetha&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Priyadarshan&#8217;s much-awaited horror-comedy &#8216;Bhooth Bangla&#8217;, starring Akshay Kumar, will no longer hit theatres on April 10 as initially&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370309,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[137988,166292,164278,166291,163896,93,166293,61,60,270,166290,6155,161686,152471],"class_list":{"0":"post-370308","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-akshay-kumar-bhooth-bangla","9":"tag-akshay-kumar-priyadarshan-reunion","10":"tag-bhooth-bangla-release-date","11":"tag-bhooth-bangla-trailer-launch","12":"tag-dhurandhar-2-box-office","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-hollywood-project-hail-mary","15":"tag-ie","16":"tag-ireland","17":"tag-movies","18":"tag-priyadarshan-horror-comedy","19":"tag-ranveer-singh","20":"tag-ranveer-singh-dhurandhar-2","21":"tag-shobha-kapoor"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}