Sad News for Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt’s Fans; Brahmastra Postponed to 2021 over Coronavirus Pandemic

One of the highly anticipated superhero films, Ayan Mukerjee’s Brahmastra, went on floors in 2018 and has been facing a delay ever since, owing to different reasons. The trilogy is yet again postponed to next year, 2021, owing to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic situation.

The fantasy-adventure film stars an ensemble cast including Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, and South superstar Nagarjuna. The film also stars Mouni Roy and Saurav Gurjar as antagonists and features Shah Rukh Khan in a cameo role. Produced by Karan Johar, Brahmastra, the first film in a planned trilogy, is one of his most ambitious projects. 

After films like Sooryavanshi, ‘83 getting affected by the COVID-19, Brahmastra, that was supposed to release in December 2020 has been pushed further to next year. 

“For now the final schedule involving Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Nagarjuna has been called off until further notice. The so-called final release date after several postponements is December 4. It seems unlikely that Brahmastra would be able to meet the deadline,” a close source told Bollywood Hungama.

Brahmastra is the story of Shiva (played by Ranbir Kapoor), a reluctant hero who embarks on an unexpected journey of self-discovery and love. Besides, Alia as Isha plays his love interest in the film and Amitabh Bachchan plays Shiva’s guru. It was recently revealed that Nagarjuna will be seen in a special role of an archaeologist, who is on a mission of restoring an ancient temple in Varanasi.

Earlier, the portal had revealed that Brahmasta has an Avengers connection, stating: “The premise is like The Avengers franchise wherein the good and evil are on the hunt to collect something powerful, with the good going ahead with the intent to protect the world from destruction by evil. While in The Avengers it was the infinity stones, here it is Brahmastra.”

Well, looks like fans will have to wait a bit longer to witness this fantasy adventure film.