Atrangi Re: Aanand L Rai’s Next Starring Dhanush, Sara Ali Khan And Akshay Kumar To Release On 6th August

Filmmaker Aanand L Rai is set to release his upcoming directorial "AtrangiRe", featuring Akshay Kumar, Sara Ali Khan and South star Dhanush, on August 6. The film went on floors last March before the coronavirus pandemic halted its shoot. The team of "AtrangiRe" resumed filming in Madurai last October and followed it up with a schedule in Delhi.

"With theatres up and running, 'Atrangi Re' is all set for a release this year. The A.R. Rahman musical will be hitting the screens on August 6, 2021," the film's makers said in a statement. 

The film, which reunites Dhanush and Aanand L. Rai after their 2013 critical hit "Raanjhanaa", will feature Akshay Kumar in a "special role." "AtrangiRe" will be Kumar's third release of 2021. The 53-year-old actor will also be seen in espionage thriller "Bell Bottom", scheduled to release on May 28, and Yash Raj Films' "Prithviraj", which will hit the theatres this Diwali. He would also be seen in Sooryavanshi, which would reportedly release on the 2^nd of April.

"Atrangi Re" is written by Rai's long time collaborator, Himanshu Sharma, with lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil. The project is a joint production of Colour Yellow Productions, T-Series and Kumar's Cape Of Good Films.