Juhi Chawla confirms Sharmaji Namkeen will release on Rishi Kapoor's 69th birth anniversary in September

Rishi Kapoor’s would have been last film Sharmaji Namkeen is all set to release in theatres on his birth anniversary in September. Juhi Chawla who is the leading lady of the film confirmed the release date of the film in an interview with Indian Express. Rishi Kapoor had partly finished work on Sharmaji Namkeen before the pandemic struck. The actor died on April 30 after his two year battle with leukemia.

After Rishi Kapoor’s death actor Paresh Rawal stepped in to complete the project and makers ensured that the film was completed in time to release on the late actor’s 69th birth anniversary on September 4. Juhi while calling the film one of the funniest scripts she read added that Rishi Kapoor’s role was ‘tailor-made for him’.

The actress had shot most of the film with Rishi at the beginning of 2020. Talking about his part in the movie, Juhi told the publication, “If I closed my eyes I felt I could see him in the scenes and hear him say all those lines. As an actor I was almost envious. We began our shoot in earnest last January. Almost the entire cast was in Delhi and we had a lovely time.”

“At the end of the month, we took a break. A few months later Chintuji’s health took a turn for the worse and we lost him. That was very very sad. The producers of the film Honey Trehan, Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar took it upon themselves to complete the film,” she added.

Sharmaji Namkeen has been helmed by debutant Hitesh Bhatia. The film is now being released as an ode to the late actor.