Chennai Express postponed to August 9

19 Jul 2013

The much awaited Rohit Shetty's Chennai Express starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone will now release on a Saturday, August 9. Initially Eid was supposed to fall on August 8. However, the festival is now being celebrated on August 9 and a bank holiday has been declared on the same day.

Gaurav Verma, Director of India Theatrical Distribution Studios Disney UTV announced that the release was planned keeping a holiday in mind and hence, it was postponed by one day.