'KGF: Chapter 2' to be released on October 23

One of the year's most-awaited movies KGF: Chapter 2 will be released globally on Oct. 23.

Hombale Films, which is producing the 'Rocking Star' Yash's flick in Kannada, in a communication stated on Friday that the worldwide grand release of KGF: Chapter 2 would happen on Oct. 23, 2020.

The sequel to KGF: Chapter 1, produced by Vijay Kiragandur, will be dubbed in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam languages. There are plans to release dubbed versions in local languages in China, Japan and Korea.

KGF: Chapter 2 has generated curiosity as Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt is cast against Yash, while Raveena Tandon is appearing as Ramika Sen who is reminiscent of Indira Gandhi. It is the first Kannada film for the two actors.

Between KGF: Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, Yash hasn’t appeared in any other films.

According to an artiste in the movie, the release date was chosen considering the lengthy holidays with Durga Puja, Ayudha Puja and Vijayadashami as well as the pan-India nature of the film.

The shooting was halted for some weeks due to a legal battle last year. A local court in KGF in Kolar district halted the shooting at Cyanide Hills based on N Srinivas’s petition that the sets erected had affected the environment. The High Court later set aside the lower court order.

Summons were also issued to the filmmakers by the court based on a petition by Pouli, the mother of KGF's notorious history-sheeter Thangam, who was killed in an encounter in the 1980s. It is believed that the film is loosely based on incidents that happened in Thangam’s life.

KGF: Chapter 1, directed by Prashanth Neel (Dec. 21, 2018), was a major blockbuster in Indian cinema. It grossed over Rs 500 crore globally. In related news, the residences of the film's producer Vijay Kiragandur and actor Yash were searched by I-T sleuths in the first week of January last year.