<p>Superstar Aamir Khan's <em>Laal Singh Chaddha</em> has been pushed to February 2022 from its 2021 Christmas release date and its December spot will now see the opening of actor Ranveer Singh's much-anticipated cricket drama <em>83</em>.</p>.<p>Khan's <em>Laal Singh Chaddha</em>, an official remake of Tom Hanks' 1994 feature "Forrest Gump", was scheduled to be released on Christmas 2021 but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>The Advait Chandan-directed movie will now be released on Valentine's Day 2022, the makers announced on Sunday.</p>.<p>Backed by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Aamir Khan Productions, "Laal Singh Chaddha" also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Mona Singh and Naga Chaitanya.</p>.<p>Aamir Khan Productions shared the announcement on their official Instagram page.</p>.<p>"Due to delays faced as a result of the pandemic, we will be unable to release our film, <em>Laal Singh Chaddha</em>, this Christmas. We will now be releasing <em>Laal Singh Chaddha</em> on Valentine's Day 2022," the statement read.</p>.<p>The development comes a day after the Maharashtra government allowed reopening of cinema halls from October 22.</p>.<p>"We welcome the decision of the administration to allow cinemas to re-open from 22nd Oct," the makers said in the statement.</p>.<p>Cricket drama <em>83</em>, directed by filmmaker Kabir Khan, is now scheduled to release theatrically in December.</p>.<p>The film chronicles Indian cricket team's first World Cup win under the captaincy of Kapil Dev in 1983, when they defeated West Indies in the final.</p>.<p>"It's time. '83' in cinemas this Christmas. Releasing in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam," Singh, who plays Dev in the film, tweeted.</p>.<p>The big-budget, multi-starrer movie was one of the first projects which was pushed -- from its original April 2020 release -- due to COVID-19 outbreak.</p>.<p>The makers had announced a fresh date of June 4, 2021, which was again pushed due to the second wave of the pandemic.</p>.<p>It also stars Hardy Sandhu, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiva, Saqib Saleem, Pankaj Tripathi and Deepika Padukone.</p>.<p>The film is produced by Khan, Madhu Mantena, Vishnu Induri and presented by Reliance Entertainment. </p>
<p>Superstar Aamir Khan's <em>Laal Singh Chaddha</em> has been pushed to February 2022 from its 2021 Christmas release date and its December spot will now see the opening of actor Ranveer Singh's much-anticipated cricket drama <em>83</em>.</p>.<p>Khan's <em>Laal Singh Chaddha</em>, an official remake of Tom Hanks' 1994 feature "Forrest Gump", was scheduled to be released on Christmas 2021 but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>The Advait Chandan-directed movie will now be released on Valentine's Day 2022, the makers announced on Sunday.</p>.<p>Backed by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Aamir Khan Productions, "Laal Singh Chaddha" also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Mona Singh and Naga Chaitanya.</p>.<p>Aamir Khan Productions shared the announcement on their official Instagram page.</p>.<p>"Due to delays faced as a result of the pandemic, we will be unable to release our film, <em>Laal Singh Chaddha</em>, this Christmas. We will now be releasing <em>Laal Singh Chaddha</em> on Valentine's Day 2022," the statement read.</p>.<p>The development comes a day after the Maharashtra government allowed reopening of cinema halls from October 22.</p>.<p>"We welcome the decision of the administration to allow cinemas to re-open from 22nd Oct," the makers said in the statement.</p>.<p>Cricket drama <em>83</em>, directed by filmmaker Kabir Khan, is now scheduled to release theatrically in December.</p>.<p>The film chronicles Indian cricket team's first World Cup win under the captaincy of Kapil Dev in 1983, when they defeated West Indies in the final.</p>.<p>"It's time. '83' in cinemas this Christmas. Releasing in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam," Singh, who plays Dev in the film, tweeted.</p>.<p>The big-budget, multi-starrer movie was one of the first projects which was pushed -- from its original April 2020 release -- due to COVID-19 outbreak.</p>.<p>The makers had announced a fresh date of June 4, 2021, which was again pushed due to the second wave of the pandemic.</p>.<p>It also stars Hardy Sandhu, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiva, Saqib Saleem, Pankaj Tripathi and Deepika Padukone.</p>.<p>The film is produced by Khan, Madhu Mantena, Vishnu Induri and presented by Reliance Entertainment. </p>