Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar release gets postponed amid coronavirus outbreak

New Delhi : The makers of upcoming movie 'Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar' have decided to delay the release of the movie amid coronavirus scare.

Yashraj Films, the film’s producers, made the announcement via a tweet. It read: “Given the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, we have decided to postpone the release of Dibakar Banerjee’s Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar. The health and safety of everyone is of utmost importance at this time.” Arjun and Parineeti also shared the message.

Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar is a crime thriller which sees Sandeep Kaur (Parineeti Chopra) a corporate executive and a cop named Pinky Dahiya (Arjun Kapoor), an unlikely duo caught in a tight spot as they go absconding. 

The makers had released the trailer of the movie that gave a peak into the plot -- Sandeep has chanced upon a ‘secret’ that now threatens her life while Pinky offers her help and, in turn, gets caught in the web. The film has been directed by Dibakar Banerjee of Khosla Ka Ghosla and Detective Byomkesh Bakshi fame.

'Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar' was originally slated to release in 2018. After much delay, it was to hit the screens on March 20.

The new release date has not been announced.