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Ever since Hrithik Roshan had announced his collaboration with Deepika Padukone for Fighter, the fans have been eagerly waiting to witness their magic on the big screen. This movie marks their first-ever collaboration. Fighter will be India’s first aerial action franchise and will be made on a massive scale for the global audience.

On Thursday, the Krrish actor announced a new release date for his upcoming movie. Earlier, the film was slated to release on January 26, 2023. Now, it will release on September 28, 2023, in the theatres.

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Hrithik and Deepika shared the announcement video on their official social media. The text of the video reads, “India’s first aerial action film finds a new runway.” The movie is bankrolled by Viacom18 Studios and Marflix and will also feature Anil Kapoor in the lead.

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Directed by Siddharth Anand, who has previously worked with both Hrithik and Deepika. Siddharth has directed Deepika’s comedy Bachna Ae Haseeno co-starring Ranbir Kapoor, while Hrithik has collaborated with him on two films, Bang Bang with Katrina Kaif and War alongside Tiger Shroff.

Recently, Padukone expressed her excitement on working with Hrithik and told Bollywood Hungama, “I have always wanted to work with him. I feel like it’s the… You know, sometimes it’s not about working with someone. I feel like there are so many things. It has to be the right script, it has to be the right director, the right time in your life. So many things that decide (whether to do a movie or not). So yeah, I guess it’s the right time for us to come together.”

Last year, on Hrithik’s birthday, the makers had announced the film.

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