Akshay Kumar's Sooryavanshi To Be The First Film That Will Be Screened 24x7 In Mumbai
Yuva Sena Chief Aditya Thackeray intends to make all the eateries restaurants hotels and all entertainment avenues to run 24x7 in Mumbai. This also includes movie theatres and its now confirmed that the first movie to be screened for 24 hours will be Akshay KumarsSooryavanshi directed by Rohit Shetty.
Do we really need more reasons to love Mumbai?
Well, Yuva Sena Chief Aditya Thackeray intends to give us one more by making all the eateries, restaurants, hotels and all entertainment avenues to run 24x7 in Mumbai. This also includes movie theatres and it's now confirmed that the first movie to be screened for 24 hours will be Akshay Kumar's Sooryavanshi, directed by Rohit Shetty.
Image credit: Akshay Kumar / Twitter.
Talking about this unique initiative of making the city of Mumbai run 24 hours and seven days a week, Aditya Thackeray shared that, "Mumbai is a city that never sleeps. Mumbai is also the entertainment hub of India. A hard-working city deserves more hours to chill and unwind. That¡¯s exactly the aim. 24 hours theatres will hopefully be a big boost to the industry and people."
Image credit: Aditya Thackery / Twitter.
Thackeray also spoke about how thrilled he is that a film like Sooryavanshi will bear the fruit when Mumbai entertains its residents all night long, "A film release that is in the evening, on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, to do with Mumbai Police and starring Akshay Kumar- a man committed to the cause of women's safety and fitness- what better than that."
Image credit: Akshay Kumar / Twitter.
Even Akshay Kumar couldn't curtail his excitement when he found out that it was his film that will be screened all night long.
Ain't no time for crime 'coz Aa Rahi Hai Police!????#Sooryavanshi releasing worldwide on 24th March.#SooryavanshiOn24thMarch@ajaydevgn @RanveerOfficial #KatrinaKaif #RohitShetty @karanjohar @RelianceEnt @RSPicturez @DharmaMovies #CapeofGoodFilms @PicturesPVR @TSeries pic.twitter.com/OJx1ytnOLM
¡ª Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) February 24, 2020
"What a moment in cinematic History in India...To be the first to present our film Sooryavanshi at what is now called 24x7 Mumbai is just the best way any filmy fanatic can spend Gudi Padwa. I wish this initiative was around when I was young, maybe I wouldn't have bunked off school so much," he said.
Image credit: Rohit Shetty / Instagram.
And Rohit Shetty added, ''We are also excited to take forward, Aditya Thackeray¡¯s initiated Mumbai 24x7 and releasing Sooryavanshi on the evening of the 24th March which will run all night in Mumbai.¡±.
In Sooryavanshi, Akshay Kumar is essaying the role of an ATS officer Veer Sooryavanshi and it also marks the first film where Rohit Shetty and Akshay will come together. It will be released on 24th March 2020.
