Bollywood
As a mark of respect to the late Nitin Desai, Abhishek Bachchan postponed the trailer launch of Ghoomer.
Updated : Aug 02, 2023, 09:03 PM IST | Edited by : Manisha Chauhan
Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, on Wednesday, took to Instagram and announced the trailer launch event of Ghoomer has been postponed ‘as a mark of respect’ to late Bollywood art director Nitin Desai.
He wrote, “As a mark of respect to our beloved #NitinDesai, we the team of #Ghoomer have decided to postpone our trailer release function which was to be held tomorrow in Mumbai. We will release it dayafter on the 4th of August.”
Earlier today, Akshay Kumar also postponed trailer release OMG 2, he wrote, “Unbelievably sad to know about the demise of Nitin Desai. He was a stalwart in production design and such a big part of our cinema fraternity. He worked on so many of my films… this is a huge loss. Out of respect, we are not releasing the OMG 2 trailer today. Will launch it tomorrow at 11am. Om Shanti.”
Unbelievably sad to know about the demise of Nitin Desai. He was a stalwart in production design and such a big part of our cinema fraternity. He worked on so many of my films… this is a huge loss. Out of respect, we are not releasing the OMG 2 trailer today. Will launch it…
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 2, 2023
Nitin Chandrakant Desai, a Bollywood art director best known for grand films like Lagaan and Jodhaa Akbar, was found dead in his own studio in Karjat on Wednesday morning. The veteran art director was found hanging. He was 58 years old. As per an E-Times report, police suspect suicide but have not conclusively stated the cause of his death. The case is being investigated right now.
Speaking about OMG 2, on Tuesday, one of the producers of the upcoming comedy-drama, Ajit Andhare, announced the clearance of the film with minimum cuts. On Twitter, Ajit wrote, "Happy to share #OMG2 is cleared & we are set for a release on 11th. No major cuts only some changes that are always part of a process. See you at the theatres soon…”
The movie has been grabbing headlines since the release of the movie’s trailer. Helmed by Amit Rai, OMG 2 stars Yami Gautam, Akshay Kumar, and Pankaj Tripathi. Akshay will be seen portraying the role of Lord Shiva in the movie. The movie is scheduled to release in theatres on August 11 and will be clashing with Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2 and Rajinikanth’s Jailer.