Rajkummar Rao's Prahaar Courtroom Drama Gets Pushed Back

Looks like Rajkummar Rao’s upcoming courtroom drama Prahaar is playing the waiting game. The film, which centers on high-profile legal cases, was originally set to hit screens on August 7, but industry chatter suggests the makers have decided to pump the brakes. The reason? A seriously crowded marketplace with major tentpoles already jockeying for position at the box office. Spider-Man’s arrival in particular seems to have influenced the decision, with reports doing the rounds that the studio felt audiences wouldn’t have bandwidth for multiple big releases simultaneously.

Prahaar is based on the celebrated work of a prominent legal figure and marks another genre shift for the actor, who’s built serious credibility tackling unconventional roles in films like Newton and Bareilly Ki Barfi. The strategic delay is actually smart business, nobody wants their film getting trampled in a crowded multiplexes scenario.

While the new release window hasn’t been officially announced yet, this kind of shuffle isn’t unusual in Bollywood when studios are looking to maximize their film’s potential. Rajkummar’s been on quite the run with back-to-back hits, so fans can afford to be patient.

Our sources are locked in on what’s next for this one.