Merry Christmas, her first film with Vijay Sethupathi from the South, and Phone Bhoot were the two projects that Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif was anticipated to deliver this year. Merry Christmas was planned to be released on Christmas Day 2022, but Phone Bhoot opened in theatres in November. Despite not being able to release the movie this year, the creators have given fans who are eagerly awaiting its release a gift. The first poster for the upcoming movie starring Vijay Sethupati and Katrina Kaif was unveiled on Saturday morning.
Merry Christmas’ fascinating initial poster shows two wine glasses that have smashed. The two movie’s main protagonists appeared to raise their respective glasses in applause.
A source close to the development told Bollywood Hungama, “It was mentioned in the media that Merry Christmas vacated the Christmas date as the makers didn’t want to clash with Rohit Shetty’s Cirkus, starring Ranveer Singh, and Tiger Shroff-starrer Ganapath. These reasons would have been valid had the film been completed in no time. Sadly, the plans went haywire after Katrina Kaif tested positive for Covid-19 in June. A very important schedule, spanning nearly 30 days, was lined up featuring not just Katrina Kaif and co-star Vijay Sethupathi but other actors as well. After Katrina tested positive, it took a while for the makers to schedule and get the dates of everyone.”
The source went on to say, “The shoot for this schedule finally began in August last week and was completed around the last week of September. Sriram Raghavan then commenced the post-production and he requires at least four months for this process. He won’t compromise on this aspect and he won’t speed up things just because there’s a deadline to be met. The producers also respected that as they are confident about the film and don’t want to compromise on the quality. As a result, they decided to let go of the Christmas date despite their film revolving around the festival.”