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Farhan Akhtar’s ‘The Fakir of Venice’ Release Date Postponed 

Farhan Akhtar’s film is finally set to release.

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Farhan Akhtar and Annu Kapoor-starrer The Fakir of Venice will release in February instead of January 18 to avoid a box office clash with films like Why Cheat India and Fraud Saiyyan. The release date of The Fakir of Venice, which was made about a decade ago and was to launch Farhan as an actor in Bollywood, has been shifted quite a few times.

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"The Fakir of Venice' is getting a strong response from all the multiplexes. There is a huge flow of films on January 18 and 25," producer Punit Desai told IANS.

"Also, Uri: The Surgical Strike, The Accidental Prime Minister and Simmba have occupied most screens, so our multiplex partners have suggested that the film be moved to 1 February for a justifiable release for this Farhan Akhtar, Annu Kapoor and AR Rahman enterprise," he added.

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When asked about the delay earlier, the film's director Anand Surapur told IANS, “It was purely attributed to production issues. Last two years, we were working and sorting out internal issues and let AR Rahman sir create good music for the film.”

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He is positive about the audience connecting to the movie and its characters.

“It’s a story based on human behaviour. A story of the past, the present and the future. The film revolves around the two faces of every human which primarily comes out due to situations, needs, goals and wants,” Anand told IANS.

“Every viewer will relate to the characters of the film and go back with a sense of self-reflection and a feeling of trying to be a better human being. It's a con performed by two Indian men who travel to Venice for conning the western art world for making quick bucks. We are targeting (to release it on) about 300-400 screens,” he shared.

There are plans to release it in several international markets as well.

The film's producer Punit Desai told IANS, “We have good interest and traction from various broadcast platforms like digital, satellite etc. It has turned out to be a practical and fruitful business venture for us."

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