Last month, there was a wave of cheer not just among audiences but also within the industry and trade when it came to light that Sooryavanshi would release on April 2, 2021.

Sooryavanshi is a big screen extravaganza, starring Akshay Kumar and directed by Rohit Shetty. It would have been the first Bollywood biggie to hit cinema screens post pandemic. Hence, the belief was that it would surely attract audiences in hordes and thus, restart the business which has been on shaky ground since almost a year.