Roohi poster out: The poster of Janhvi Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao starrer horror-comedy, Roohi was revealed today. The trailer for the film is also expected to be launched on 16 February. Kapoor shared two posters of the film on Instagram, wherein her co-stars Rao and Varun Sharma can be seen dressed up as grooms while she can be seen as a ghost. Roohi will have a theatrical release on March 11.
In her Instagram post, Janhvi Kapoor wrote: “Aaiyega zaroor Iss Bhootiya Shaadi mein. #RoohiTrailerOutAt12pm, stay tuned. #Roohi in cinemas 11th March 2021!”
The title of the film was recently changed fromRoohi Afza to Roohi. The film is produced by the makers of the 2018 superhit horror comedy starring Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao, Stree.
Rajkummar Rao, too, shared the teaser of the film on 15 February. He took to Twitter to announce the release date of the film and wrote,”Dulhan ki tarah sajenge Theatres. Magar Dulha le jaegi #Roohi! Iss Bhootiya Shaadi mein aapka swagat hai! #MagicOfCinemaReturns; movie releases 11th March.”
Dulhan ki tarah sajenge Theatres aur dulha le jaegi #Roohi! #MagicOfCinemaReturns; movie releases 11th March#JanhviKapoor @varunsharma90 #DineshVijan #MrighdeepSinghLamba #HardikMehta @SachinJigarLive #AmitabhBhattacharya @MaddockFilms @JioCinema @sonymusicindia pic.twitter.com/qRPEAdET4E
— Rajkummar Rao (@RajkummarRao) February 15, 2021
In an interview with Hindustan Times, Janhvi Kapoor said that Roohi is “one of the most exciting, challenging, complicated, physically demanding and emotionally taxing roles that I’ve had the privilege of doing.”
The first ‘major’ Hindi film to hit the big screens after a dry spell of almost a year, Roohi is helmed by Hardik Mehta. Earlier, it was said that Akshay Kumar’s Sooryavanshi would be the first big Bollywood release post the full reopening of theatres.
The film has been produced by Dinesh Vijan and Mrighdeep Singh Lamba, under the banner of Maddock Films production.