Mumbai: Irrfan Khan's "Blackmail" will hit the screens as scheduled on April 6, the makers have announced amid rumours that the actor's health condition may affect the movie's release.
T-Series and RDP Motion Pictures made the announcement via a statement.
Irrfan's announcement that he was diagnosed with a rare disease and serious health challenges, had lead to speculation in the media and among his fans about the status of his upcoming projects.
Bhushan Kumar and Abhinay Deo have expressed gratitude to Irrfan for his integrity and professionalism.
Deo, who has directed the film, said: "When I met Irrfan recently, he said please ensure that 'Blackmail' has a great release, emphasising that his film's release date should not suffer owing to his ill health at this time.
"We will ensure 'Blackmail' has a great release."
The film also features Kirti Kulhari, Divya Dutta, Arunoday Singh, Omi Vaidya, Anuja Sathe, Pradhuman Singh Mall and Gajraj Rao.
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Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
