Shah Rukh Khan’s Chennai Express will now release on August 9

Makers of the film did not want the film to release during Ramadaan.

Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s Chennai Express which was to release on August 8 after sorting out a clash date with Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobara has again changed its date of release.

The film will now be releasing on August 9,that is Eid,tweeted film critic Taran Adarsh.

Breaking News: #ChennaiExpress will release on 9 August now. Not 8 August.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 18,2013

The makers of the film do not want the release date to fall in the Ramadaan period as many Muslim fans might not be able to watch it,stated a notice released on a box office website.

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The decision was taken after a meeting held between Red Chillies,UTV and exhibitors. Shah Rukh had earlier spoken to Ekta Kapoor requesting her to push back the release of Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Dobara by a week.

Balaji’s Akshay Kumar-Imran Khan-Sonakshi Sinha starrer will now be releasing on the Independence Day weekend of August 15.

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