Ahead of the release of Fighter, filmmaker Siddharth Anand clarified the run time of his upcoming film. The clarification comes amid rumours that the film is more than three hours long.

Taking to X, Siddharth wrote, "Fighter run time rumours. Real run time is under 2 hours 40 minutes." 

Fighter is an aerial actioner which stars Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor. It also features Karan Singh Grover and Akshay Oberoi. Hrithik and Siddharth have collaborated on films like Bang Bang (2014) and the 2019 hit War. Deepika Padukone and Siddharth worked together in Pathaan. 

Previously, two songs from the film Ishq Jaisa Kuch and Sher Khul Gaye, were released by the makers.

The character posters of Fighter introduced us to Hrithik’s Squadron Leader Shamsher Pathania aka ‘Patty’, Deepika’s Squadron Leader Minal Rathore aka ‘Minni’, Anil Kapoor’s Group Captain Rakesh Jai Singh aka ‘Rocky,’ Karan Singh Grover’s Squadron leader Sartaj 'Taj' Gill and Akshay Oberoi’s Squadron leader Basheer Khan aka 'Bash'.

Directed by Siddharth Anand, Fighter is backed by Ajit Andhare (Viacom18 Studios), Mamta Anand, Ramon Chibb, and Anku Pande. It will hit the theatres on January 25, 2024.