Nushrratt Bharuccha's Akelli gets new release date

Earlier, we reported that Nushratt Bharuccha's Akelli is set to hit theatres on August 18. However, on Friday, the makers announced that the film's release has been slightly postponed. Akelli will now hit theatres on August 25. 

Akelli is helmed by debutant Pranay Mishra, who has previously worked as an assistant director for films like Queen (2013) and Commando 3 (2019). 

Set in Iraq, Akelli revolves around Nushrratt, an Indian girl who goes to the middle-Eastern country for work. A commoner, Nushrratt gets caught in Iraq which becomes a war-torn land in 2014. How she fights her way out and survives forms the rest of the story.  

Apart from Nushrratt, Akelli also stars Nishant Dahiya, Tsahi Halevi, Amir Boutrous, Piloo Vidyarthi, Mannat Duggal, Kuljeet Singh, Rajesh Jais, and Shivani Sopori. 

The technical crew of Akelli comprises DOP Pushkar Singh, editor Sumeet Kotian and theme music by Rohit Kulkarni. The film is produced by Dashami Studioz’ Nitin Vaidya, Ninad Vaidya, and Aparna Padgaonkar along with Vicky Sidana & Shashant Shah.