Jhootha Hi Sahi release pushed by a week

Mumbai: Actor John Abhraham's fans will have to wait a little longer to catch his latest film Jhootha Hi Sahi as the film, originally slated to release on October 15, has been delayed by a week.

Oscar-winner A R Rahman, who has given the music in the Abbas Tyrewala directed film, still requires some work on the background score of the movie, which has resulted in the delay.

"Abbas took a completely creative decision when he postpone the release date by a week. Abbas feels that what A R Rahman brings to a project is very valuable and therefore, he did not want to hamper A R Rahmans creative process by binding him with time limits," a source close to the director said.

Producer Madhu Mantena confirmed the delay, saying, "It's true that we've decided to release Jhootha Hi Sahi on the 22nd of October instead of the 15th of October. It's only good, as we will utilise this extra time in promoting our film."

Official explanation notwithstanding, the delay in release could also be to avoid a clash with Priyadarshan's Aakrosh, which stars heavyweights like Ajay Devgn and Bipasha Basu.

Jhootha Hi Sahi, starring Tyrewala's wife Pakhi in the lead opposite Abraham, will now have to battle with Ram Gopal Varma's 'Rakta Charitra and Mallika Sherawat starrer Hisss.

The year has not been lucky for Abraham. His film Aashayein released after a delay of nearly three years to bad box office collection.

Jhootha... too was in limbo for sometime and his Hook Ya Crook has reportedly been shelved.  The release date of other Bollywood movies are also expected to be affected after Ranbir Kapoor-Priyanka Chopra starrer Anjaana Anjaani got pushed back because of Ayodhya verdict, forcing Priyadarshan to delay 'Aakrosh' as well.