Sh addha
Kapoo ’s
highly
a ticipated
biopic
Eetha
has
u de go e
a
majo
schedule
cha ge.
The
make s
have
officially
pushed
the
film’s
theat ical
elease
f om
August
28
to
Decembe
4.
The
decisio
e ds
what
would
have
bee
a
high-stakes
box-office
face-off
with
Yash’s
Toxic:
A
Fai ytale
Fo
G ow -Ups
a d
places
the
film
i
a
ew
competitive
wi dow
late
this
yea .
Postpo eme t
e ds
pote tial
Raksha
Ba dha
clash
‘Eetha’,
di ected
by
Laxma
Uteka ,
was
o igi ally
locked
fo
a
August
28
elease,
positio i g
it
di ectly
agai st
Yash’s
much-awaited
pa -I dia
film
du i g
the
Raksha
Ba dha
weeke d.
That
clash
has
ow
bee
completely
ave ted.
Toxic
is
co fi med
fo
August
26
wo ldwide,
while
Eetha
shifts
ea ly
th ee
a d
a
half
mo ths
late .With
the
ew
date,
‘Eetha’
will
ow
sha e
the
Decembe
4
elease
wi dow
with
a
upcomi g
comedy
di ected
by
A ees
Bazmee
sta i g
Akshay
Kuma
a d
Vidya
Bala .
This
is
ot
the
fi st
majo
date
cha ge
i
the
August
slot
this
yea .
P ahaa ,
sta i g
Rajkumma
Rao,
had
ea lie
moved
out
of
its
o igi al
August
7
ope i g,
a d
a
f esh
elease
date
fo
that
film
is
still
awaited.
The
film’s
title
itself
became
a
poi t
of
debate
ea lie
this
yea .
Afte
the
fi st
tease
of
Eetha
p emie ed
i
theat es
with
‘Cocktail
2’
a d
late
d opped
o li e,
the
Film
a d
Cultu al
Depa tme t
of
the
Natio alist
Co g ess
Pa ty
aised
objectio s.
The
pa ty
a gued
that
the
title
“Eetha”
failed
to
adequately
ho ou
Vithabai’s
statu e
a d
suggested
the
film
should
simply
have
bee
amed
Vitha
o
Vithabai.
They
desc ibed
he
as
a
cultu al
to chbea e
of
Maha asht a’s
Tamasha
t aditio
athe
tha
just
a othe
folk
pe fo me .Vithabai’s
child e
a d
g a dso
i itially
suppo ted
the
dema d.
Howeve ,
he
g a dso
Mohit
Na aya gao ka
late
stated
that
di ecto
Laxma
Uteka
pe so ally
explai ed
the
c eative
easo i g
behi d
the
title,
afte
which
the
family
accepted
it.
Looki g
ahead,
Sh addha
Kapoo
a d
the
make s
a e
expected
to
visit
Na aya gao ,
the
village
closely
associated
with
Vithabai’s
legacy.
Repo ts
suggest
the
team
pla s
to
lau ch
the
official
t aile
f om
the e,
a
move
that
could
help
st e gthe
the
film’s
cultu al
co ect
with
audie ces
i
Maha asht a.
What
is
the
film
about
Eetha
is
based
o
the
life
of
Vithabai
Na aya gao ka ,
o e
of
Maha asht a’s
most
celeb ated
Tamasha
a tistes.
She
ea ed
the
title
“Tamasha
Sam adi i”
(Tamasha
Emp ess)
afte
taki g
cha ge
of
the
family
t oupe
du i g
a
difficult
phase
i
he
fathe ’s
ca ee .
Ove
the
decades
she
eceived
majo
ho ou s,
i cludi g
the
P eside t’s
Awa d
i
1957
a d
agai
i
1990.
Despite
he
popula ity
a d
c itical
ecog itio ,
Vithabai
faced
sig ifica t
fi a cial
ha dships
late
i
life.With
the
ew
Decembe
4
date
locked,
Eetha
has
aised
a ticipatio
amo g
the
audie ces.
