Ram Gopal Varma's "Sarkar 3", featuring megastar Amitabh Bachchan, will now release on April 7 instead of March 17.

The change in release date was announced in a statement on Tuesday.

With filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma postponing the release of the third instalment of his political-drama, Sarkar, to April 7, the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer will now clash with Jagga Jasoos at the box office. The latter features ex-flames Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif.


Presented by Eros International and produced by Allumbra Entertainment, Wave Cinemas and AB Corp, "Sarkar 3" is the third film in Varma's "Sarkar" series.

"Sarkar", which released in 2005, is set in the world of Indian politics. Its sequel "Sarkar Raj" hit the screens in 2008.

"Sarkar 3" will see Amitabh reprising his role as Subhash Nagre. The film will also feature Rohini Hattangadi, Jackie Shroff, Manoj Bajpayee, Ronit Roy, Bharat Dabholkar, Yami Gautam and Amit Sadh.