MUMBAI: The release of Chehre, featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi, has been deferred to July 17, 2020, the makers announced on Tuesday.

Chehre, a mystery thriller, was earlier scheduled to hit the screens on April 24.

The producers of the film said the release date was changed to accommodate Gulabo Sitabo, which also stars Big B.

Directed by Shoojit Sircar, Gulabo Sitabo is slated to release on April 17. The family comedy-drama also stars Ayushmann Khurrana.

'Anand Pandit’s much-awaited mystery thriller Chehre, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi to now release on 17th July 2020, upon special request by the makers of Gulabo Sitabo,' the makers said in a statement.

Chehre is directed by Rummy Jafry, and produced by Anand Pandit Motion Pictures and Saraswati Entertainment Private Limited. The film also stars Rhea Chakraborty, Krystle Dsouza, Raghubir Yadav, and Annu Kapoor

Apart from Chehre, Emraan will be seen in the a Mumbai mafia based movie titled Mumbai Saga along with John Abraham and Anil Kapoor, and Mr Bachchan will be seen in a sports biopic titled Jhund.