Rajkummar Rao, Sanya Malhotra-starrer 'HIT- The First Case' books July release date

Remake of the 2020 Telugu hit of the same name

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Actors Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra's upcoming suspense thriller HIT The First Case will release in theatres countrywide on July 15, the makers announced on Friday.

HIT, which stands for Homicide Intervention Team, tells the story of a cop (Rao) who is on the trail of a missing woman.

The film is a remake of the 2020 Telugu hit of the same name and directed by Sailesh Kolanu, who had also helmed the original.

Bhushan Kumar's production banner T-Series shared the news of the film's release date on Twitter. "Hitting the theatres with 'HIT - The First Case', with a new release date 15th July 2022," the banner tweeted.

The film was earlier scheduled to release on May 20. HIT The First Case is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Dil Raju, Krishan Kumar, and Kuldeep Rathore.

Rao's forthcoming movies include the Netflix Original Monica, O My Darling and Anubhav Sinha's social drama Bheed. Malhotra, meanwhile, will be seen in south filmmaker Atlee's movie with superstar Shah Rukh Khan, filmmaker Meghna Gulzar's Sam Bahadur, co-starring Vicky Kaushal, and Netflix movie Kathal.