Exclusive | Rasha Thadani-Abhay Verma's Laikey Laikaa shifts release date to February 2027, here's why

Laikey Laikaa, originally slated for a summer 2026 release in cinemas, has been pushed ahead.

Published on: Aug 30, 2026, 14:29:10 IST

By Rishabh Suri

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The wait for Rasha Thadani and Abhay Verma’s upcoming romantic drama Laikey Laikaa just got a bit longer. We can exclusively confirm that the film, which was earlier slated for a 2026 release, has now been pushed to February 2027.

Rasha and Abhay in a still from the film.

The decision, we hear, comes as the makers look to build on the momentum around Rasha's song, Uyi Amma, from her debut film Azaad (2025). The track had gone viral upon its release.

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A source close to the project tells HT City, "Uui Amma had worked tremendously for Rasha and proved her dancing skills. Since her character in Laiki Laika is that of a dancer, the makers felt they should utilise Rasha in a special song. Since they have decided to include this, they are also pushing the release to February 2027. It will anyway be a romantic month (given Valentine's Day), so the timing works well for a film like this,” says the source.

Laiki Laika, originally a summer 2026 release, pairs Rasha and Abhay for the first time, and is being positioned as an intense romance. The details about the new song are under wraps for now.

Meanwhile Abhay was recently seen in the OTT series Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War. Rasha made her Telugu acting debut with Srinivasa Mangapuram, which released in cinemas earlier this year.

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Rishabh Suri
Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.Read More

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