Shahid Kapoor talks about Jersey failure on Koffee With Karan 7

On the latest episode of Koffee with Karan 7, Shahid Kapoor said that it was difficult to constantly create buzz around Jersey as it had been postponed twice.

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Shahid revealed that after the second postponement, he wanted the film to be released directly on a streaming platform.

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Jersey was first slated for an August 2021 release, but got pushed to December 31 due to the pandemic.

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Talking about the film, Shahid said, "I was very emotionally involved in the character and the father-son dynamic had affected me personally as well"

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Shahid will next be seen making his web series debut with filmmakers Raj and DK and director Ali Abbas Zafar’s Bloody Daddy.

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